The Chronicle of Coaching – News of the Week – July 24, 2008
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The Chronicle of Coaching provides a snapshot of what’s happening in the coaching profession, designed to show where and how coaching appears in the popular culture worldwide. It is not intended to be a summary service nor a news roundup, although it may serve that purpose for some readers. The Chronicle is new each Thursday morning. Compiled and edited by Alex Goldsmith and Linda Ballew. The Chronicle of Coaching strives for 100% accuracy and regrets any deviation from that standard. Our policy is to correct errors promptly and prominently, in the next edition and in the online archive. Please tell us immediately if you see something wrong.
Executive/Business Coaching
Coaching ROI: Measure for Measuring’s Sake
July 22, 2008, PersonnelToday.com – UK
This is certainly the experience of Elizabeth Mullins, business coach at Peer Professionals. “We find that ROI doesn’t come up with sponsors as a formal…
The Secret Coach
July 21, 2008, CNNMoney.com – USA
One was building out the executive team. So Campbell got to work, coming in at least once a week as the only non-Googler attending Google’s Monday meeting…
How Executive Coaching Works
July 21, 2008, Bangkok Post – Thailand
“Nevertheless, the coaching sessions are mostly about people; how one interacts with a boss, works with colleagues or manages a team.” “Maybe you can coach …
Motivate Staff to Deliver the Goods
July 20, 2008, Times Online – UK
The programme brought together highflying Lafarge employees from 22 countries for a series of exercises and one-on-one coaching, looking at interpersonal…
Sales Manager Knows Exactly What Clients Need
July 18, 2008, Marlborough Express – Blenheim, New Zealand
In 2005, while in the Garden City, she had her own life coaching radio show on Newstalk ZB, where she used her background in parapsychology…
Workforce Energy – Releasing Potential Through Coaching
July 18, 2008, Bizcommunity.com – Cape Town, South Africa
This understanding of the power of the mind is now starting to be taken into business through executive coaching…
What’s a Business Coach?
July 18, 2008, Norman Transcript – Norman, OK, USA
“Besides, I’m doing well in my business. What can a business coach do for me?” Think about the top athletes in the world. What separates the elite…
Research Quantifies That, Like in Sports, Management Coaching Helps Win the Business Game
July 17, 2008, MarketWatch – USA
“Coaching, whether it’s for sports or business, is focused on performing and winning today’s game. It’s about providing observation, feedback and guidance, in order to improve the consistency and effectiveness of performance‚Äö√Ѭ∂
Master’s Degree in Executive Coaching Shows Dividends
July 17, 2008, Chief Learning Officer – New York, NY, USA
The BeamPines Master’s Program in Executive Coaching is entering its fifth year with the class of 2010 beginning this September. Enrollment is now open. …
Turn That Frown Upside Down
July 16, 2008, Asbury Park Press – Asbury Park, NJ, USA
‚Äö√Ñ√∫First, take a look at why you do what you do,‚Äö√Ñ√π said Chris Ruisi, owner of The Coach’s Zone, a Holmdel-based business coach. “If you are unhappy…
Life Coaching
A Coach for Everything – Aren’t We Ever Good Enough?
July 21, 2008, Huffington Post – New York, NY, USA
Libby Gill, Executive Coach and author of ‚Äö√Ñ√∫Traveling Hopefully: How to Lose Your Family Baggage and Jumpstart Your Life,‚Äö√Ñ√π shares, “People never stopped being …
How To Tame a Teenage Tearaway
July 20, 2008, Independent – London, England, UK
I didn’t realise it at the time, but I had already started life-coaching.” Teenagers have never been particularly easy but right now they seem out of…
Tell the People in Your Life How You Feel — Now
July 19, 2008, Vail Daily News – Vail, CO, USA
Sheri Fisher is a Life Coach who lives in Grand Junction, Colorado with her husband Tom and three sons. Her practice, Living On Purpose, focuses on personal…
Skills Learned on Sports Fields Become Lessons for Life
July 18, 2008, Edmonton Journal – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
When you take a penalty kick in soccer or a free throw in basketball, you are building life skills that will help you in your career.
