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: This week the news includes business coaches working with executives who deal in real estate, medical devices, information technology, and the challenges of small business. In Canada, coaches are helping ease the transition for some of the millions of people who'll retire soon. A coach makes the news when she is arrested for serious abuses of her position, while another is fondly remembered for his enduring influence. And of course there's some love coaching for Valentine's Day.

COACHING NEWS - Current events where coaching is having an impact

From Newsweek (New York, USA)
Cheerleading Coach Embroiled in Sex, Underage Drinking Scandal
The high school coach is accused of inappropriate behavior with members of the cheerleading squad and other young people. The scandal has implicated others in this small South Carolina town and has made it the focus of national media attention.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16890769/site/newsweek

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

From The Boston Globe (Massachusetts, USA)
Medical Device Industry Group Launches Coaching for Start-Ups
The program will link start-up companies with expert mentors as a way to help new device firms through their early stages of development.
http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2007/02/coaching_is_off.html

From Fort Worth Star Telegram (Texas, USA)
Life Coaching Helps Resolution Success
The article, reprinted from a Georgia newspaper, offers basic information about what life coaching is, how it can help people shape and meet goals, and how to find a coach.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/news_to_use/16660898.htm

From The Santa Fe New Mexican (New Mexico, USA)
State 'Stop Smoking' Program Includes Coaching
Smokers in two counties that have passed clean indoor air ordinances can get free nicotine patches, gum and lozenges on the condition that they participate in the state's free telephone coaching helpline to quit smoking.
http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/56804.html

From The Boston Herald (Massachusetts, USA)
igh School Lacrosse Coach Remembered
His recent death at age 58 from cancer inspired an outpouring of memories from former student athletes in an economically disadvantaged area. He took his coaching beyond the field, supporting them through life crises and providing positive leadership.
http://news.bostonherald.com/columnists/view.bg?articleid=182115&srvc=home

From The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Indiana, USA)
Dating Coach Advises Herself and Other Singles
Still single at 37, she shares her clients' vulnerabilities. Her personal romance consulting services to help them optimize being single include wardrobe and grooming. She hosts speed-dating nights and mixers, and teaches a monthly course in Flirting 101, which covers subjects such as how to pay a compliment and how to behave on a first date.
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/nation/16676297.htm

From The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina, USA)
Coach Gives Pointers to Engage Employees
Her business section newspaper column responds to a new vice president's question as to how to overcome high turnover in a department with several low-performing employees. Citing national statistics indicating 23 million American employees are not engaged in their work, she advises the manager to coach to them to positive engagement and increased productivity.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/business/16674301.htm

From Computerworld (Massachusetts, USA)
Coaches Note Special Concerns of Information Technology Executives
Coaches who work with IT executives explain that their clients often need to develop emotional intelligence and management skills to go along with their technical expertise.
http://tinyurl.com/34872g

From Radar Online (New York, USA)
Jim Carrey Writes Like a Coach
The movie star advises people to be realistic about what challenges might face them and to develop a calm way of responding to whatever might happen.
He has not yet found a publisher for his book.
http://tinyurl.com/275n3w

From The Miami Herald (Florida, USA)
Business Coach's Column Answers Reader Questions
She advises banding together with other workers and appealing to management to deal with a bullying coworker and clearing the air about how office assignments are made.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/16611101.htm

From The Orange County Register (California, USA)
Local University Holds Coach Information Day
The newspaper's business columnist uses the event to answer questions about changing careers from being a manager to being a coach.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/money/columns/article_1564718.php

From The Globe and Mail (Ontario, Canada)
Coaching Helps Small Business Owners See the Big Picture
A coach can help small business owners rise above urgent, reactive, activities to think strategically. Resolving personal issues can improve workplace relationships and productivity.
http://tinyurl.com/ytsra9

From TheMatureMarket.com (New York, USA)
Coaching Helps Employees Prepare Emotionally for Retirement
Corporate human resources departments are acknowledging the need to plan for the emotional side of retirement with programs that include coaching and other resources. The company may need them to continue as part-time workers or be willing to adapt corporate benefits to help them launch new careers. Rewarding volunteer activities that offer additional social contacts and pursuing unlived dreams also enrich retirement.
http://www.thematuremarket.com/SeniorStrategic/Rob-Bratskeir-8319-5.html

From WNBC-TV News (New York, USA)
TV News Report Shines a Light on Coaching
The local news report on the flagship station February 5 explained the ways coaching helps clients focus on goals, be accountable, get organized and reduce feeling overwhelmed. It included an interview with a client who worked with a life coach and accomplished her goal of getting a new job and moving from Indiana to New York in six months.

