April 10, 2008
The Chronicle of Coaching

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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Executive/Business Coaching
Workplace Coaching to Make a Leader
April 6, 2008, Economic Times - Gurgaon, Haryana, India
”Rightly and wrongly,” says RR Nair, an ex Unilever HR director turned executive coach. Multinational companies like P&G, Unilever, and GE and some Indian...
Help! I Need Somebody
April 4, 2008, Guardian - UK
Steve Nicklen, a leading public sector executive coach whose company has worked with senior managers in several public bodies, including Kent County of...
Raising the Next Leaders
April 2, 2008, Financial Post - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Management specialists provide companies with training ranging from long-term mentoring and coaching programs to shorter-term educational seminars and ...
Ahmed Seeks Inspiration Off the Beaten Path
April 2008, Montgomery County Sentinel - Rockville, MD, USA
"In business coaching, I completely revamp a company's marketing strategy to make it very powerful. I'm an expert in that," Ahmed said. ...
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...
Life Coaching
Life Coach Shares Advice
April 7, 2008, Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
The 55-year-old Cinnaminson resident is helping other people find passion and meaning in their lives and relationships as a life coach. "Coaching isn't for ...
No More Mr Nice Guy
April 6, 2008, Times Online - UK
Kihn built a serious team – acting coach, life coach and both personal and dog trainer – to help master the art of ...
NOTE: Explicit language
Do People Need a Coach to Play the Game of Life?
April 6, 2008, Allentown Morning Call - Allentown, PA, USA
I recently read an article about ''life coaching.'' By the end, I hadn't learned one blessed thing about managing my life better or figuring out my next...
Do I Need a Therapist or Life Coach?
April 4, 2008, Moorpark Acorn – Moorpark, CA, USA
Now one of your choices is whether to use the services of a psychotherapist or a life coach. What are the differences? To begin with, people seeking therapy...
Life Coaching: 'Everything Prospers Me'
April 3, 2008, Ahwatukee Foothills - Phoenix, AZ, USA
Dr. Jason Kolber is a licensed doctor of chiropractic and a certified life coach.
The Ripple Effect of Looking Good
April 2, 2008, FOXBusiness - USA
Every so often with my life coaching clients, I enjoy setting goals that, in some form or another, are about getting the “outside” to match the “inside. ...
Niche Coaching
Life Coach Specialization
April 7, 2008, By Article Manager
Management Coaching: Creating a Leader. Here, managers are the most common clients. They are coached on how to be effective and efficient managers. You coach them to hone their leadership skills to the fullest. ...
Coaching Training - Make the Best Even Better
April 7, 2008, By George Purdy
There is a basic cache of business devices that the entrepreneur needs to learn if he wishes to be successful. One is coaching management sales training. Sales personnel must be trained effectively if they are to sell your products and...
Putting the Pieces Together
April 7, 2008, Nurse.com - Falls Church, VA, USA
The relationship between coach and client is based on mutual respect, trust, and honest communication. Life coaching is neither clinical therapy nor...
A Free Resource to Change Your Life: Morningcoach.com
April 7, 2008, American Chronicle - Beverly Hills, CA, USA
A few short months ago Glossinger, a successful entrepreneur, had the idea to launch a free 15 minute podcast each morning called Morning Coach. ...
Confessions of a Layoff Coach
April 5, 2008, CNNMoney.com - USA
One of the biggest, DBM (www.dbm.com), has 200 offices in 85 countries and, at one time or another, has done outplacement and executive coaching for about ...
Coaching Parents: Be it Sleep Training or Potty Help, Baby ...
April 3, 2008, Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Hochschild and others who study modern family life tick off a host of reasons why this shift has come about: luxury services trickling down to those who ...
Your Office Coach: Supervisor Needs to Step Up, Be Bold
April 2, 2008, Modesto Bee - Modesto, CA, USA
Having accepted a management position, you must be willing to do management work, which includes resolving performance problems. ...
New Nike+ SportBand Expands the Nike+ Experience to Make Running ...
April 2, 2008, Earthtimes - London, UK
In addition this spring, www.nikeplus.com introduces Nike+ Coach, a new personal coaching tool to help runners go the extra mile and engage like never ...
Your Network Will Be Your Life Coach: Intel
April 2, 2008, CNET.com.au - Australia
Intuitive computing could even one day be used to "nurture" or "coach" its user by answering questions like: "'Can you give some guidance? ...
Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind
April 2, 2008, New York Times – New York, NY, USA
Consistently doing any activity that requires self-control seems to increase willpower — and the ability to delay gratification is highly associated with success in life.
Life Coaching Blogs
Who’s in Your Corner?
April 7, 2008, By Real Life Solutions
Now a lot of people think they know what life coaching is all about. You’ve received my personal tips and newsletters, so you may think you have an idea of what’s involved, but I really want to ensure that you have an understanding of...
Allowing Personal Responsibility to Lead You to Success
April 7, 2008, By David B. Bohl
There are several things you can do to determine whether you are accepting personal responsibility in your own life, and whether you are living up to your potential…
Don't Make Your Dreams Wait
April 7, 2008, By Jamie
In my work as a life coach, I talk to a lot of people about their dreams, particularly about hidden desires that lurk deep within people's hearts. You know the ones, those things you've always wanted to do but have put on the back...
Life Potentials Brings Life Coaching Skills to All
April 7, 2008, By Bruce D Schneider
Six months of a near full-time team effort is what it took to create the Life Potentials Training from what was once Module 1 (from our full coach training program). I'll be honest, I thought the Life Potentials Training was really...
