The Chronicle of Coaching provides a snapshot of what’s happening in the coaching profession, designed to show where and how coaching appears in the popular culture worldwide. It is not intended to be a summary service nor a news roundup, although it may serve that purpose for some readers. The Chronicle is new each Thursday morning. Compiled and edited by Alex Goldsmith, Linda Ballew, and Ruth Ann Harnisch.

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Torre and Girardi: Coaching the Joes
April 1, 2008, BusinessWeek - USA
As an executive coach who is accustomed to working with corporate chief executives, I found this recent request to be an interesting...

Jeevan Finds his Niche in Business Coaching
March 31, 2008, Malaysia Star - Malaysia
His curiosity landed him in business coaching, a very new field back then. “I was curious to know what a coach does to help people run a business. ...”

Anger Management and the Recession
March 29, 2008, By Carlos R. Todd
I believe that humans are inherently creative, innovative and adaptive. As our economy moves into what looks like a recession the likelihood that stress…

Couple Join Forces to Offer Management Development and Team Building
March 27, 2008, Daily Post - Llandudno Junction, UK
“While Lyn’s well established in the management development world, offering coaching and training, I can provide team building skills using outdoor ...

Coaching Becoming More Popular
March 26, 2008, Employment4students - London, England, UK
The CIPD is the professional body for people and organisations which are involved in the management and development of people and has 130000 individual...

Coaching No Longer the Preserve of the Elite
March 26, 2008, Management-Issues - London, England, UK
Those organisations that only offered coaching to managers tended to have a different emphasis, using it more as part of their wider management and ...

5 Effective Ways To Put Passion Back Into Your Business
March 26, 2008, By admin
Mastermind groups, business coaching, networking with enthusiastic and like minded professionals, and even outsourcing with people who are passionate about their business are all excellent ways to become part of a winning team. ...

The Analysis: The Mentor Who Asked Too Much
March 25, 2008, BusinessWeek - USA
"I've seen people sabotage their careers because they don't want to rise above the mentor," says Joel Garfinkle, an executive career coach at Garfinkle ...

Does Your Life Need
April 1, 2008, icWales - United Kingdom
... we stop noticing what’s working in our lives, what isn’t and then crucially seeing that we can do something about it,” says life coach Jessica Chivers. ...

Dept. of Velocity
March 31, 2008, New Yorker - United States
An unhappy and perpetually flustered businessman in Milan, Bruno decided several years ago to consult a life coach; the gambit for happiness worked...

Life Coaching Can Help Balance Your Life
March 31, 2008, FayObserver.com - Fayetteville, NC, USA
Some are executive coaches in the corporate world, Legg said, but the health and wellness field and career coaching has also seen growth. ...

Harness Your Personal Power, Step One: Observe Your Thoughts!
March 30, 2008, Vanguard - Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria
As a life coach, I walk individual clients and coaching groups through this process. They all take this first step of becoming the constant Observer of...

What Temperature is the Water You Live in?
March 29, 2008, Vail Daily News - Vail, CO, USA
If you try to put a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will immediately jump out. If, however, you put the frog into a pot of water and slowly turn up the heat, the frog gets used to it. Once it realizes it is boiling, it can’t jump out….. Life Coaching is a great place to notice the temperature of the water you swim in every day…

Supporting Senior Staff is a Must, Says Life Coach
March 27, 2008, Lancashire Evening Post - Preston, England, UK
She spoke of her time working with an executive coach to discuss issues she got "upset and annoyed" about, an experience which encouraged her to re-train ...

It's Not Always About the Next Big Thing
March 26, 2008, FOXBusiness - USA
And this makes me think of life coaching -- not just because almost everything does -- but because it’s a profession about ushering people into the next...

Life Coaching: Do Not Read this Column
March 26, 2008, Jerusalem Post - Israel
You are not allowed to read this column unless you have ADD/ADHD. This column will read like a scattered, senseless, rambling…

Overcoming a Fear of Failure
March 25, 2008, The Times Online – United Kingdom
Life coach helps a PhD student live with the fear of failing to receive her Ph.D.

Samsung miCoach by Adidas Adds Personal Training System
April 1, 2008, Mobiledia - Ellicott City, MD, USA
The personal coach advises users and provides instant updates during the workout, including time, heart rate, distance, speed and calories burned. ...

Career Coaching: Getting Ahead with Some Professional Help
March 30, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco, CA, USA
"We're like a secret weapon," says Anne Clarke, founder of LDV Coaching, an executive consultancy based in Walnut Creek. "No one's going to tell you how ...

Eight Days a Week
March 30, 2008, Scotsman - United Kingdom
A business and life coach with Kapow Coaching in Edinburgh, Kate French suggests people take the time to plan, and more importantly find some minutes in the ...

Cynthia Mitchell Honored as Business Champion
March 30, 2008, Bonitanews (subscription) - Naples , FL , USA
As the president of Time for What Matters, Mitchell is part shopping coach and consumer health advocate, part business coach and part public speaker. ...

A Coaching Manual for Parents Has Been Created by a Warrington ...
March 29, 2008, Liverpool Daily Post - Liverpool, England, UK
But now Jack, with another business partner, David Miskimin, a Cheshire father-of-two, billed as “a consultant and corporate executive coach”, has written a ...

247MGI to Launch Real Estate Coaching Program
March 25, 2008, CNNMoney.com - USA
In particular, management's expectations could be affected by, among other things, uncertainties relating to our success in completing acquisitions,...

Your Office Coach: Reprimand Calls for Intense Focus on Goal
March 25, 2008, Modesto Bee - Modesto, CA, USA
Also, management changes created some confusion, and her coworkers weren't very cooperative. But she still got a bad review. Now she's on three-month...

