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November 2010 – Volume 1 Issue 28

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  • Seeking 1000 "True Fans"
  • November Quote: Worthy
  • ICF’s New Format "Conversations" Series Succeeds, Despite Cool Reception from Intended "Stars’
  • Serving up coaching news from around the globe
  • The 7-Figure Leap
  • November Coaching Question: From Sue Mitchell
  • Research Update: Coaching Academics to Accelerated Careers
  • Coaching History: 1998 Book – The Portable Coach
  • Write for the Coaching Commons – and get paid!
  • Meet U @ the Commons

October 2010 – Volume 1 Issue 27

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  • Do You Want To Continue?
  • October Quote: What Coaches Can Do
  • Coaches Soak Up Science at Harvard, Celebrate Coaching’s “Third Generation”
  • Serving up coaching news from around the globe with your coffee every morning…
  • YPO, EO, CEO Focus, Vistage: Breaking Into CEO Member Groups
  • October Coaching Question: From Chris Ward
  • Research Update: Health Coaching “Pays for Itself”
  • Write for the Coaching Commons – and get paid!
  • Meet U @ the Commons

September 2010 – Volume 1 Issue 26

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  • For the First Time, Asia Has a Coaching Conference of Its Own
  • September Quote: Unlocking the Potential (of Coaching)
  • In Australia, One “Giant Leap” Closer to Coaching Regulation
  • International Coaching News with your coffee every day
  • Sabbatical Experiences In Demand
  • September Coaching Question: From Lable Braun
  • Research Update: Discovering, Applying and Integrating – The Process of Learning in Coaching
  • Write for the Coaching Commons – and get paid!
  • Meet U @ the Commons

July 2010 – Volume 1 Issue 25

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  • Strength in Numbers: Help Us Connect Every Coach To The Coaching Commons
  • July Quote: Strength in Numbers
  • From the Headlines: “Sexual Reorientation Coaching” and Preserving Integrity in Coaching
  • Never Miss a Story
  • “Masters” Quickly Commit to CAM 2011–as CAM Considers Expansion
  • July Coaching Question: From Bev Morrison
  • Research Update: Using Consciousness Theory to Guide Clients to the “Next Level”
  • Write for the Coaching Commons
  • Meet U @ the Commons

June 2010 – Volume 1 Issue 24

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  • Welcome To The Next Generation Coaching Commons – Sleeker, Faster, Easier
  • June Quote: New Beginnings
  • Write For The Coaching Commons
  • Never Miss a Story
  • From the Headlines: Coaching the Insubordinate General
  • June Coaching Question: From Denise Horn
  • Research Update: “The Integration of Mindfulness Training And Health Coaching”
  • Coaching History: John Wooden – Greatest Coach of All Time in Any Sport
  • Meet U @ the Commons

May 2010 – Volume 1 Issue 23

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  • Coaching Collaboration Reaches New Heights Down Under
  • May Quote: Present
  • Good News! Get Paid To Write For The Coaching Commons
  • Check Your Coaching News Every Day
  • Executive Coaching Family CEOs: Mom and Dad
  • Coaching History: 1996 Book – Coaching Knock Your Socks Off Service
  • May Coaching Question: From Nancy Powers
  • Reflections from a Coach: CAM – 200 Master Coaches Meet on Sacred Ground May 12- 15, 2010
  • Meet U @ the Commons – Proudly Fly the CC Banner

April 2010 – Volume 1 Issue 22

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What’s inside:

  • ICF Coaches Take a Stand: Questions Answered, But “The Work Goes On”
  • April Quote: Peace
  • Good News! Get Paid To Write For The Coaching Commons
  • What’s the Media Saying about Professional Coaching?
  • ACTO and the New Era of “Coopetition” in Coaching
  • Coaching History: Laura Berman Fortgang
  • April Coaching Question: From Peter Cobbe
  • Bad Client Behavior
  • Effectively Coaching Older People
  • Meet U @ the Commons – Proudly Fly the CC Banner

March 2010 – Volume 1 Issue 21

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  • Coaching Researchers Join the Drive to Collaborate
  • March Quote
  • Delivering a “Coaching Toolbox” to the Remote Villages of the World
  • Start Each Day with the Coaching Headlines
  • Foundation for International Leadership Coaching
  • How Coaching Works: Flow
  • Coaching History: Cheryl Richardson – Personal Development Guru
  • March Coaching Question: From Emma-Louise Elsey
  • Research Update: Coaching Guides Cancer Survivors to Better Health
  • Meet U @ the Commons – Proudly Fly the CC Banner

February 2010 – Volume 1 Issue 20

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What’s inside:

  • ICF’s D’Alessio: Restoring Trust Is Top Priority
  • Find Coaching Headlines Hot and Fresh Daily
  • IAC Hosts First of its Kind Coaching Conference in China
  • February Quote
  • Coaching Associations: Collaborate, Cooperate, or Compete in 2010?
  • Coaching History: 1996 Book – Coaching for Teamwork
  • February Coaching Question: From Tugba
  • Sticking Your Neck Out: Discover the Top 7 Ways to Reach Your Peak Performance
  • Meet U @ the Commons – Proudly Fly the CC Banner