Taking Chances: Gut Feelings
April 6, 2008, By Dan O'Neil
I’m certainly not encouraging impulsive or rash decisions; if you’re in this position then it’s usually a great idea to get some help - obviously I’m going to recommend life coaching now, but there are many ways of getting help and...
Use Facebook to Build Your Business
April 5, 2008 By Sonia Miller
As a life coaching and counselor, I’ve developed my own personal passions and specialties when it comes to supporting people toward their success. One of my passions is small business development, especially solo-preneurship: healers...
It’s Now Time
April 5, 2008, By Mark Susnow
JOURNEY ON is a blog dedicated to personal and professional development. Mark Susnow is an Executive and Life Coach, who inspires others to believe in themselves. A former successful trial attorney for 30 years and musician...
Everybody Needs “Me” Time
April 5, 2008, By David B. Bohl
When you lead a busy life that includes a rewarding or demanding career, combined with the responsibilities that come along with having a family, it can seem like you never have a moment to spare for yourself. You hit the ground running...
How Does Zenplicity Work?
April 4, 2008, By Jen
I don’t use words like “create systems”, “processes” and “clutter management” … it just doesn’t sound like fun to me, and I would like to show you that it can actually be very fun and refreshing to learn how to get your home to a place ...
Travels, Studies, Family…Passion is a Work in Progress in My Life!
April 4, 2008, By Kenyon Salo
My next step is to incorporate art into my coaching, because art and creation have always been a big part of my life and I feel that creation is a very tangible way to connect people to their manifesting power. ...
Inspiration at Dinner: What Do You Bring to the Table?
April 4, 2008, By David B. Bohl
Learning this art will not only serve you well in professional and social situations, it will enhance your own enjoyment of life and improve the enjoyment of those around you.
What to Do if You Screw Up
April 3, 2008, By David B. Bohl
We all make mistakes; it’s a part of being human and fallible. But if you’re like most people, you feel terrible whenever it happens. The reason, as most business coaches and motivational experts will tell you, is that people mostly just...
“The Well”: Understanding Your Life’s Purpose
April 3, 2008, By Wellness Contributing Editor
What is Life Coaching? Step Toward Your Personal Goals.
Judging Is About Wanting To Be Right
April 2, 2008, By jillvicki
As a Life Coach, there is only one line of your question that I am going to touch on and that is that you are in the world thinking that you are right and ’many people are doing wrong things’. How do you know that what they are doing is...
The Key to Getting What You Want
April 2, 2008, By Evan Carmichael
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.
An Exercise in Observation: 10 Things to Take Notice of Today
April 2, 2008, By David B. Bohl
This is something I like to explore with my coaching clients as we hone and perfect the art of Slowing Down Fast together. When you’re discouraged, you tend to notice more discouraging things… but when you turn your attention to...
Executive/Business Coaching Blogs
Would You Benefit From A Business Coach?
April 8, 2008, By Grant Thorpe
I wanted to share this great little article written by Carla Cross, CRB, MA Carla Cross Seminars, Inc. /Carla Cross Coaching in the USA as she talks about the need for a personal business coach in...
Closing the Gap
April 7, 2008, By charrise
Closing the gap between thoughts and actions is, in my view, the most significant positive breakthrough in a business coaching arrangement. Getting off your tail and identifying what you want to do, creating a plan to do it - and then...
Abounding Grace: Found First in Forgiveness?
April 6, 2008, By Rosa Say
You cannot be fully happy, for instance, if there is someone in your life you currently hate… acknowledge the reality that it is necessary to judge a man guilty of a crime before it is possible to genuinely pardon him. ...

Persistence Pays - 10 Quotes on Persistence
April 5, 2008, By trcoach
“If I have no other qualities I can succeed with love alone. If I persist, if I continue to try, if I continue to charge forward, I will succeed. If I stumble I will rise, and my falls will not concern me.”
Success
April 4, 2008, By trcoach
One of my favorite philosophers/ motivational speaker is Jim Rohn. Here is a video of Jim Rohn which includes some great quotes on success, including two of my favorites. Success is something you attract by the person you become...
NOTE: Video not reviewed.
Dealing with Difficult Clients
April 3, 2008, By bookmarklee
So here’s my top 5 tips drawn from one of my business coaching modules for accountants and tax advisers. You’ll appreciate that many of the techniques can apply equally when you’re faced with difficult colleagues, partners and staff!...
Three Questions with Mark McGuinness
April 3, 2008, By Ed Batista
Your recent e-book on Creative Management for Creative Teams does a great job of explaining coaching, but I'm also curious about how working with your particular clientele affects your approach. What do you think you might do...
Books and Products
Innovative New Coaching Program with Attitude!
April 8, 2008, Emediawire (press release) – Scarborough, Australia
It's a convenient and cost effective way to have all the benefits of a life coach." The program format is a mix of tele-coaching and electronic coaching...
Publicity Releases
Learn How to Stay in the Present Moment Like Tiger Woods Through ...
April 7, 2008, PR Web (press release) – Miami, FL, USA
His wealth of experience and background in business and coaching prompted Roberto to create powerful and transforming programs to support individuals in...
The Growth Coach Emerges as Leading Player in Expanding Franchise ...
April 7, 2008, Franchise Wire (press release) – Cincinnati, OH, USA
... and make it easy for our clients to get the objective help and life-changing process they need. ” The Growth Coach utilizes a strategic-focusing process...