Personal Coaches and Goal Setting
March 2008, By George Purdy
A personal coach can understand how your mind works and help you with new methods. This way you can get the most out of a coaching program. In management personal coaches can mentor you to increase your business productivity. ...

Climbing Your Family Tree
March 29, 2008, By David B. Bohl
Husband, father, friend, Life Coach and Lifestyle Designer David B. Bohl is the creator of Slow Down FAST at www.slowdownfast.com.

Coaching Assessments
March 28, 2008, By Melody
After several questions assessing Natasha’s situation, he describes how to build her coaching business using the CEO method. I invite you to listen to the archived show to find out about the CEO method for building her Life Coaching...

The Law of Attraction - Get Results by Getting Out of Your Own Way
March 27, 2008, By Sonia Miller
This ongoing technique of noticing your ego when it shows up, assessing whether or not it is serving you, and practicing replacement therapy is a short-term solution to the problems your ego can present.

5 Tips for Better Work-Life Balance; WebMD guides you through 5 ...
March 26, 2008, By heru_anto
Personal coach Laura Berman Fortgang, author of NOW WHAT? 90 Days to a New Life Direction, says getting your priorities clear is the first and most essential step toward achieving a well-balanced life. The important point here is to...

Don't Become a Life Coach
March 2008, By craig970
Don't become a life coach unless you know exactly what you are getting into and why. If you want to be your own boss.

The Key to Getting What You Want
April 1, 2008, By Hueina Su
As with one-on-one coaching, a mastermind group also offers accountability and support for the members. I have written several posts on using mastermind group for personal and business success.

Everybody Needs a Coach
April 1, 2008, Murfreesboro Post - Murfreesboro, TN, USA
Sign up for a Daily Inspiration from Micheal on concepts like this or learn more about Micheal’s personal growth and executive coaching series go to...

We Are the Change
April 1, 2008, By charrise
... this effort results in a sweeping cluster of high impact energy and unprecedented results. It’s viral. Be hopeful. Be grateful. Be righteous and humble. Be present and accounted for in the movement for what is possible.

The New Management Competency: Corporate Coaching
March 31, 2008, By David
The study will include the completion of three rounds of online surveys on what steps and methods you use in corporate coaching. This will include what has work, what has not, use of assessments, and coaching demographics. ...

Women in Corporate America… Have We Made Progress?
March 30, 2008, By Kerrie Halmi
Another woman was very skilled at what she was doing, but was not able to get senior management’s approval for her promotion. Through our coaching, she realized how she was projecting herself to others. The way she communicated,...

Deliberate Creation
March 27, 2008, By charrise
In business, it’s important that leaders communicate a clear vision for deliberate creation. Allowing excuse making and negativity to permeate your team will quickly lead to the demise of your plan for action. ...

The Power of a Great Checklist
March 27, 2008, By Kelly Andrew Brown
It’s no secret: the checklist is the stereotypical secret passion of many “type A” personalities. These individuals are usually the ones you see wandering around the office supplies store…

Coaching Assessments
March 27, 2008, By Melody
Combining traditional wisdom and modern psychology, it describes the inner motivations and worldviews that drive our behaviors - providing a powerful tool for enhancing our relationships and stress management skills. ...

The Value of Journal Writing
March 26, 2008, By Ed Batista
But even if someone's journal is just a series of informal, private notes, the purpose is to insure that the learning doesn't stop at the end of the coaching session or the class exercise. My empirical experience as a journal-reader,...

Why are Universities Getting on the Executive Coaching Bandwagon?
March 25, 2008, By David
I am on the adjunct faculty with USC, Webster University, and Northcentral University, where I teach executive coaching, interpersonal communication, and change management courses. I also have contract with two universities to develop...

Doctor’s Prescription for A Rejuvenated Life after 50
March 31, 2008, PowerHomeBiz.com (press release) – Norwalk, CT, USA
So let Dr. Cynthia be your midwife to a new life.” “Prime Time Makeover” is more than a mere feel-good self help book. Written by a noted life coach and...

Texas A&M University Graduate and a Successful Coach Authors Book ...
March 2008, PR-USA.net (press release) – TX, USA
Mike is the author of COACH2 THE BOTTOM LINE: “An Executive Guide to Coaching Performance, Change and Transformation in Organizations;” Now What? ...

Brits Indulge on Spring Time Happy Hour
March 30, 2008, WebitPR (press release) - Hykeham, England, UK
Celebrity Life Coach Gladeana McMahon comments: ‘The principles of positive psychology show that happier people are healthier people. ...

Guided Healthy Living Series Endorsed by Wellcoaches
March 28, 2008, PR Web (press release) – Newburyport, MA, USA
"Healthy lifestyle coaching," says Alice Greene, author of the series and president of Feel Your Personal Best, "gives people the insights and knowledge to ...

The Right Way to Use a Coach
March 28, 2008, NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - USA
I am aware of one coach who helped a firm, for their $24000 investment in business development coaching for 20 partners, increase revenue by $1 million in ...

High Impact Introductory Course Launches Next Month
March 27, 2008, PR.com (press release) – Cardiff, UK
Training company, t2 business solutions, and reputed coaching company, Corporate and Executive Coaching Organisation (CECO), have teamed up to create a High ...

Relationship Coaching: Find the Love of Your Life
March 26, 2008, PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - USA
David Steele, author of Conscious Dating: How to Find the Love of Your Life & The Life That You Love, is the founder and CEO of The Relationship Coaching ...

Lois Melbourne, CEO and Co-Founder of Aquire ...
March 26, 2008, PR Web (press release) – Irving, TX, USA
With the appointment, Melbourne serves as a PRAXIS leadership coach and Aquire is a PRAXIS employer. "PRAXIS takes the traditional college internship ...