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Coaching History: Thomas Leonard – A Masterful Synthesizer Who Popularized Coaching
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The History of Coaching
Coaching History: Thomas Leonard – A Masterful Synthesizer Who Popularized Coaching
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This post is updated from February 11, 2008. When you think of the International Coach Federation, Coach U, the International Association of Coaches, and CoachVille who’s name comes to mind? The visionary behind all of these was Thomas Leonard. Generous and competitive, Thomas was a synthesizer of ideas. I remember hearing about his Attraction Program in 1997 and signing up knowing that it would be co-created by Thomas with the attendees. His R&D (research and development) team was where anyone could get in on the ground floor in creating something new. The coaching field lost a pioneer when Thomas died unexpectedly on February 11, 2003 with many projects and ideas left unfinished. Unbelievably, this ...
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