January 2010 – Volume 1 Issue 19

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What’s inside:

  • What’s Next for ICF Coaches Take a Stand?
  • Merger May Create More Jobs as Life Coaching Combines with High Tech Platform
  • 2010! January Quote
  • Taming the “Wild West” and the Drive to Regulate Coaching in Israel
  • Coaching History: David Clutterbuck and David Megginson – European Coaching and Mentoring
  • First Coaching Question of 2010: From Cathy Dean
  • Find coaching headlines hot and fresh daily @ the Coaching Commons
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December 2009 – Volume 1 Issue 18

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What’s inside:

  • ICF Foundation Expands Efforts to Support Pro Bono Coaching
  • From Orlando: ICF, Critics Meet in Open Forum
  • December Quote: From Bernard Meltzer
  • The IAC at the ICF Conference: More Collaboration is Key for Coaching
  • The Release of Eva Wong and the Future of Coaching in China
  • Great Last Minute Gifts
  • December Coaching Question: From Karri Flatla
  • Get your daily cup of coaching news!

November 2009 – Volume 1 Issue 17

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What’s inside:

  • Taking Coaching to the Ivy League: The Institute of Coaching
  • ICF Ignores Petitioners’ Questions, Deadline
  • 3 Minute Video: Andrea J. Lee and the Works of Thomas Leonard
  • ICF Convention Attendance Dips Amid Controversy
  • November Quote: We Are Grateful For Our Coaching Community
  • Have You Received Your Gift from the Coaching Commons?
    Talking with Noel Posus: Coach of the Year
  • October Coaching Question: From Nancy Powers
  • Get your daily cup of coaching news!

October 2009 – Volume 1 Issue 16

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What’s inside:

  • ICF Credentialing Process: Reactions to Proposed Changes?
  • How Coaches Used Social Media to “Take a Stand” in the ICF Credentialing Debate
  • Quick Video: Companies Committed to Coaching
  • Your Participation Deserves Recognition
  • October Quote: About Certification – from Tom Brokaw
  • Listen to an Uncommon Conversation with Julio Olalla
  • Fresh Every Day: International Coaching News
  • Meet U @ the Commons – Proudly Fly the CC Banner

September 2009 – Volume 1 Issue 15

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What’s inside:

  • A Gift for You from the Coaching Commons
  • Join an Uncommon Conversation September 29, 2009: A Live Interview and
  • Conversation with Julio Olalla
  • Quick Video: Using Neuroscience to Coach Clients to Reaching their Goals
  • September Quote: Our Beautiful Brain
  • Interview with David Rock: Coaching with the Brain in Mind
  • September Coaching Question: From Karl Tapps
  • Coaching Phenomenon: The Rise and Fall of Eva Wong
  • Eva Wong: More about China’s Key Coaching Influencer
  • Fresh Every Day: Global Coaching News
  • Meet Us @ the Commons – Proudly Fly the CC Banner

August 2009 – Volume 1 Issue 14

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What’s inside:

  • Coaching and Twitter: A Fantastic Tool, But Watch Out For The Sharp Edges
  • Quick Video: Google’s Top Coaching Mysteries
  • Brainstorming Session: Would an International Professional Coach Registry Self-Regulate the Industry?
  • August Question: From Maureen Rabotin
  • Building ONE International Coaching Code of Ethics
  • August Quote: Me? Change? Seriously…
  • The Coaching Hall of Fame: Nominations Now Open
  • Daily Coaching News: The Coaching Observer
  • Daily Coaching News: The Coaching Observer
  • Meet Us @ the Commons – Proudly Fly the CC Banner

July 2009 – Volume 1 Issue 13

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What’s inside:

  • The Coaching Commons: Why Are You Here?
  • Quick Video: Why Everyone Needs A Coach
  • Are We Missing It?
  • July Quote: Who Are You?
  • Clients in Crisis: The Danger for Coaches
  • July Coaching Question: From Nancy Powers
  • Getting Past the Fixing People Stage
  • Daily Coaching News: The Coaching Observer
  • Meet Us @ the Commons – Proudly Fly the CC Banner

June 2009 – Volume 1 Issue 12

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What’s inside:

  • What is a Community Sponsored Journalist and Why Did the Coaching Commons Hire One?
  • So Maybe You’re Wondering, Who’s the New Guy?
  • June Quote: What Do Journalists Know?
  • Insight from the Very First Coach Reporter
  • June Coaching Question:
  • Do Coaches Have Coaches?
  • Giving the Gift of Coaching: Coaching the Global Village
  • New news: The Coaching Observer
  • Meet Us @ the Commons – Proudly Fly the CC Banner

May 2009 – Volume 1 Issue 11

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What’s inside:

  • A Coaching Commons Milestone: 1000 Comments
  • May Quote: Speaking of Comments…
  • And Now, At The Risk of Sounding Insane, Let Me Say It: All is Well
  • A List of Brilliant Questions
  • Giving the Gift of Coaching: Coaches United for Success in America
  • Coaching: A Possible Future?
  • Wave Good-bye to the (weekly) Chronicle of Coaching
  • Meet Us @ the Commons – Proudly Fly the CC Banner

April 2009 – Volume 1 Issue 10

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What’s inside:

  • Professional Coaching: Friendship for Sale?
  • April Quote: Hope is the Bailout
  • Now Hiring: Community Supported Journalist for the Coaching Commons
  • Have You Always Been Like This?
  • Coaches, R U Linked-In? Should U Tweet or Write on Walls?
  • The Perfect Question
  • From our Readers: Uncommonly Good Comments
  • Are You a Spanish Speaking Coach?

