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Written by Andrea Lee

Is There a Cure for New(er) Coach Overwhelm?

Although I'm not technically a new coach, I have the joy of working with some, and there's one observation I can make: There is almost always a Eureka moment when a person identifies with this thing called coaching - it doesn't matter if it happened yesterday or 10 years ago. ... Read More

Get a Gravatar Account: Your Photo Will Show Up When You Comment (see right)

The Coaching Commons' Tech Team Lead, Sandra, has cheerfully agreed to put up a mini-video tutorial to help, but until she's able to get us that, here's a simple link to the place you can set up a personal Gravatar, or globally recognized avatar, such that your photo will show ... Read More

I Lived One Block Away from a Future ICF President…

Little did I know, a future ICF President used to walk his dog in front of my house. This was the place I lived during elementary school, no doubt pursuing my 'dreams' of becoming a lawyer, doctor, or something that definitely wasn't coaching! The house in question was 6029 Hudson ... Read More

Listen to an Uncommon Conversation from February 12th, 2008: Where Did Coaching Come From | The Players & The Roots

Listen to the recording below by clicking on the MP3 link to download it to your computer: Call Topic: "Where Did Coaching Come From? The Players, the Roots & other Interesting Tidbits" About the Call: Have you ever it said that the "roots" determine the "fruits?" It's true, isn't it? You can ... Read More

Listen to an Uncommon Conversation from March 13th, 2008 Topic: Three Ways Coaching is Changing the World and How You Can Join the Action

Listen to the recording below: Call Topic: "Three Ways Coaching is Changing the World and How to Join the Action" About the Call: Coaches are increasingly called on as resources to help political, corporate and community leaders make decisions relative to social responsibility, ecological sustainability, workplace culture, community development, and the like. ... Read More

The Coaching Photo Gallery needs you

The Coaching Photo Gallery, a project of The Coaching Commons, seeks photos you have taken from coaching events, with clients, on vacation, etc. No matter what training school, what country, what location you were in when you captured the candid coaching moments, we'd very much like - with your permission ... Read More

The Coaching Commons has launched. Get the scoop here.

The Coaching Commons is launched!!! It's an open source way of creating something that wants to be created, together. It follows the 'stone soup' philosophy of life and increasingly, business via social networks like this one - that is that everyone has something to contribute to the soup pot, and ... Read More