The Chronicle of Coaching – News of the Week – February 5, 2009
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Editor’s Note: Renaissance artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci said: ‚ÄúEvery obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.” This week’s Chronicle is about overcoming life’s obstacles. Coaches give advice on handling many different office stumbling blocks, from loose cannon coworkers to an employee with a passion for secret surveillance. A New York life coach has advice for returning to dating life after a divorce, while another life coach in Colorado discusses re-testing negative ‚Äòtruths’ about yourself from time to time to overcome them. Another coach has advice for those who see themselves as impostors in the world. This week, make it over the hurdle.
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Executive/Business Coaching
Coaching Corporations
February 3, 2009, Metro Canada – Calgary – Calgary, Canada
Tough times call for drastic measures — or at least a fresh perspective, which may be exactly why the phenomenon of work/life coaching continues to grow as the world economy shrinks.
Workplace Coach: Defuse Loose Cannon or Business is in Peril
February 1, 2009, Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
As an executive coach/consultant, I commonly get calls like the one I got last week from an HR professional who, along with the company CEO, was looking for help with a valued employee also considered a loose cannon. These “problem employees” can be a huge challenge and risk to companies.
A New Helm for HR?
February 1, 2009, Human Resource Executive Online – Horsham, PA, USA
In addition, they may need ongoing executive coaching — which Fasolo himself often provides. The executives then meet with their bosses, whose jobs are to help carry out the executives’ development plans. “We make sure the boss has in his objectives his commitment to his direct reports,” says Fasolo. “He’s held accountable.”
Career Coach: How to Overcome a Job-Hopping History
January 31, 2009, New York Times – United States
It is easier to overcome a choppy history if you are young and just starting out, said Ronald Mitchell, chief executive and co-founder of the career mentoring site GottaMentor.com. ‚ÄúIt’s more acceptable for those under 30 to move around, so I don’t think they need to address it, unless there are big gaps in their r√©sum√©,” he said.
Woman’s World
January 29, 2009, Legal Week – London, UK
The role she held was in a support capacity she felt, and was completely undervalued because of her non-direct fee earning capacity. Coaching was used to improve her capability to network internally and to communicate with clarity the value of her role to the organization.
Your Office Coach: Co-Worker’s Stealth Recordings are Cause for Alarm
January 27, 2009, The Olympian – Olympia, WA, USA
Q: A co-worker told me that he brings a voice recorder to work to catch people talking behind his back. He will tape it underneath a desk or hide it behind a picture. We used to be friends, but I now seem to be on the list of people he hates. I’ve started searching my work area every morning to be sure his recorder isn’t there.
Business Coaching Trains Entrepreneurs to Win in Rough Economy
January 28, 2009, Brandywine East Community News – Hockessin, DE, USA
Business coaching involves taking a hard look at the strengths and weaknesses of a business and its owner in search of ways to improve both, explained Doug Dowd, owner of a Growth Coach franchise in Chadds Ford, Pa.
Leadership in Crisis
January 2009, ACA International – Minneapolis, MN, USA
Working with a coach is a powerful way to improve your leadership skills. Under the right circumstances, one-on-one coaching, with an objective third party, can provide support that other training methods simply cannot. Coaches are attuned to one’s unique individual needs.
Life Coaching
Life Coaches Offering Free Sessions This Week
February 3, 2009, Hamilton Journal News (subscription) – Hamilton, OH, USA
It is International Coaching Week and the Hamilton Coaches Association is offering free one-time sessions this week, a value that ranges in price from $300 to $600.
Dating After Divorce
February 1, 2009, Poughkeepsie Journal – Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
As a life coach working with men and women going through divorce, I find old sayings sometimes help my clients feel grounded: “Timing is everything!” My client could not understand why her new boyfriend (Bob for our story) had chosen the night after they had a big fight about her spending a day at a soccer tournament with her ex and the kids.
Socialite Sweeney Reinvents Himself as a Life Coach Guru
February 1, 2009, Irish Independent – Dublin, Ireland
Socialite and former restaurateur Marcus Sweeney is biting the recessionary bullet and setting up a new business as a self-styled life coach and fitness guru.
Some Oregon Businesses Hold Up Well in the Gloom of the Recession
February 1, 2009, The Oregonian – OregonLive.com – Portland, OR, USA
Business is good at the Baraka Institute, a leadership consulting and training company in Northeast Portland. “We’re flourishing,” said Feroshia Knight, executive director, who is adding another full-time life coach and is expanding her company’s contract staff from five to 18.
Fox’s Life Coach Says, “Get Over It”
January 31, 2009, News Hounds – Newport Beach, CA, USA
Fox Business publishes Nancy Colasurdo under the title “Life Coach”. Last Wednesday, Ms. Colasurdo published this piece. It would be nice if FOX News editors, producers and pundits read it, too. FBN’s life coach says: “I recently took a semi-serious stab at measuring my emotional intelligence by taking a quiz on iVillage.com‚Ķ
A Chance to Turn Your Life Around
January 30, 2009, The Northern Scot – Inverness, Scotland, UK
The 40-year-old from Elgin was in the depths of despair when he summoned up the courage to enter a competition to win coaching and mentoring, run by ‘The Northern Scot’. In the autumn of 2007, he was jobless, had suffered a relationship breakdown and landed in hospital because his health had deteriorated.