March 2009 – Volume 1 Issue 9

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What’s inside:

  • The Future of Coaching: Where Are We Going?
  • March Quote: See Outside the (Crisis) Box
  • What’s the Media Saying about Coaching?
  • Join an Uncommon Conversation: Expressive Arts Coaching with Tamara Herl
  • Join an Uncommon Conversation with Michael Bungay Stanier: Three Ways to Help You & Your Clients Find Their Great Work!
  • Help: Information Needed on Leadership Development
  • The Gift of Coaching

February 19 2009 – Volume 1 Issue 8

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What’s inside:

  • Take this Opportunity to Answer Two Coaching Questions
  • February Quote: Love your True Wealth
  • Calling All Coaching Clients
  • Coaches: How to Get People to Follow You on Twitter…and Keep Them Following
  • For Career Coaches: Coaching Clients through Career Transition
  • Dave Buck Remembers Thomas Leonard
  • Visit the New Harnisch Foundation Website

January 22 2009 – Volume 1 Issue 7

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What’s inside:

  • Leading Boldly: The Coaching Commons 2009
  • January Quote: Chapter One, starting the New Year
  • The Foundation of Coaching is Moving to Harvard
  • Join An Uncommon Conversation: Executive Coaching for Results
  • Coaching Research You Can Use Now: Website Outlines Graduate School Coaching Programs
  • More Coaching Research – Encouraging Women Into Senior Management Positions: How Coaching Can Help

December 19 2008 – Volume 1 Issue 6

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What’s inside:

  • In 2009: Everyone Will Need a Coach
  • The Difference between a Good Coach and a Great Coach: Which Are You?
  • The Gift That Keeps On Giving
  • Give and Receive: December Quote

November 21 2008 – Volume 1 Issue 5

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What’s inside:

  • Economic Fear Factor: We’ll Figure It Out
  • The Gift That Keeps On Giving
  • Let’s Talk It Over‚Äö√Ѭ∂.
  • A Coaching Session with Tamara Herl: Coaching with the Expressive Arts
  • Whooooooooooo’s Talking? Comments from our Readers
  • Listen: An Interview with Mickey Gerber and Carmella Keet about the Impact of Group Coaching
  • Join your Colleagues for an Uncommon Conversation via Telephone
  • Don’t Worry, Be Happy: November Quote
  • Meet U @ the Commons ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ Proudly Fly the CC Banner

October 21 2008 – Volume 1 Issue 4

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What’s inside:

  • 100 Research Questions about Coaching ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ So What?
  • Take This Home: 100 Ideas to Advance Coaching Who Wants to Speak?
  • Practical Coaching Research: Interview with Irene Stein
  • Firsts: Historical Perspective on Fall 2008 Coaching Research
  • Who Wants to Share their Opinion About Coaching Research?
  • Who’s on the Phone? Join an Uncommon Conversation via Telephone
  • Who Said THAT?
  • A Season of (Turbulent) Change: October Quote

September 22 2008 – Volume 1 Issue 3

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What’s inside:

  • We’ve Got Opinions
  • Coaches: A Call to Serve
  • Serving You: Practical Research You Can Use
  • Take This Home: Gear Up for the Fall Conference Season
  • You’ve Got Opinions
  • Speaking of “Speaking Up” Join an Uncommon Conversation via Telephone
  • What’s in a Comment? You’ll See
  • Meet U @ the Commons Proudly Fly the CC Banner

August 19 2008 – Volume 1 Issue 2

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What’s inside:

  • A Note from the editor: Why your voice is essential
  • The History of Coaching
  • Occurring Now: Uncommon Conversations via Telephone
  • Take This Home! Curious about what other coaches are reading?
  • Practical research that’s useful TODAY
  • Be Heard Now: Contribute globally @ the Coaching Commons
  • What’s in a Comment? Bet you can’t read just one!

July 18 2008 – Inaugural Issue

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What’s inside:

  • A Warm Welcome to the Coaching Commons
  • ‚Äö√Ñ√∫What Are We NOT Looking @?‚Äö√Ñ√πA Note from our Founder Ruth Ann Harnisch
  • Join an Uncommon Conversation via Telephone Conference Line
  • Become a Guest Contributor: Help Us ‚Äö√Ñ√∫Cook Up‚Äö√Ñ√π What Matters To You!
  • Take This Home! Make Your Coaching Business Thrive
  • Coming Soon‚Äö√Ѭ∂The Gift of Coaching
  • Coaching Research You Can Use TODAY