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3 Minute Video: Andrea J. Lee and the Works of Thomas Leonard

Thomas Leonard remains revered in the world of coaching, and his book, "The Portable Coach," tops most lists of best books on the subject. Leonard's sudden death in 2003 shocked his friends and fellow coaches, and left a tremendous amount of work unfinished. Andrea J. Lee, who worked closely with Leonard ... Watch Video

3 Minute Video: Joe Calloway, Coaching Client

Joe Calloway is a corporate consultant who works with some of the world's top companies on employee engagement and performance.  He's also a coaching client. Calloway's book, Becoming a Category of One: How Extraordinary Companies Transcend Commodity and Defy Comparison, is just out in its second edition.  And Calloway believes much ... Watch Video

3 Minute Video: Become a Master Coach Practitioner in Just Two Days?

How will you know if your coach got trained in a weekend or a year? How do you know if they were trained at all? Start by asking the coach! And then judge for yourself whether a coach needs more than a weekend of training to help YOU. Indeed, is coaching something you can ... Watch Video

Quick Video: Online Coaching with the “Jigsaw Box”

Can you remember life before email? In a short time, so much of our lives has migrated online.  And coach Nicola Bird believes coaching belongs online, too. Bird's developed an online coaching platform called "Jigsaw Box" that's currently in its Beta testing phase. The platform promises to "give you ideas on ... Watch Video

Quick Video: Companies Committed to Coaching

CoachReporter Mark Joyella discovers that companies with the strongest coaching programs are also among the companies considered the most employee-friendly places to work. The economy has companies looking for new ways to save money and cut costs, and many are asking employees to work harder than ever to stay competitive. But ... Watch Video

Quick Video: Training the Next Generation of Coaches

The global economic crisis may have companies and families cutting back, but colleges and universities remain committed to coaching. "Coaching is very much alive and well," reports Stephen Brock, senior lecturer in organizational ethics and executive coaching at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. KSU, like many schools in the U.S. ... Watch Video

Quick Video: A Voyage into the World of Virtual Coaching

Intel is there, and so is Princeton. Even if, strictly speaking, there is no "there" there. The virtual world of Second Life has attracted game players, big businesses, and academics--and, as DeeAnna Merz Nagel has written on the Coaching Commons recently, therapists. So should coaches be putting down roots in this ... Watch Video

Quick Video: Using Neuroscience to Coach Clients to Reaching their Goals

In this video, CoachReporter Mark Joyella talks to Dr. Srini Pillay, a Harvard neuroscientist and assistant professor of psychiatry, who also teaches brain science to coaches. Dr. Pillay believes that understanding what happens in the brain--and how the brain resists change--can give coaches tools to overcome that resistance and help clients ... Watch Video

Quick Video: Top Tips for Growing Your Coaching Business

You've found us on the internet, so we know you're probably online connecting with other coaches, reading up on the latest research, and perhaps even looking for ways to build your own reputation--as an expert, as a leader, as the kind of coach a client might go looking to hire. But ... Watch Video

Quick Video: Coaching Toys

Got toys? If you don't, there are all kinds of businesses online and elsewhere eager to sell you products designed to enhance creativity, and to help coaching clients discover things they might otherwise have missed. At least, that's the idea. Do they work? In this video, CoachReporter Mark Joyella talks to Marcy Nelson-Garrison, ... Watch Video