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What is The Coaching Hall of Fame?
It’s a virtual place here at the Coaching Commons where key influencers, leaders, and contributors to the coaching field are recognized and honored. Most of the names listed here so far came from my Ph.D. research into the emergence and evolution of coaching.
Some Hall of Fame individuals are from related disciplines and not recognized as coaches. Remember that coaching’s roots are multidisciplinary – and fields such as consulting, leadership, and organizational development view coaching as part of their discipline. These influencers are easier to identify as experienced coaches explore who has been an influence on their own coaching.
Some of the Hall of Fame individuals have passed on. Others are listed because their influence in the past. Others, like Thomas Leonard and Laura Whitworth, because they continue to influence coaching today.
All but one of the Hall of Fame individuals are men. Is this because only men contributed to the field of coaching? Definitely not. The reasons may be that men at times are more visible, that for years men comprised a larger part of the business world, or for other reasons.
There are also Hall of Fame individuals who are active in the coaching field today. The names who are currently listed include individuals who most would consider are worthy of the honor – such as Sir John Whitmore and Tim Gallwey. Names which will be added in the future include individuals who meet the criteria below (and are not looking at this as a marketing opportunity):
- Frederic Hudson
- Julio Olalla
- Cheryl Fredrickson
- Laura Berman Fortgang
- David Megginson and David Clutterbuck
- James Flaherty
- Mary Beth O’Neill
- Vincent Lenhardt
- David Peterson
- Eva Wong
- Mike Jay
- Richard Kilburg
- and many others
Who would you to nominate for The Coaching Hall of Fame?
Someone who has influenced or contributed to coaching globally, regionally or within a single country? Someone holding a prominant position, writing a book or owning a coach training school is not enough – unless their work has significantly impacted the overall field of coaching.
The nomination request is for past and current key influencers, leaders, and contributors to the coaching field. Nominations for emerging leaders will be requested in a later post.
What past and current key influencers, leaders and contributors to the coaching filed do you think belong in the Coaching Hall of Fame and why?
Vikki G. Brock, Ph.D, MCC
Director, History and Archives Division
The Coaching Commons
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I think Martha Beck has earned a spot on this hall of fame list!
Hi Jeannette,
Thanks for being the first to nominate someone for the Coaching Hall of Fame.
Please share with us what it is about Martha Beck that has you nominate her – her contributions and influence; how has she helped shape coaching as we know it today; and who or what influenced her.
Thanks for jumping in,
Vikki G. Brock, Director, Coaching History and Archives
Vikki,
Thanks for mention, it is on the eve of our fifth class of russian coaches who graduate in two weeks, our new project in mexico coaching the global rural development model I built and am testing, and our new pakistan project to promote the use of local greenhouse vegetable production in the mideast. Just to update you, I finally got my dream coaching assignment, after ten years of looking for a athletic coach who would allow me full access to his team and coaching staff. I have the chance to give back (pro bono) to my athletic hertitage and begin my characterUSA program. In concert with the physical work athletes do, it’s based on my new paradigm shifting book called Flawless Living, which I will debut in 2010. If you would you like to be a pre-publish reviewer, I’ll put you on the list–I’d love you to see this work, which is quite contrarian (as you might imagine) to the streams of current coaching. Thanks again for the mention. I wonder sometimes if there is room for a contrarian in the hall of fame.
Hi Mike,
You must not have noticed that your name is in the original post as someone who will meet the criteria – a contrarian like you definitely belongs in the Coaching Hall of Fame.
Vikki G. Brock, Ph.D. MCC
Director, History and Archive Division
The Coaching Commons
Vikki,
As a student of Julio Olalla’s for a few years now, I can’t begin to tell you how much I respect your putting his name on the list. As many times as I’ve been with him, his ideas continue to inspire me as a leader, a coach, and a student. His passion for teaching, sharing ideas, and collaborating with others is truly a win for our industry all around. We all win with him!
Thank you for YOUR voice,
Adora
Hello Team,
Most certainly one unit of Sir John Whitmore (http://www.performanceconsultants.com/aboutus/sirjohnwhitmore.html)
will easily enrich this wonderful cooking soup
Regards,
Ofer Eyal
Hi Ofer,
Great suggestion and Sir John Whitmore was one of the early people added to the Coaching Hall of Fame. You can see the current people in the Hall of Fame by clicking the link at the top of the page.
Warmly, Vikki Brock
I’m not sure why nobody else has mentioned his name but any coaching hall of fame that didn’t have Thomas Leonard in it couldn’t be taken too seriously.
The Coaching Commons agrees, Ken. Thomas Leonard’s was one of the first posts written for the Coaching Hall of Fame (http://coachingcommons.org/hall-of-fame/thomas-leonard-a-masterful-synthesizer-who-popularized-coaching/) and there are also several other posts written about Thomas here at the Commons including a recent video by Andrea Lee about Thomas’ work. (http://coachingcommons.org/featured/3-minute-video-andrea-j-lee-and-the-works-of-thomas-leonard/)