The Chronicle of Coaching

Compiled and edited by Ruth Ann Harnisch, Christine Heinrichs, and Linda Ballew.

The Chronicle of Coaching provides a snapshot of what’s happening in the coaching profession, and is updated weekly.

In this week’s Chronicle: Coaching's reach touches many social groups, from families in poverty to corporations seeking global business. Multi-tasking mothers and harried business owners also benefit from coaching, and a couple of coaches have posted self-help exercises on the Internet.

COACHING NEWS – Current events where coaching is having an impact

From National Association of Women Writers (Texas, USA)
Coaching Association Holds Third Annual Telesummit
The January 22-31 event focuses on coaching the coaches to financial success.
http://www.accpow.com/summit2007/

From Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota, USA)
Management Firm Buys Executive Coaching Company
Los Angeles-based Korn-Ferry International acquired LeaderSource, the Minneapolis coaching company founded by Kevin Cashman. LeaderSource comprises 25 employees and consultants, with annual revenues of $3.5 million. A Korn-Ferry executive said the firm wants to be the dominant global leader.
http://www.startribune.com/535/story/926166.html

CULTURE WATCH – Where coaches and coaching are showing up in the popular culture

From ITWorld Canada (Ontario, Canada)
Coach Offers Program to Control E-Mail
Middle- and senior-level managers and small to medium-sized business entrepreneurs are especially vulnerable to being overwhelmed by e-mail. One leadership coach has a one-hour teleseminar teaching her five-step program and a 12-step series of tutorials to help break bad e-mail habits and manage work better.
http://tinyurl.com/ykot28

From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin, USA)
Coaching Helps Second Career Teaching in Urban School,
A program to train teachers from other careers and place them in demanding urban school situations that have high turnover gives the new teachers extra preparation and close coaching as they get launched in the classroom. Fellows pay tuition for their classes and receive regular salaries as well as debt reduction through the AmeriCorps program.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=550546

From The Selma Times-Journal (Alabama, USA)
Volunteers Offer Coaching To Break Poverty Cycle
A new foundation plans to offer free life coaching, medical care and other family and social support services. Headquartering in a building it has purchased and plans to renovate in Selma, its partnership with a medical clinic in Colorado will be the model.
http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/articles/2007/01/13/news/local/news%201392.txt

From Pioneer Press (Minnesota, USA)
Employers Add Incentives to Increase Coaching Participation
Health insurance companies and employers are adding coaching in anticipation of slowing the increase in health care costs, but employees are not universally willing to fill out health surveys and follow through with lifestyle changes. Financial and other incentives help, but employees remain wary of sharing health problems and bad habits with their employers.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/16449546.htm

From The Monitor (Texas, USA)
Coaching Described in Feature Section
Coaching is an equal partnership that helps a person examine his/her passions, talents, beliefs and self-imposed obstacles, says the founder of a website that matches coaches and clients. A life coach gives an example from her practice.
http://tinyurl.com/yklbfg

From Business Edge (Alberta, Canada),
Government Adds Coaching to Entrepreneur Training for Natives
First Nation, Aboriginal or Meti people interested in starting their own businesses can
get free training and coaching from a nine-week Canadian government program. The program is offered by an accounting firm that ran a successful pilot program last year and has more than 20 years of experience working with Aboriginals. More than 30,000 Aboriginals run their own businesses, more than four times the national average.
http://www.businessedge.ca/article.cfm/newsID/14390.cfm

From The Wall Street Journal (New York, USA)
Coaches Advise on Organizing Workday
As companies expect more work from employees, organizing their time and tasks can increase productivity. Setting deadlines and limiting interruptions can help get more work done.
http://tinyurl.com/ybfgtc
Note: Requires membership to access entire article.

From PR Newswire (Texas, USA)
Hair Care and Fitness Partnership Hires Coach
This corporate campaign with its theme 'Wellness, from the Inside Out,' combines beauty and fitness experts with a life coach for media interviews and regular Web postings. The campaign culminates in a world-record attempt to create the longest circuit workout on January 20.
http://tinyurl.com/ykqna4

From The New Statesman (England, UK)
Coaching Bandwagon Lures Psychologists, Counselors
This British columnist examines coaching's rapid increase in popularity and public consciousness with a critical eye. She quotes both prominent coaches and critics, noting the lack of formal professional oversight. She concludes with a list of basic FAQs.
http://www.newstatesman.com/200701150027

From The Boston Herald (Massachusetts, USA)
Newspaper Follows Four Coaching Clients
The Boston Herald sponsored four local people for two months of coaching. All reported positive career and personal changes. One even got a new job.
http://theedge.bostonherald.com/lifeNews/view.bg?articleid=176058

