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Coaching Athletes Back from Defeat
Sports psychology coaches teach athletes to develop mental skills that are paired with high level athletic skills. Sport and performance psychology is also about teaching athletes the emotional skills necessary to perform consistently, on demand, when it matters most.
Almost every athlete deals with feelings that interfere with optimal performance--the classic ... Read More
December 27, 2010 | Erin Flynn Jay | No Comments »
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The Big Opportunity of Small Business Coaching
Even now, maybe 25+ years after executive coaching began to be a recognized field of practice, the most glamorous end of the business is still the Fortune 500. Powerful global firms, talented executives, big budgets— what’s not to like?
But bigger isn’t necessarily better.
In fact, there may be much more opportunity ... Read More
December 26, 2010 | Bennett Voyles | 1 Comment »
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What Kind of Coach Are You?
What’s in a name?
Does it matter if you call yourself a “business coach,” “life coach,” “executive coach” or “professional coach?"
From a marketing and business development perspective, names certainly do matter in terms of establishing brand identity and conveying signals—however subtle—to potential clients. While there is clearly some variation in definition, ... Read More
December 24, 2010 | Lin Grensing-Pophal | 5 Comments »
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Productivity: See Coach Run
As a profession, coaching has a lot to be said for it – all that variety, all those personalities. As a business, however, it leaves something to be desired, even for the most successful coach: it’s not scalable.
In the end, a coach has only so much time to sell. After ... Read More
December 24, 2010 | Bennett Voyles | No Comments »
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Executive Coach: Peter Drucker
Five years after his death at age 95, Peter Drucker is still considered perhaps the greatest management writer of all time.
The ideas in such books as The Effective Executive and Innovation and Entrepreneurship influence the way business operates throughout the world. Even today, one of the best-selling business books in ... Read More
December 23, 2010 | Bennett Voyles | 2 Comments »
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Emile Coué: Coaching Forefather?
If you’ve ever told a client to repeat a mantra to visualize some kind of success, or ever given exercises to train executives to stop being overly self-critical, you’re using ideas that a French pharmacist named Emile Coué invented more than 100 years ago.
Coué, now perhaps best-remembered for the easy ... Read More
December 21, 2010 | Bennett Voyles | No Comments »
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Holistic and Spiritual Business Coaching
Many business coaches today incorporate holistic and spiritual practices into their coaching.
Ann Thomas, Esq., CEO and Founder of Ann Thomas Coaching & Consulting, LLC, said most of her business clients tend to be cerebral – they typically rely on logic to resolve their problems. "There’s nothing wrong with this approach, ... Read More
December 14, 2010 | Erin Flynn Jay | 2 Comments »
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Are Your Clients Proud To Tell People You’re Their Coach?
In the sporting world, everyone knows who an athlete’s coach is.
It’s not a secret– it’s a matter of record. In fact, it’s a reflection of the athlete’s status. The best athletes and the most promising prospects attract and partner with the most prestigious and respected coaches.
In basketball, football and other ... Read More
December 10, 2010 | David Goldsmith | 1 Comment »
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About Conducting Culture Assessments
Many companies espouse their strong cultures, but, interestingly, they’re unable to point to why they believe this, to any evidence that the culture is indeed “strong” or that the culture has any measurable impact on the company’s overall mission, vision, values or objectives.
While a great culture is something desired by ... Read More
December 10, 2010 | Lin Grensing-Pophal | 1 Comment »
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Business Coaches: Using Their Military Skills
Business coaches who take the leadership and team building lessons they learned in the military are in positions to achieve dramatic success.
Brian Drum, CEO of Drum Associates, was trained in advanced infantry and served on active reserve duty in the 42nd Infantry - Rainbow Division, from 1966 to 1971.
Military experience ... Read More
December 8, 2010 | Erin Flynn Jay | 1 Comment »
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