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Coaching studies often arise from coaching practice. This page of interviews offers some insight into what the coach researcher asked about and what was learned to inform coaching practice. If you’re interested in reading more coaching studies (in addition to the links provided with each interview), please visit The Research Repository at The Foundation of Coaching, soon to be The Institute of Coaching.

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Talking with Noel Posus: Coach of the Year

What's the most important step that coaching can take to advance the profession worldwide? Why are coaches in Australia getting out of coaching? And why would anyone criticize Noel Posus for calling himself a "Master Coach?" Posus, recently named Coach of the Year by the Australian New Zealand Coaching Institute, has ... Read More

Setting Your Prices When Your Clients May Be Struggling

Should you post a pricelist? Or negotiate price with your coaching clients? Should you consider dropping your prices to help clients who may be struggling? Or stand firm? Master Certified Coach Molly Gordon hears these questions from coaches and clients who find financial discussions to be among the most difficult parts of ... Read More

Listen to an Uncommon Conversation: Does Understanding the Brain Make Coaches More Effective?

Listen to the recording below: Thursday, October 8th, 2009 Time: 12:00 Noon to 1:00pm Eastern Guest: David Rock Host: The Coaching Commons Topic: Does Understanding the Brain Make Coaches More Effective? David Rock joins us for an enriching and provocative conversation about coaching and the ... Read More

The Necessity of Financial Coaching

Vicki Van Horn works to spread financial literacy; her friend Mary Beth Shewan is a coach who--more than ever before--finds herself coaching clients about money. The two have teamed up on a financial coaching program backed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation aimed at giving coaches a solid foundation in financial ... Read More

Listen to an Uncommon Conversation September 29, 2009: An Interview and Conversation with Julio Olalla

Listen to the recording below: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Time: 2:00–3:00pm Eastern / 11:00-12 noon Pacific Central Europe: +6 from Eastern, UK: BST +5 from Eastern Australia: +14 from Eastern Guest: Julio Olalla, MCC Host: Vikki Brock, Ph.D., MCC Topic: A Live Interview and Conversation with Coaching Masters Please join us at the Coaching ... Read More

Interview with David Rock: Coaching with the Brain in Mind

Coach Reporter Mark Joyella talks to coach, CEO and author David Rock, who has two new books out on coaching and the brain: a textbook, "Coaching with the Brain in Mind," and his newest, out in October, "Your Brain at Work," which uses what may be a brain science first: ... Read More

Coaching Teenagers, Whether You Call It That… Or Not

A recent study by researchers in the UK found that teenagers who received coaching did better in school--and might just perform better in life. The study's findings came as no surprise to certified executive coach Natalie Loeb and her husband Gordon, who launched a coaching effort with a group of teenagers ... Read More

CoachReporter Interview with Jayson Blair, Disgraced Journalist Turned Life Coach–Listen to the Podcast

In his most extensive interview in years, disgraced former journalist Jayson Blair speaks with CoachReporter Mark Joyella about the plagiarism scandal that cost him his job at The New York Times and led the storied newspaper to describe the period as a "lowpoint" in more than 150 years of publishing ... Read More

Coaching As A Profession: Licensed? Registered? Chartered? Regulated?

Is it important for coaching to be considered a profession? Chris Baxter's tired of hearing the word "coach" tossed around as a workplace cliche. "People wouldn't say at work, 'I'm going to sit down with my staff and do some psychotherapy,'" says Baxter. But bosses often boast about being good coaches, ... Read More

Listen to an Uncommon Conversation from July 28, 2009: Finding the Goodness in Business

Listen to the recording: Tuesday, July 28th Time: 2:00 - 3:00pm Eastern Time Guest: C.J. Hayden, MCC, CPCC Host: The Coaching Commons Topic: Finding the Goodness in Business Imagine a world where business is a force for good. Perhaps more than you think, this is the world we live in right now. All around you, visionary ... Read More