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Written by Vikki Brock
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The Coaching Commons Will Become a Permanent Part of Coaching History
I remember during the 2005 ICF Conference in San Jose, California where I first met Ruth Ann Harnisch at a breakfest held by David Goldsmith.
Ruth Ann's vision of an unbiased source for coaching information was championed by David. When I shared my my passion for coaching history, Ruth Ann asked ... Read More
January 4, 2011 | Vikki Brock | No Comments »
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Coaching History: 1999 Book – Executive Coaching: An Appreciative Approach
William Bergquist, Kenneth Merritt and Steven Phillips published Executive Coaching: An Appreciative Approach in 1999 along with an Executive Coaching Resource Book that contains exercises, handouts, planning documents and instruments that are effective in implementing executive coaching.
Presenting three models of executive coaching, this book also describes 'appreciation' as a concept ... Read More
December 16, 2010 | Vikki Brock | 1 Comment »
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John Wooden: Leadership in Coaching
This post is reprinted from the April 25, 2008.
Coach John Wooden died on June 4, 2010. His Pyramid of Success (link below) is one of his greatest contributions to humanity and coaching.
John Wooden (born October 14, 1910) was coach of the UCLA Bruins basketball team from 1948 to 1976 and ... Read More
December 9, 2010 | Vikki Brock | No Comments »
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Coaching History: 1999 Book – Secrets of a CEO Coach
Debra Benton published Secrets of a CEO Coach: Your Personal Training Guide To Thinking Like A Leader and Acting Like A CEO in January 1999. Written for people to self-coach, according to Benton, this book provides proven techniques and approaches so you can effectively coach yourself.
A coach for more than ... Read More
December 2, 2010 | Vikki Brock | 2 Comments »
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Peter Drucker – Death of the Coach
This post is reprinted from the April 18, 2008.
Peter Drucker (November 19, 1909-November 11, 2005) was a management guru of Austrian descent. Back in the fifties and sixties, he said a manager's job was to develop the staff. His 1969 book The Effective Executive is deemed a classic.
Byrne (2005) wrote ... Read More
November 25, 2010 | Vikki Brock | No Comments »
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Coaching History: 1998 Book – Co-Active Coaching
Published by Laura Whitworth, Henry Kimsey-House, and Phil Sandahl in 1998, the forward for Co-Active Coaching: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and Life was written by John Whitmore.
A must have resource on coaching, this book presents a particular approach to professional/personal coaching called co-active coaching. It involves active ... Read More
November 18, 2010 | Vikki Brock | No Comments »
Martin Heidegger – Extraordinary Philosopher
This post is reprinted from the April 13, 2008.
Martin Heidegger (September 26, 1889 - May 26, 1976) was a German existential philosopher. His inclusion in the Hall of Fame is due to Heidegger's theories about the nature of biological existence, language, and human action, which influenced Flores and the development ... Read More
November 11, 2010 | Vikki Brock | No Comments »
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Coaching History: 1998 Book – Coaching, Counseling and Mentoring
Florence Stone first published Coaching, Counseling and Mentoring: How to Choose & Use the Right Tool to Boost Employee Performance in 1998, with the second edition being published in 2007. The purpose of this book is to support managers to develop the expertise of using coaching, counseling and mentoring separately ... Read More
November 4, 2010 | Vikki Brock | No Comments »
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Coaching History: 1999 Book – Action Coaching
David Dotlich and Peter Cairo wrote Action Coaching: How to Leverage Individual Performance for Company Success in 1999 for managers who want to include effective coaching among their professional abilities.
Action coaching involves moving people from self-awareness to improved performance, with individual performance objectives that are aligned with organizational goals. Dotlich ... Read More
October 30, 2010 | Vikki Brock | No Comments »
Fernando Flores – Political Refugee, Coach, Senator
This post is reprinted from the March 28, 2008 post.
Fernando Flores (born 1943 in Chile) is the originator of an ontological approach to coaching, and mentor to Julio Olalla, Rafael Echeverria, and James Flaherty. Influenced by Maturana, Heidegger and Searle, he produced a new understanding of language and communication and, ... Read More
October 28, 2010 | Vikki Brock | No Comments »
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