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Coaching and 9/11
When the Twin Towers fell, Bettina Seidman was in her Manhattan office, listening to the news on a radio as colleagues and clients gathered around.
“Clients stood in my office and outside my office listening to the tragedy unfold for hours,” said Seidman, a career coach at a firm specializing in ... Read More
September 13, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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Is This The Right Time To Become A Coach Or Stay A Coach?
I’ve asked myself this question several times over the past 12 years.
In 1998, I saw a Fortune Magazine article that interviewed people on boats, planes, and exotic locations, coaching clients via the telephone and getting paid a lot of money to do so. I said, “I can do that.”
My journey ... Read More
June 15, 2010 | Deborah Brown Volkman | 3 Comments »
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Losing Her Own Job Paves the Way to Coaching Others
When Gayle Becker lost her sales and marketing job with an Internet start-up almost two years ago, she was taken completely by surprise. “I didn’t see it coming,” says the Baltimore resident. “For the first time in my life I was unemployed….I was devastated.”
After spending 30 years helping others meet ... Read More
March 30, 2010 | Carol Sorgen | No Comments »
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Who’s Game for “Listening Owl?”
The concept—a web platform that “connects people with coaches when and where they are needed”—sounded promising to coaches like Kristen Beireis, who works with other coaches on marketing. “This is a great idea,” said Beireis.
Ken Winston Caine, a coach who was founding editor of the Coaching Insider, alerted fellow coaches ... Read More
March 24, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 2 Comments »
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Career Coaching Is Going In An Interesting Direction
Job seekers, who previously would have not gone after a career they really wanted due to financial responsibilities and worries, are looking at their careers differently since being out of work or being extremely unhappy in their jobs.
As one client put it to me:
“I have always wanted a career which ... Read More
February 16, 2010 | Deborah Brown Volkman | 1 Comment »
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Listen to an Uncommon Conversation from July 28, 2009: Finding the Goodness in Business
Listen to the recording:
Tuesday, July 28th
Time: 2:00 - 3:00pm Eastern Time
Guest: C.J. Hayden, MCC, CPCC
Host: The Coaching Commons
Topic: Finding the Goodness in Business
Imagine a world where business is a force for good. Perhaps more than you think, this is the world we live in right now. All around you, visionary ... Read More
July 20, 2009 | Elizabeth Crouch | 2 Comments »
What You Should Ask Before Hiring a Career Coach
From The New York Times (by Associated Press)
June 1, 2009
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Finding yourself unemployed or frustrated in a dead-end career and looking for change? Many people are thinking it's time for a career coach to help find a new -- or better -- job. Don't rush in, ... Read More
June 4, 2009 | admin | No Comments »
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The Chronicle of Coaching – News of the Week – March 26, 2009
Editor's Note: Are you one of the bazillion nervous and disheartened investors? Then the Chronicle has a few juicy investment tips this week. No, not the traditional equities, banks, bonds or certificates of deposit. This is the time to invest in - yourself. Start building equity in yourself, says an ... Read More
March 26, 2009 | admin | No Comments »
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Career Coach: Help Your Clients Find Their Transferable Skills
The concept of transferable skills is important for job seekers in today's economy. In your resume, cover letter, and during the interview process, you need to prove that you have the experience, knowledge, passion, and drive to get the job done.
How you explain to potential employers what you've done ... Read More
March 24, 2009 | Deborah Brown Volkman | No Comments »
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The Chronicle of Coaching – News of the Week – March 19, 2009
Editor's Note: For those feeling a loss of control in their lives because of the changing global environment, The Chronicle is filled with options this week. Is it time to retrain and start a business? One man chose that option, started a coaching business and found the timing was perfect. ... Read More
March 19, 2009 | admin | No Comments »
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