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Written by Mark Joyella
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Just One Last Word: Thanks
Journalists aren’t known for writing well when the topic is themselves, and I probably won’t be the exception to that rule.
I've written thousands and thousands of words in my stories here at The Coaching Commons, but now, I struggle for each and every syllable. I’ve written and re-written—or perhaps the ... Read More
January 7, 2011 | Mark Joyella | 6 Comments »
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A Sign Of Coaching’s Growth? What May Be The First Coaching-Specific Scam
The pitch, made to U.S. coaches in cities including New York and Chicago, offers an opportunity to help grow the field of coaching—and to make a significant amount of money in the process.
In email inquiries sent to the coaches in December, “Catherine Thornton” of “LifeChangingWomen” invites the coaches to join ... Read More
December 29, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 9 Comments »
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Training Program Is First Provider of New “Board Certified Coach” Credential
The newly created Board Certified Coach (BCC) credential—established by the National Board of Certified Counselors and the Center for Credentialing & Education—has taken another step toward the coaching mainstream with the selection of the Institute of Life Coach Training as the first provider for the BCC credential.
“We are thrilled to ... Read More
December 22, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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Setting Course for a Great New Year with a Year End Review
Forget focusing on New Year’s resolutions. It’s finishing the old year right that may be the most important thing you can do as 2010 winds to a close.
Executive coach Andy Kaufman says he’s asking his clients—and himself—a series of year-end questions to learn what worked and what didn’t in 2010 ... Read More
December 20, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 1 Comment »
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What We Can Learn From The Man Who Coached Lance Armstrong to Victory at the Tour de France
Separate worlds united by a single word—coach—sports coaching, life and business coaching are more than ever before, some coaches believe, merging into a solitary profession focused on performance.
Chris Carmichael sees the convergence clearly.
Best known as the coach whose training program helped Lance Armstrong win seven Tour de France titles, Carmichael ... Read More
December 17, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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Using Assessment Tools In Cross-Cultural Coaching: When Country Isn’t Enough
The international nature of business—and by extension, coaching—has never been more clear, or more critical.
“To become a successful global player, you have to know the cultural rules of the game,” goes the pitch by one cross cultural coach, who argues that half of all people working in a foreign country—without ... Read More
December 15, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 1 Comment »
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In the UK, Where Budget Cuts Have Sparked Riots, Coaching Takes It On the Chin
Over the weekend, the U.K. Home Secretary cleared the way for the use of water cannons in the streets of Britain for the first time as a means of responding to demonstrations that have boiled over into violence.
The demonstrations—and occasionally, riots in the streets—have involved vandalism of the Supreme Court ... Read More
December 13, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
WLNS-TV: Oprah TV Show Contest Boosts Business for Local Life Coach
December 8, 2010 - WLNS-TV - Lansing, MI, US
A Lansing woman could soon have her own TV show on Oprah Winfrey's new network. Dr. Stacia Pierce is known in Lansing as a successful life coach and author, but thanks to an "Oprah contest" Pierce is attracting fans around the ... Read More
December 9, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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Update: It’s Time To Save The Coaching Commons!
We want to keep you up to date on the efforts to gain the support of 1,000 "True Fans" who would be willing to kick in $40 to support The Coaching Commons for 2011.
As we've reported, Ruth Ann Harnisch, who has fully supported the Commons from its inception, always intended ... Read More
December 6, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 11 Comments »
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Online Coaching Gets Advocate, And “Ethical Framework”
Among experienced coaches, online coaching may be seen as a niche, or even a fad. To the rest of the world, it may be how many new clients first experience coaching.
The ICF's most recent Global Consumer Awareness Study, released in October, found nearly half of all participants were unaware of ... Read More
December 6, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 2 Comments »
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