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The Coaching Commons is a project of The Harnisch FoundationToday is Friday, July 30, 2010

Written by Leonardo Ravier

Coaching Magazine International: Reborn to Serve Hispanic Coaches

Starting in October, the first hispanic specialized coaching magazine has been renamed "Coaching Magazine International." Several coaches, highly committed to the profession, will serve as National Leading Collaborators representing these Hispanic countries: Claudia Castellanos (Argentina) Raul Pacheco (Chile) María Mercedes de la Fuente (Costa Rica) María Corral (Ecuador) Patricio Herrera (Spain) Damian Glodvarg (USA) Mercedes Jahn & Oriana Tickell (Mexico), Javier Barbero (Paraguay) Carla Villacorta ... Read More

Which are the Core Competencies in Coaching?

One of the most important research areas within the world of coaching would be determined by the study of the necessary and sufficient skills to be a coach or a "good" coach. A few years ago, when we compared the competencies determined by the ICF (International Coach Federation) with the "old" ... Read More

Coaching and NLP

A year ago approximately, I wrote an article in "Coaching Magazine" entitled "Coaching without NLP: An identity subject." Today, I would like to share with you, the last three paragraphs where I synthesized my position. “The introduction of NLP in coaching is complementary only if the coaches use it (the NLP) ... Read More

How Effective is the GROW Model?

Possibly the best known worldwide coaching model was developed by Alexander Graham (1) at the end of 1970. In Europe, this model was spread, mainly, by John Whitmore. The acronym "GROW" (2) refers to the typical process of coaching conversation: Goals - at this stage the process focuses on the goals that ... Read More

How is Coaching Different?

The ICF defines coaching as: “Coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Professional coaches provide an ongoing partnership designed to help clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Coaches help people improve their performances ... Read More

What is self-coaching? Is it really coaching?

If you google the word self-coaching, you will find approximately 338,000 references, a 0.55% of the number of references of the word coaching (61,000.000). A similar percentage is obtained for the expression coaching yourself (243,000) with a 0.40%. Although approximate, it is a significant enough fact to recognize that what people ... Read More