The Chronicle of Coaching provides a snapshot of what’s happening in the coaching profession, and is updated weekly. Compiled and edited by Ruth Ann Harnisch, Christine Heinrichs, and Linda Ballew.

In this week’s Chronicle: In Canada, one company reports a stunning return on investment in business coaching. A pastor decides to devote full time to his life coaching business, a soccer coach talks business, and a business coach answers questions. The latest gift for graduates – coaching, whether that’s a live coach or a coach’s book on life after graduation. Coaching and games – a theme this week as we include reports on coaching for people who want to get ahead in the “game of life,” and this fall you can get a coach in the video game aisle. Why you need a coach, why you shouldn’t be a coach, and why you should accept a free coaching session, along with a “juicy” weight loss coach, coaching “boot camp,” and coaching for parents of teen-agers, all on offer this week.

In last week’s edition, one item described Donna Karlin as a Life Coach. Donna is an Executive and Political Leadership Coach.

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With Help from a Business Coach, Sales Rose 80%
May 16, 2007, The Peterborough Examiner (Ontario, Canada)
Business owner hired a coach to help the company expand in an orderly fashion, by fostering team building and facilitating discussions on everything from office filing systems to long-term goals.

Business Coach Explains It All
May 22, 2007, The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah, USA)
This interview addresses what a client should expect, what the focus and process includes, and how much it costs.

Soccer Coach Speaks About “Coaching for Performance”
May 18, 2007, Columbia University Athletics (New York, USA)
Both soccer and business demand peak performance to create desired outcomes, he says. This coach was invited to speak to a New York advertising agency about his successful coaching techniques.

Pastor Quits Church Ministry For Coaching Company
May 17, 2007, Grand Haven Tribune, (Michigan, USA)
The founder of a church that grew from 12 worshippers to 300 says each person is “uniquely designed by God with a purpose, mission, goals and dreams.” The pastor has now left the pulpit to devote full time to his growing coaching business.

Video Game Publisher Enters the Life Coaching Arena
May 22, 2007, Guardians Unlimited: Gamesblog (UK)
The first title, “My Word Coach,” will be released in the fall on the Wii and DS, and will help players with verbal communication and vocabulary. “My Life Coach” will arrive on the market on DS in December.

Key Role of Business Coaching Is Improvement
May 20, 2007, The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina, USA)
With a coach’s objectivity, a client may gain a new perspective. The coach can offer new ideas from experience with previous clients who have successfully made significant improvement.

Graduation Gift List Suggests Life Coaching
May 19, 2007, The Arizona Republic (Arizona, USA)
For adult graduates, a coach can help answer the question, “Now what?”

Underperformers in the Workplace May Benefit from Coaching
May 18, 2007, Express Computers (Bombay, India)
HR departments should recognize employee problems and the need to coach and empower the managers to handle such employees, and not just ignore them.

Retired Cricket Coach Will Take Skills to the Corporate World
May 18, 2007, newKerala.com (Ernakulam, Kerala, India)
After a winning career coaching cricket, he plans to use his life and sports knowledge to coach CEOs and businesses.

The Game of Life May Need a Coach Too
May 17, 2007, Holmen Courier (Wisconsin, USA)
Life coach explains how coaching helps with various issues, such as stress, weight loss, lifestyle choices, disease management and personal growth and development.

Performance-Based Coaching Helps Organizations Focus, Says Free Corporate Study
May 16, 2007, Tekrati Industry Analyst Reporter (California, USA)
This study identifies 22 talent management processes that impact businesses, and shows where to prioritize focus when creating or recreating talent management strategies.

Listening and Coaching Reduce Workplace Conflict
May 16, 2007, The Ithaca Journal (New York, USA)
Honest communication, feedback and trust are key, says this leadership trainer.

Juicy Woman Blogs about the Benefits of Energy Coaching
May 22, 2007, thejuicywomanblog (USA)
She says you are able to change your energy field. By concentrating and focusing on what you want, you can positively affect your body and your world.

Top Ten Reasons Not to Become a Coach
May 17, 2007, JuliaStewartBlogspot (USA)
Blogger cites various reasons such as, “coaching sounds easy,” or “you want to make lots of money.” She also lists the top ten reasons she became a coach.

Virtual Assistant Coach Offers Five Tips to “Get What You Want”
May 16, 2007, Coach Virtual Assistant (Pennsylvania, USA)
Tips include finding a new awareness, being willing to see things from a different perspective, changing personal expectations, making thoughtful choices and connecting to a deep internal power.

Workaholic? A Coach Can Help Balance Work and Life
May 17, 2007, TGIMWorkLife (Ontario, Canada)
Answer questions to see if you are a workaholic and read tips to help find a more effective work-life balance. Need further help? Hire a coach.

Coaching Fills Gaps in Law School Classes
May 16, 2007, Legal Marketing Blog (Florida, USA)
Coaching can help lawyers effectively interact with clients, manage their practices, and make money. These skills are not usually offered in law school.

How to Survive the Real World: Life after College Graduation
Andrea Syrtash
May 21, 2007, Seattle Post Intelligencer (Washington, USA)
This life coach compiled and edited real world advice for college graduates. She was also part of the team that interviewed nearly 1,000 people about their after-college experiences.

New Business Coaching Service Taps Client’s Intuition
May 21, 2007 Newswire Today (London, UK)
Coach says Intuitive Business Readings help entrepreneurs determine what their non-physical challenges might be, like fear and anxiety, and helps discover where they are being blocked in their business.

Free E-mail Newsletter and Coaching Session Offered
May 17, 2007, The Open Press (USA)
This coach is also an author, teacher, and motivational speaker. She conducts national workshops on the “Seven Principles to Create the Life You Want” as well as “Emotional Intelligence for Teenagers.”

Verizon Business Honored for Outstanding Coaching of Management Professionals
May 17, 2007, PR Newswire (New Jersey, USA)
For the second year in a row, International Coach Federation’s Prism Award was presented to Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications, for their commitment to excellence in organizational coaching.

“Boot Camp” Offered for Career Coaches
May 16, 2007, PR Web (Washington, USA)
For coaches looking for a specialty, this workshop includes expanding services to include career coaching, building a reputation, secrets of marketing coaching, and how to connect clients with recruiters, resume writers, and job placement experts.

Free 10 Minute Mini-Coaching Session Offered to Consider Perfect Wealth Coaching
May 16, 2007, Webwire.com (Atlanta, USA)
Coach says he can help orient an individual’s mindset for maximum success, and offers a free trial.

Free Coaching Teleclass for Parents of Teens
May 16, 2007, BeyondHorizonCoaching (New Jersey, USA)
Life coach offers help with summer activities for teens, including managing work schedules, sports and family time.

By Vikki G. Brock

The roots of business-focused coaching from the decade of 1970s include the rise of 360° feedback and assessment through KRW International, Center for Creative Leadership, and Marshall Goldsmith. The Gestalt approach of the 1940s was applied to organizational consulting. Two business coaching books were published in the late 1970s, David Megginson’s “A Managers Guide to Coaching,” (published in the UK) Richard Fournies’ “Performance Coaching for Managers.” (published in the US) Jim Selman, first president of Werner Erhard’s Transformational Technologies, released a video workshop titled “Coaching: Beyond Management.”