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Where Do Master Coaches Go To Sharpen The Saw?
In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey describes “sharpening the saw” – a program for balanced self-renewal.
If we do not continually sharpen the saw, we stagnate professionally and personally. Sharpening the saw “keeps you fresh so you increase your capacity to produce and handle the challenges around ... Read More
October 26, 2010 | Suzi Pomerantz | No Comments »
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Coaching Clients Toward Performance Review Effectiveness
Are performance reviews worth the paper they’re typically written on?
Samuel A. Culbert, co-author of Get Rid of the Performance Review! (Business Plus, 2010) doesn’t think so and, resoundingly, neither do a wide array of professional coaches. But, they say, it’s not the review itself that’s the problem; it tends to ... Read More
October 6, 2010 | Lin Grensing-Pophal | No Comments »
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Could a Grassroots Effort Get a Seat on the ICF Board?
If you’re looking for a set of tea leaves that might hold the future of the ICF—some suggest looking no further than the slate of five candidates in the running for seats on the 2011 ICF Board.
Three candidates chosen by the ICF’s own nominating committee—See Luan Foo, Kaj Hellbom and ... Read More
September 17, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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“Masters” Quickly Commit to CAM 2011–as CAM Considers Expansion
Here’s what we know about the next Conversation Among Masters (CAM) set for May 15-18, 2011—not a lot.
The event has not been marketed, no agenda’s been released (on the CAM website the “agenda” page reads “Coming Soon!”) and not one of CAM’s annual “conversation starters” has been announced (again—“Coming Soon!”).
Only ... Read More
July 23, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 12 Comments »
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ICF Extends “Winning Partnership” with Management Firm, Adds Focus on “Openness” and Technology
The International Coach Federation’s five-year-old relationship with management firm IMG will be extended another five years after an ICF task force concluded IMG had “demonstrably served ICF at the best of its capacity and given ICF a competitive advantage.”
A new contract for IMG includes an emphasis in keeping with the ... Read More
May 3, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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As ICF Examines Credentials, MCCs Ask “Where Do We Fit In?”
For years, the MCC credential has represented a level of professional achievement in coaching—an expert coach, with the experience of coaching—at minimum—dozens of clients through thousands of hours of coaching.
Any process to move away from a three-tiered system of credentialing, some MCCs have feared, would threaten the inherent value in ... Read More
April 26, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 2 Comments »
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Pushing Back Against Coaching “Misconceptions”
Coaching is for losers.
Odds are, at some point, you’ve heard this or seen it in print. Just to check, though, your trusty reporter asked the question via Facebook: “If I have a life coach, am I a loser?” I got a quick response from a “friend” who answered with one ... Read More
April 23, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 2 Comments »
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ICFCTAS: Questions Answered, But “The Work Goes On”
The grassroots group ICF Coaches Take a Stand is not standing down—and while its original objective has been resolved, major questions remain.
“The work goes on,” reads a message on the group’s website. “Our passion for excellence endures.”
“We have actually been holding the ICF accountable,” said David Matthew Prior, referring to ... Read More
April 19, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 1 Comment »
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ACTO and the New Era of “Coopetition” in Coaching
You’ve heard about 2010 as the year of cooperation and collaboration in coaching worldwide. Now get ready for the next phase: coopetition.
Yes, coopetition—a word that dates back a hundred years or so, and in current parlance refers to companies deciding to work with their usual competitors in areas that benefit ... Read More
April 14, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 2 Comments »
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The ADHD Coaching Organization and ADHD Coaching
Ian King knows that coaching works. King’s a passionate believer in a holistic approach to coaching—taking the whole person’s life into account for clients who all too often are defined by a diagnosis: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD.
“(ADHD coaching) is certainly evolving, and it’s been more and more highly recognized,” ... Read More
April 12, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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