From Rocky Mountain News (Colorado, USA)
Coaching Increases Success of State Stop Smoking Program
Colorado offers free nicotine patches, coaching and 24-hour peer support to smokers. The Department of Public Health and Environment credits the program with helping reduce smoking among adults, including 40,000 women.
http://tinyurl.com/yked3y

COACH INK – Coaches and coaching getting media attention,

From SunHerald.com (Mississippi, USA)
From School Counselor to Coach
After Hurricane Katrina chased her and her students out of New Orleans, she attended a free trauma workshop at a Baton Rouge coaching center. She signed on for the program and became a coach herself.
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/living/16442321.htm

From Bru Direct (Brunei, Darussalam)
Ex-Pat Explains Coaching in Brunei
An English life coach who has lived in Brunei for about a year gave a presentation on her profession to about 50 people at an event sponsored by a community group. The organization helps expatriates integrate into the local community.
http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Jan07/110107/nite26.htm

From The Desert Sun (California, USA)
Coach Invites Listeners to Call In
A life coach co-hosts a radio call-in program to answer callers' questions. He has a master's degree in spiritual psychology and is an ordained interfaith minister and certified substance abuse counselor.
http://tinyurl.com/ylude5

COLUMNS AND COMMENTARY
Opinions expressed are those of the writers and not The Foundation of Coaching, which does not express editorial opinion.

From Coach Training Alliance (Colorado, USA)
Coaching School Hosts Discussion on Future of Coaching
Coaches discussed issues ranging from certification and niche development to whether coaches are leaving because of inability to make a living in a recent teleconference. The participants differed on whether the challenges represent a decline or a healthy effort for coaching to define itself.
http://tinyurl.com/33l27c

From Wahara.com's Thriving in Motherhood blog
Ten Time Management Resolutions for Mothers
Simple ways for women with many responsibilities to organize tasks and reduce stress. Number One is getting family members to clean up after themselves.
http://www.wahara.com/weblog/2007/01/top_ten_time_ma.html

From Bradenton Herald (Florida, USA)
Life Coach Publishes Personal Inventory Exercise
The pencil-and-paper exercise helps individuals become their own "hero" in her bi-weekly newspaper column.
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/living/health/16437405.htm

BOOKS and PRODUCTS
Books and products are listed for your information. The Foundation of Coaching does not review or recommend books or products

From PR Web (Ferndale, WA)
Worldwide Distribution Opportunities Announced for Executive Coaching
The executive self-coaching software programs can be utilized at all levels of an organization, and offers 24/7 coaching support.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/1/prweb497132.htm
Note: This is an update from a December 6, 2006 article in The Chronicle of Coaching

From CCNMatthews (Ontario, Canada)
Get Unstuck & Get Going … on the stuff that matters
Michael Bungay Stanier
This personal coach's book and CD build accountability into keeping resolutions.
http://tinyurl.com/sjm69

PUBLICITY RELEASES – Information from commercial sources

From ic Newcastle.co.uk (England, UK)
Newcastle Gets Life Coaching Groups
A London company offers its services in regular 1 ½-hour meetings two nights a week. The coach gives a short inspirational talk, followed by coaching work.
http://tinyurl.com/ya3rfs

From Business Wire (California, USA)
Global Financial Company Joins Youth Sports Group for Coaching Awards
Deloitte & Touche will join Positive Coaching Alliance to present the sixth annual awards in February. The awards go to coaches who teach life lessons through sports as well as aspire to win.
http://tinyurl.com/y45b2t

From Emediawire (Victoria, Australia)
Coach Posts Mission Statement Tool
An Australian business coach offers the step-by-step process for small business owners to create a vision for the coming year. He has used it to help his clients focus on the Big Picture and distinguish the important from the merely urgent.
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007/1/emw495829.htm

From Article Alley (Florida, USA)
Coach and Client Mesh for an Ideal Match
A personal coach and business owner who has 120 coaches on his list gives pointers for finding the right coach. Interviewing several will help prospective clients identify one that is compatible with their individual personality and goals.
http://www.articlealley.com/article_119437_24.html

From Business Wire (Dublin, Ireland)
Business Report Service Adds Coaching Report
The 15-page report on executive coaching summarizes the process and includes methods to maximize ROI and improve overall effectiveness.
http://tinyurl.com/yfb5g4

From the Coaching Archives: Historical facts from the evolution of coaching
By Vikki G. Brock
Coaching draws on various roots for its philosophical foundation. For example, Native American philosophy believes that everything is connected and humans are just one small part of the cosmic Big Picture. Like Heraclitus, a philosopher who predates Socrates, they believe that the cycle of life is one of constant change, although not chaotic or meaningless change. Everything is happening for a purpose and we are here on this earth to learn. The optimum conditions for learning require a balance of the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of our nature. Achieving your maximum human potential is the goal. Sounds like coaching.

From The Foundation of Coaching

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