FromAl-Bawaba (Amman, Jordan)
Life Coach Works with Teen Arab Girls on Reality Show
The show, which takes six Lebanese girls on a journey of self-discovery, continued filming despite the war that broke out last year. The Syrian coach, mother of two girls, says she hopes the program will help such girls "empower themselves and take responsibility for their own futures."
http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/UAE/209415

COACH INK – Coaches and coaching getting media attention

From The National Post (Ontario, Canada)
Coach Helps Smooth Transition to Retirement
Coaching can help retirees make the change from their primary career to their next calling, says this former financial planner. In addition to coaching individual clients, he trains other financial planners to help their clients take a more holistic approach to retirement planning.
http://tinyurl.com/2rup7dM

From Martinsburg Journal (West Virginia, USA)
Focus Can Help Clients Reach Goals, Coach Says
Talking with a stranger about goals can be easier than talking with a friend or relative, this life coach says. She explains her journey to becoming a coach as well as her work.
http://www.journal-news.net/Living/articles.asp?articleID=6747

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

From Ways to Change Your Life (England, UK)
Coaching Ideas Abound in Blog
Contributors offer their suggestions for everything from curing hangovers to losing weight. A list of seven points to stay motivated includes coaching strategies such as making a collage and finding colleagues who will hold you accountable.
http://10way.blogspot.com/2007/02/7-easy-ways-to-stay-motivated.html

From YourHub.com (Colorado, USA)
Relationship Coach Helps Couple Manage Chores Equality
He responds to a question from a woman who feels like a maid after two years of living together. He offers workshops, recommends a book and suggests they start a couples' support group.
http://tinyurl.com/3yhd33

From BusinessCoach.com (California, USA)
hat Business Coaches Do, and How They Do It
This management blog entry describes a business coach's goal as developing the basic qualities required by a self-employed person. The coach helps the client focus on goals, make concrete plans and work towards executing them in an effective manner. He lists nine ways the coach works with the client.
http://management-offline.blogspot.com/2007/02/what-business-coaches-do.html

From KSuccess.com (California, USA)
Tony Robbins Can Coach Anyone to Walk over Coals
This blogger, founder of a software company, examines how beliefs influence behavior through the experience of firewalking in this online community site published by his company. He extracts five lessons from Robbins' motivational seminars, in which the goal of firewalking is to teach people that they can change, they can grow, they can stretch themselves and they can do things they never thought possible.
http://www.ksuccess.com/blog/101/tony-robbins-firewalk-experience

From Success Articles (New South Wales, Australia)
Coach Uses the Law of Attraction in Her Life
She shares 15 revelations from her own life journey in this article from her blog.
http://tinyurl.com/yu7n65

From Now Public (Kentucky, USA)
Blogger Explores Meaning of Men's Life Coaching
This excerpt links to the complete article on his blog.
http://www.nowpublic.com/what_is_a_mens_life_coach

From International Association of Career Coaches Blog (Ohio, USA)
Transformational Business Leadership Report Available
HR professionals can get a free copy on line from the link in this blog.
http://www.iaccweb.org/blog/2007/02/transformational-leadership-report.html

From Info Source (Maryland, USA)
Pointers for Finding a Business Coach
This executive coach details how to identify a coach who will suit you and your goals.
http://tinyurl.com/2ldook

BOOKS and PRODUCTS
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From Business Wire (Dublin, Ireland)
The Art of Coaching
Research and Markets
This 16-page booklet is written by a market research service.
http://tinyurl.com/ypnjpb

PUBLICITY RELEASES – Information from commercial sources

From RisMedia.com (Connecticut, USA)
Pros and Cons of In-House and Outside Coaching in Real Estate
Executives from three major real estate franchise offices discuss how the two different kinds of coaching work for their sales teams.
http://www.rismedia.com/wp/2007-02-09/in-house-or-outside-coaching

From YourHub.com (Colorado, USA)
Coaching Can Reduce Workplace Stress
Even if the boss with low Emotional Intelligence won't accept coaching, employees can learn to manage their interactions with difficult people better, this executive coaching firm says.
http://tinyurl.com/2t234w

From the Coaching Archives: Historical facts from the evolution of coaching
By Vikki G. Brock
New Age is a term applied by sociologists and the media to describe a diverse and eclectic cross section of the citizenry practicing diverse and eclectic lifestyles and disciplines. All New Age elements are age-old beliefs and practices, most of which were inspired by the great thinkers and philosophers of East and West antiquity.

Some of these elements include reincarnation (basic tenet of Hinduism and Buddhism), karma (a cosmic scorecard), soul mates (roots in Plato and akin to Carl Jung’s collective unconscious), astrology (Carl Jung’s archetypes of the collective unconscious), numerology (Pythagoras belief that reality could be reduced to numbers and mathematical principles) and mandala. (Hindu and Buddhist device to enhance meditation, pull yourself together and find focus) Many would debate the applicability of these to coaching, and yet the concepts behind them definitely have a place in the philosophical roots of coaching.

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