Thinking of Retiring? Hire a Coach
January 29, 2009, Wall Street Journal Blogs – New York, NY, USA
Bill Losey, a retirement coach and certified financial planner based in Wilton, N.Y., is part of a growing field of retirement coaches who help clients prep financially and emotionally for retirement.
Life Coach: Testing Our Truths
January 29, 2009, Grand Junction Free Press – Grand Junction, CO, USA
So why write about this in a life coaching column? This experience is a metaphor for the stories each of us creates, adopts and repeatedly tells. Just ask any of my friends, family or coworkers and they’ll retell the story of my allergies to all kinds of nuts. But I’m not allergic to ALL nuts. Not anymore.
Niche Coaching
Sharon’s Bringing People Together
January 31, 2009, Journal Live – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Sharon recently launched Coco Moon, a bespoke matchmaking service for single professionals, which helps lonely souls find a partner using individual profiling, relationship coaching and one-to-one introductions.
Life Coaching Blogs
What is the Salary of a Life Coach? Can Life Coach Training Make the Difference?
February 2, 2009, By Jeffrey T. Sooey
According to Forbes.com, the salary of a life coach is six figures for only 10 to 20 percent of coaches. Since the median salary for life coaches in the United Sates is only $30 to $40K per year, it means that there are a lot of coaches out there who are making much less than $30K.
Coaching in Life for Honor
January 31, 2009, By Holistic Practitioners
I usually am able to discern that the purpose of being is rooted in honor and self respect. My conscience gives me a coaching in life for honor to be sought. A samurai is not only concerned with his personal objectives but it is intertwined with a sense of self preservation which is more than what can be perceived tangibly, even by other people.
The Impostor Syndrome. Guilty!
January 30, 2009, By Jane Pollak
On Monday a coaching client mentioned feeling inadequate to put herself in front of high-end clientele. The next day I heard the same fear articulated by another woman I was coaching who also had that ‚Äúless than” thing going on. Then, over lunch with a colleague yesterday same story again.
Counseling Versus Coaching
January 29, 2009, By The Discomfort Zone
Firstly, that awareness of life coaching and what it can offer it still very much in its infancy. I have posted before; the question I get asked most frequently is ‚ÄúWhat does a life coach do?”
Executive/Business Coaching Blogs
Business Coaching: Survive the Recession by Focusing On Cash Flow
February 2, 2009, By Paul Simister
The key message in both is that the emphasis has to move from growth to survival and from managing for profit to managing for cash. Those with money in the bank or plenty of unused borrowing facilities have options and can prosper from the opportunities presented by the market changes which arise from competitors running into trouble.
Home Business Misconceptions
January 31, 2009, By Blinds Chalet
In my home business coaching sessions, I have found that many people start their home businesses based on misconceptions, myths, and half truths.
Adapt or Face Extinction ‚Ķ What’s It Going to Be?
January 30, 2009, By Tom Ferry
Circuit City filed bankruptcy while Best Buy is the go-to place for gadgets!!! Now, I’m not an analyst (just a Real Estate coach), but I think it’s safe to say that these surviving companies adapted to their clients and the economy, while the ones who failed did not.
Wrangling With Time Management Demons
January 29, 2009, By Bizzy Women
Here is my simple and effective process. Everything is input on my calendar. I currently use iCal for my daily calendar and sync everything to mobile me and my Blackberry.
Books, Products, & Services
Coach Yourself to Success
January 29, 2009, By Talane Miedaner – London, UK
Using the practical wisdom drawn her Talane’s experience as a professional coach for hundreds of Fortune 500 clients and her own business background, Talane shares 101 of the most powerful and effective coaching tips and presents them in an easy to follow, ten-part program.
Publicity Releases
Results of Landmark ICF Global Coaching Client Study Released
February 2, 2009, By India PRWire
An overwhelming majority of individuals who have experienced professional coaching report being “very satisfied” with their coaching experience and would repeat it, according to the first global survey of coaching clients commissioned by the International Coach Federation (ICF).
Career Management Firms Merge
January 29, 2009, Industrial Distribution – Sarasota, FL, USA
Lorie Lebert, CEO of the Loriel Group, is a certified career management coach and certified professional resume writer who has helped place professionals in new careers for more than 18 years.
Life Changing Women’s Empowerment Group to Begin Next Week
January 28, 2009, EVLiving – USA
In response to these challenging times and the special needs of women, Crossroads Life Coaching is offering a women’s empowerment group for women in transition, “W.I.T.” Every Thursday night in February from 7-9 p.m., women can come and learn techniques and skills for making positive changes.
Meet Me at the Forum
January 22, 2009, By AWRT Women’s Forum
Accomplished sociologist turned career coach Nancy Dailey has helped hundreds of professionals turn over a new leaf, resulting in an upward career momentum. In this session you will explore the differences between a positive attitude versus a pessimistic approach…
