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Written by Dr. Patrick Williams

In a Downturned Economy, How Do Non-Profits Navigate Funding?

With an abundant amount of countries struggling to live in areas of war zones, underdeveloped systems and devastation from natural disasters, the need for non-profit services is on the rise. However high the demand for services are, how do non-profits secure funding in an economy that is exacerbated by high ... Read More

Do We Coach Our Clients to Increase Awareness of Their Personal Interface with the Environment

Coaching, as a profession is very "green." Most coaching involves assisting clients to de-clutter their lives - everything that impacts their personal ecology, both the visible and invisible. Our coaching conversations can even expand into how our clients and their companies are reducing their waste, and identify inefficient use of ... Read More

Thomas J. Leonard Coached Me To Go With The Obvious

I came to the coaching phenomenon after being a psychologist and executive coach since 1990. I had a private clinical practice since 1980 and added coaching to the mix for a training firm in Ft. Collins, Colorado in 1990 called, The People Business. I coached top-level executives from Hewlett Packard, ... Read More