Niche Coaching
Speed Coaching for Your Career
July 20, 2008, New York Daily News – New York, NY, USA
After a few minutes, it was clear her problem was a time-management issue. My most memorable encounter was with a married woman with two kids…
Technology Gets Personal
July 18, 2008, Wall Street Journal – USA
The lab’s Car Coach system will use hundreds of sensors and data points to anticipate that wide left turn you’re about to make, warn you about it before you…
Life Coaching Blogs
Visualization’s Magical Power for Success
July 22, 2008, By Slow Down Fast Life Coaching
If you have not discovered its power to bring about significant change in your life, you should consider giving it a try. Your mind, like any other muscle in your body, needs to be exercised regularly in order to remain strong…
Abundance Mentality
July 22, 2008, By Paola Thomas
How does one practise an abundance mentality? Wow what a great question. If you feel that there are finite resources and one day they will run out, then this is not abundance but scarcity. Take the natural energy resources issue…
Who’s Story Are You Living?
July 21, 2008, By The Change Blog
Do you ever find yourself telling someone you’ve recently met the story of your life? You probably don’t think of it as a story, because to you it’s all factual.
“Smoking Makes You Ugly.”
July 21, 2008, By Lisa Spahr
As a coach, I help people quit smoking- but this blog isn’t written to promote that. In fact, its not one of my favorite things to do. It gets ugly. I advocate a “tough love” approach to quitting.
How to Blow the Lid Off Your Life ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ The ONE Thing You Should Do …
July 18, 2008, By Sonia Miller
As a life coach, I’ve learned that the best solution for inertia requires two things: an attitude of “less is more” and ONE clear commitment to a daily activity that can snowball into ever-increasing expansion in one’s life. …
The End of the Road with Your Life Coach
July 18, 2008, By zak
Earlier, I shared the insights of 2 coaches to discuss the considerations when choosing a life coach. Equally important is the decision to break from coaching, much like a fledging preparing to leave the nest. …
Yoda’s Life Coaching System
July 16, 2008, By Solar Flare
Order now and not only will you receive the five CD, ten hour Yoda’s Life Coaching System (retail price 250 galactic credits) for a bargain price of 99 galactic credits but we’ll throw in Yoda’s Light Sabers for Dummies‚Äö√Ѭ∂
What Would Jesus, Oprah, The Universe Do?
July 16, 2008, By Nancy Colasurdo
The piece is about my life coaching clients, Oprah Winfrey, Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson and the millions of people who have open spirituality, who enjoy exploring spirit, who like to live in a Universal Flow. Life is good.
Things to Know About a Wellness Coach
July 16, 2008, By Darlene Siddons
What is the difference between a personal coach and a wellness coach? The way I see it is, a wellness coach can coach you in any area of your life. It could be physical, it could be business, it could be personal, it could be spiritual…
Executive/Business Coaching Blogs
6 Traits of Ineffective Leaders
July 21, 2008, By N2 Growth
Today’s Myatt on Monday’s question comes from a board member who asks: ‚Äö√Ñ√∫Is there a simple test that can be used to quickly determine an executive’s leadership ability? …
Different Types Of Coaching
July 20, 2008, By Alyson Pellowe
Career Coaching. Coaching activities focus on the individual’s career concerns, with the coach eliciting and using feedback on the individual’s capabilities as part of a discussion of career options. Business coaching…
Every Leader Needs a Leader
July 15, 2008, By Charrise McCrorey
First, the business coach brings Henry together with his employees to clarify problems and brainstorm workable solutions to low employee morale and effectiveness. One of the main benefits of utilizing a coach is the unique perspective…
Coaching for Team Performance
July 2008, By Mind Tools
Teams are the force that drives most organizations. Whether it’s a functional team, a team of managers, or a project team, people get most done when they work together effectively.
Books & Products
NOTE: The Chronicle of Coaching does not promote or evaluate books or products.The English Coach System
July 20, 2008, By Lets Japan!
One student was involved in arts management and was hoping to participate in an internship abroad at a theater company. She wanted to read material in English related to arts management so I located a book on theater management that…
Publicity Releases
Research Confirms Coaching Could Be Key to Combating Credit Crunch
July 22, 2008, PersonnelToday.com – UK
The latest free Business Survival Guide from leading HR recruitment and training specialists Wright Solutions has confirmed that coaching can play a major…
NASW Approves iPEC’s Life Potentials Training for 27 CECs
July 21, 2008, PR Web (press release) – Shrewsburg, NJ, USA
Many social workers view coaching as an additional skill set that can supplement their existing practices, and many other social workers see becoming a certified coach as an entirely additional income stream.
Leading Career Coaching Firm Seeks Affiliates, Looks to Expand …
July 20, 2008, PR-CANADA.net (press release) – USA
The Ginac Group, one of the nation’s most recognized career management businesses, announced today the launch of its new national affiliate program…
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Sonia