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The Coaching Commons welcomes Emmy Award winning reporter Mark Joyella as its first Community Supported Journalist, covering the field of professional coaching worldwide. He writes and reports on coaching, creates multimedia content and engages Coaching Commons participants across various media platforms and social networking sites.
Follow Mark on Twitter at @CoachReporter.
You're invited to read his blog posts, watch his video reports, listen to his interviews, and (hopefully) task him to investigate the coaching questions that YOU want answered. No fluff or flattery on this page. We can handle the truth.
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Growing a Business: Coaching Working Parents through Maternity Leave–Not the Moms, But the Dads
Do fathers need coaching on one of the most basic parts of their lives—being dads?
“There is increasing pressure these days for men to work all hours,” says Chris Parke, managing director of London-based executive coaching firm Talking Talent. “A balance needs to be struck.”
With a rough economy impacting fathers and ... Read More
November 3, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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ICF’s New Format “Conversations” Series Succeeds, Despite Cool Reception from Intended “Stars”
To celebrate its fifteenth anniversary, the ICF designed a showcase event for its conference in Texas—a series of “global conversations” guided by an all-star cast of the ICF’s most experienced master coaches.
In Fort Worth, the conversations were a hit, even without MCCs filling all of the starring roles.
“A very positive ... Read More
November 1, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 5 Comments »
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Seeking 1,000 “True Fans”
Can the Coaching Commons find a thousand “true fans” out there?
Two years ago, Kevin Kelly, editor of Wired magazine wrote a blog post that suggested success—and sustainability—doesn’t necessarily have to come in the form of finding a mass audience.
Instead, earning the loyalty of just one thousand “true fans” can make the difference ... Read More
October 31, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 5 Comments »
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ICF’s 15th Anniversary Conference, Smaller and More Sedate, Kicks Off in Texas
The party kicked off, fittingly, with a birthday cake. A group of past presidents of the International Coach Federation reunited around a cake at the convention center in Fort Worth, Texas, to mark the ICF’s 15th Anniversary.
“I love being with the warmth of old friends and colleagues,” said Bobette Reeder, ... Read More
October 29, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 1 Comment »
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Research Update: Coaching Academics to Accelerated Careers
Coaching has more than its share of success stories to trumpet as the field emerges and expands around the world, but how about his for an unexpected selling point—coaching can help up-and-coming academics establish themselves faster by shaving months (if not years) off the time it takes to get a ... Read More
October 27, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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Anticipating Attendance Drop at Annual Conference, ICF May Emphasize Smaller Events
As the International Coach Federation prepares to celebrate its 15th birthday at the ICF’s annual conference in Texas next week, a host of anniversary events are planned. But organizers concede they’re not expecting a record-setting crowd to attend the party.
“Probably we will be more or less like last year,” said ... Read More
October 22, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 2 Comments »
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ReciproCoach Serves Emerging Coaching Markets in Spanish
Ana Maria Sarmiento joined the ReciproCoach program in early 2008, convinced that the community of coaches supporting each other with coaching, mentoring and supervision was a great idea. “I tell you, if someone really wants to take full advantage of ReciproCoach they have a great tool in their hands,” she ... Read More
October 20, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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“Don’t Go, Not Yet!”
The feedback has been amazing. We asked if having an independent source of journalism on coaching was something coaches wanted, and the answer was an emphatic “yes.”
“You have created an outstanding program to report, expose and educate others about coaching with the integrity of direct, honest presentations, not burdened by ... Read More
October 18, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 4 Comments »
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Building a Coaching Brand – and Protecting It
This week on an island near Seattle, a group of coaches and business leaders gathered for three days of training leading to a brand new coaching designation: “Charter TED Practitioner.”
Executive coach David Emerald, author of the book “The Power of TED,” hopes this first group of “Charter TED Practitioners” will ... Read More
October 15, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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Board Certified: Could Medicine’s “Gold Standard” Clear Coaching’s Credential Confusion?
How can you quickly convey the concept “professional coach” to consumers who may know little (or nothing) about coaching?
A new coaching credential, the “Board Certified Coach” (BCC) aims to send just that message to potential coaching clients in the U.S. and around the world.
The new offering comes from the nonprofit ... Read More
October 13, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 11 Comments »
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