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 updated each Wednesday at noon EDT. Compiled and edited by Alex Goldsmith, Linda Ballew and Ruth Ann Harnisch.

In this week’s Chronicle: There’s a report from India saying would-be coaches there can now seek training in their own country instead of relying on schools in other countries such as Australia or the USA. Here’s an example of the international bounce of coaching news: a major investment and insurance company is coaching its executives in Hong Kong using an Australian company, as reported by press in the United Arab Emirates. Also this week, we see prospective clients using the internet to find coaches with whom they are most compatible. The gardening coach phenomenon blooms in San Francisco. An ex-football player finds his passion in life coaching. Peer coaching becomes more widespread. A newspaper columnist gets a dating coach, ignores her advice, and then complains about the results. One coach advises keeping your current job while planning your dream job as Option B. As always, if we missed anything, please let us know at info@thefoundationofcoaching.org

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India Brings a Coaching Culture to Business Leadership
October 2, 2007, The Economic Times (India)
Professionals are taking advantage of the wide range of services coaches can offer CEOs and managers, and the incorporation of a coaching culture is becoming a fact of business life. “Coaching Foundation India” claims to accredit coaches.
NOTE: Coaching Foundation India is not affiliated with or related to The Foundation of Coaching.

Major Corporation Spends Big On Executive Coaching
October 1, 2007, Gulf News (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
The insurance giant AXA Asia-Pacific invests $700,000 HKD (approx $90,000 USD) four times a year to bring in an Australian business school to teach leadership training in Hong Kong.

Poll Shows Employees Would Like to be Coached
October 2, 2007, Online Recruitment (UK)
The School of Coaching polled a group of London workers and learned that 77% believe coaching would improve their performance.

Life Coaching: Map the Future and Follow the Map
October 1, 2007 The Journal News (New York, USA)
Information on the field of life coaching.

From WSJ Print Edition - The College Try May Not Get You into College
Sept 28, 2007, Wall Street Journal (USA)
Some kids use coaches to write their college essays.

Sign of the Times: Coaching Experience Required for Journalism Job
September, 2007 (Sent to The Chronicle of Coaching by Christine Heinrichs, who served as a Communications Consultant for the chronicle in 2006)
TRAINING DIRECTOR: Congressional Quarterly is seeking to fill the new position of Training Director, part of CQ's goal to become a world-class learning news organization. The Training Director, who will report directly to the Editor, will be responsible for creating a broad-based curriculum for
developing and coaching CQ's journalists. A candidate for this slot should be a respected and seasoned journalist with a proven track record for innovation as well as for successfully coaching and mentoring reporters and editors. Candidates should enjoy working with journalists of all types, know digital technology and understand the evolving importance of online journalism. If you're interested, contact Editor Mike Riley at mailto: mriley@cq.com> mriley@cq.com.

Comic Plays Coaching Role in Training Video
October 1, 2007, icwales.co.uk (UK)
Pass it on: Coaching Skills for Managers, will attempt to show line managers the coaching skills they need to guide and encourage staff.

Garden Coach Grows Gardeners
September 26, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle (California, USA)
The relatively new coaching niche helps everyone from beginning to master gardeners.

Business Coach: Stick to Your Day Job… For Now
September 26, 2007, Ecademy
Develop a Plan B, your dream job, on the side before switching.

Website Matches Customers to Coaches
September 25, 2007, Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Washington, USA)
Site visitors fill out several personal tests and are given a choice of several self-help offerings, including coaching.

“Call Me Coach”…and Captain!
October 1, 2007, Ballard News Tribune (Washington, USA)
Coach has navigated through some rough seas of life and coaches others to do the same.
NOTE: Vikki Brock serves as the Director of the History and Archive Division of The Foundation of Coaching.

Former CEO Now Coaches Them
September 28, 2007, Nashville Business Journal (Tennessee, USA)
His retainer is $15,000 a year and he travels around the country coaching executives.

Life Coach Discusses the Focus of Her Work
September 26, 2007, The Olympian (Washington, USA)
She helps improve her clients’ work-life balance and wellness.

Ex-Football Player Now the Coach
September 25, 2007, The Press-Enterprise (California, USA)
The retired NFL player now serves as a life coach for youth in his community.

A Curious Look at Peer Coaching
September 2007, Bee Sport Blog
A coach gives an extensive guide into the benefits, process, and details of peer coaching.

Picture This: Personal Coaching Can Help an Artist
September 27, 2007, Art News Blog
Set goals and produce work.

Giving Speeches Builds Coaching Practices, Says Coach
September 27, 2007, Life Coaching Resource Blog
Speak for existing groups; speak from your experience, and practice, practice, practice.

Columnist Discusses Experience with Dating Coach
September 27, 2007, New York Times (New York, USA)
She refuses to do what the coach suggests, then notes the expense and her lack of success.

Coach Gives Thirty Fundamentals for Success in Life
September 24, 2007, I Will Change Your Life Blog
Like golf, life has fundamentals that when mastered, lead to success

Business Coach Creates Blog for Black Entrepreneurs
September 2007, Black News
Black-owned businesses are statistically three times more likely to fail and this coach is trying to prevent those failures.

Coach: Watch “Cute” Videos, It’s Good for You
September 26, 2007, Create What Matters Most Blog
“Cute” videos can lower your blood pressure, invoke positive emotions, and reduce stress.

India Blogger Transformed Through Coaching
September 25, 2007, Srijan Technologies Blog (India)
It’s given him more time, clearer thinking, and honest self-inspection.

Personal Development Coach Interviews Life Coach
September 25, 2007, JMViews Blog
They discuss building a successful online presence and blogging.

Conversation Scheduled to Discuss Coaching Non-Profit Leaders
October 1, 2007, The Journal of Philanthropy (USA)
Grant makers are getting interested in helping non-profit leaders receive executive coaching. Discussion October 10.

By Vikki G. Brock

Some of the roots of coaching in Scandinavia began to grow in 1997, when Johan Tandberg of Sweden received a scholarship to attend Coach U. He attended the 1998 ICF conference, and became a member of the ICF board in 1999. Tandberg gathered together a group of eight, from the Scandinavian countries in 1999, who formed the nucleus of the Nordic Coach Federation, which was launched in 2000. As the first president, Tandberg rotated the location of the Nordic conference among different Scandinavian countries to support the growth of coaching throughout the region. According to Lori Shook, in 2001, Coach Training Institute brought training to Norway using a trained cadre of Scandinavian coaches as trainers.