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Coaching History: 1997 Book – Coaching For Peak Employee Performance

Published by Bill Foster and Karen Seeker as a practical guidebook in a management skills series, Coaching For Peak Employee Performance details what managers and supervisors can do to develop their staff and help them meet/exceed organizational expectations. The focus is on coaching within the performance management cycle of planning, ... Read More

Coaching History: 1996 Book – Coaching, Mentoring, and Managing

The first edition of Coaching, Mentoring & Managing: Breakthrough Strategies to Solve Performance Problems and Build Winning Teams was published by Micki Holliday in 1996, with a second edition in 2001. Written as a management resource, this manual includes practical techniques to coach employees to become more productive, positive, inspired, and effective. Presenting a ... Read More

Update from ICF Coaches Take A Stand

 ICF Coaches Take A Stand  has been looking to its future and collecting options. The options that have come in are just that: options.  At this point, options have only been identified - not assessed, researched, evaluated, or assigned leaders. Thus far, the options fall into three key areas: 1. Continue efforts to ... Read More

Listen to an Uncommon Conversation: What is a Mastermind Group?

Listen to the audio recording below: Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 Time: 12:00 Noon to 1:00pm Eastern Guest: Nancy Gerber, PCC and Nancy Spivey Host: The Coaching Commons Topic: What is a Mastermind Group? "The Nancys" -- Nancy Gerber and Nancy Spivey, long time business coaches and founders of www.TheMagicofMastermind.com -- were with us in March for an ... Read More

Listen to an Uncommon Conversation: Does Understanding the Brain Make Coaches More Effective?

Listen to the recording below: Thursday, October 8th, 2009 Time: 12:00 Noon to 1:00pm Eastern Guest: David Rock Host: The Coaching Commons Topic: Does Understanding the Brain Make Coaches More Effective? David Rock joins us for an enriching and provocative conversation about coaching and the ... Read More

Listen to an Uncommon Conversation September 29, 2009: An Interview and Conversation with Julio Olalla

Listen to the recording below: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Time: 2:00–3:00pm Eastern / 11:00-12 noon Pacific Central Europe: +6 from Eastern, UK: BST +5 from Eastern Australia: +14 from Eastern Guest: Julio Olalla, MCC Host: Vikki Brock, Ph.D., MCC Topic: A Live Interview and Conversation with Coaching Masters Please join us at the Coaching ... Read More

Listen to an Uncommon Conversation from July 23, 2009: 3 Simple Yet Profound Meditation Techniques to Use in Your Coaching Sessions

Listen to the recording: Thursday, July 23rd Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm Eastern Time Guest: Marina Spence, author of Make Every Day a Friday! Host: The Coaching Commons Topic: 3 Simple Yet Profound Meditation Techniques to Use in Your Coaching Sessions Dr. Oz of Oprah fame says meditation is the #1 stress-buster. Along with relieving stress, ... Read More

Listen To An Uncommon Conversation from June 16, 2009 – Coaching Your Clients to Consciously Live Their Active Legacy NOW!

Listen to the recording: Tuesday, June 16th Time: 2:00 - 3:00pm Eastern Time Guest: Vikki Brock, Ph.D., MCC Host: The Coaching Commons Topic: Coaching Your Clients to Live Their Active Legacy NOW! What is Active Legacy anyway? What if my clients are too young for Legacy talk? What difference does it make if we have a Legacy? What's relevant ... Read More

The Chronicle of Coaching – News of the Week – May 7, 2009

Editor's Note: Wave goodbye to the Chronicle of Coaching. The weekly compilation of global media-talk about coaching is getting a makeover. Sort of. Three years ago, when the Chronicle first went live, there were only 10-15 coaching articles to be found each week. It was like detective work to find ... Read More

The Chronicle of Coaching – News of the Week – April 30, 2009

Editor's Note: The rollercoaster global economy means the job market is more competitive. This week's Chronicle offers a wide variety of coaching counsel addressing leading stressors in the workplace. For the first time, Britain is offering coaching to citizens living in public housing or claiming government benefits in order ... Read More