Online Archive of Professional Coaching Articles,
Videos, Podcasts, Research and History

The Coaching Commons is a project of The Harnisch Foundation

Visitor’s Guide

Welcome to the Coaching Commons!

The Coaching Commons is a non-partisan, worldwide, open network inviting coaches to freely discuss and create the future of professional coaching.

What Do You Want To Do Today?

  • This page is your directory-at-a-glance of what’s available at the Coaching Commons.
  • Choose your page.
  • Read and comment when you’re most moved to do so.
  • You’ll make our day, because more conversations mean more people find out about coaching.

Flippin Features Here are the latest featured articles lined up and ready for you to read. We call them “flippin” because you’ll find them flipping front and center on the homepage – here, you’ll see what’s hot off the keyboard.

CoachReporter Meet Mark. This Emmy Award winning reporter serves as our first Community Supported Journalist (CSJ), covering the field of professional coaching worldwide. Read this section or follow him on Twitter @CoachReporter as he reports on hot coaching topics, interviews, coaching research updates and more, using multi-media platforms. What you want to know about coaching, he’ll find out. Tell him at Mark [at] coachingcommons.org.

The Daily Coaching News Get your daily glance at coaching news collected and tracked from the World Wide Web.You can even have it delivered to your email daily, along with all original posts published at the Coaching Commons.

Coaching Research Coaching research is valuable and adds credibility to the industry, but how does research help coaches help clients? Read the latest.

The Coaching Hall of Fame Who are the pioneers that paved the coaching way? Have a look at key influencers, leaders, and contributors to the coaching field. Do you have someone you’d like to nominate? Email team [at] coachingcommons.org.

The Virtual Museum of Coaching Find (or suggest) a book that has shaped coaching from many different professions.

Listen to an Uncommon Conversation Join an Uncommon Conversation live or listen to one of many recordings from the past year. We’ve invited coaches from all genres to host telecalls for the Coaching Commons Community to talk about ideas, books, questions – you name it! Have an idea for a call? Elizabeth Crouch, our Community Convener will do the inviting, the recording, and the posting. Email Elizabeth at team [at] coachingcommons.org.

The Future of Coaching What’s the vision for the coaching industry five, ten, twenty, a hundred years down the line? We invite you to explore this new territory and blaze the trail with us!

The Gift of Coaching Here is a list of leading coaching organizations that offer pro bono coaching and opportunities to get involved. We applaud their leadership, kindness and generosity.

Coaching Moments is where we enjoy personal stories about coaching on the front lines and find thought-provoking insight for ourselves and our clients. Have a story to share? Let us know at team [at] coachingcommons.org.

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