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.

In this week’s Chronicle: Executive coaching is the best tool for training financial professionals to become leaders in their organizations, says a worldwide accountancy organization. A company that provides coaching services for students shows up in two items this week, adding to the number of mentions we’ve noted this year. The niche of “family coaching” receives more media attention, this time from the Wall Street Journal. The Chronicle notes when coaching makes inroads in the culture, and this week we see the subject of coaching on the program at a major conference for executives whose companies provide elder care. With “The Secret” still on best-seller lists, a blogger takes issue with relying on the popular “Law of Attraction” for success. A writing coach gives tips for business writers, a performance coach lists eleven “superfoods,” and a business coach gives a checklist for moving ahead. Check out the article on Ten Home-Based Businesses – coaching comes after dog-sitting.

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Accountants Association Names Executive Coaching Most Effective Training Tool
October 18, 2007, Cripps Sears & Partners News (UK)
Financial professionals are expected to become leaders in their organizations, but are not always prepared for more than the accounting part of the job. In their latest report, this professional association of accountants with almost half a million members in 170 countries identifies executive coaching as the best method to help develop leadership skills.

Coaching for Adult University Students Improves Retention Rates by 15%
October 23, 2007 The Boston Globe (Massachusetts, USA)
One school invested $500,000 in offering free personal coaches to help adult students handle hectic schedules and stay motivated when things seem overwhelming. Compared with a control group of 200 who received no coaching, the 200 students who took advantage of this benefit were more likely to stay in school, and the difference was considered impressive. Coaching is being offered to hundreds of students taking their classes primarily evenings and weekends.

Small Businesses Use Different Solutions to Manage Change – One is Business Coaching
October 21, 2007 Wall Street Journal (New York, USA)
Three small businesses confront change in management. Their three solutions are described.

Team Building
October 21, 2007, Coaching Businesses to Success (UK)
This article offers concise tips and helpful resources for building a better team, becoming a more effective boss, and working efficiently together.

University Management Platform Adds Student Coaching to List of Services
October 19, 2007, Campus Technology (California, USA)
The student coaching provider combines online tools with in-person sessions.

Consultant: Business Coaching Helps in the Right Situation
October 19, 2007, Management Consulting Articles (Philippines)
Businesses that benefit the most are ones that are growing rapidly.

Coaching Newsletter Gives Advice on Setting Personal Goals
October 16, 2007, Pure Heart Simple Mind (Japan)
Have a compelling dream to strive for, develop positive goals, and choose words that lead to success.

Family Coaches Reduce Household Chaos
October 18, 2007, Wall Street Journal (New York, USA)
While a coach can help families put systems in place for better organization, nutrition, and cleaner homes, it takes commitment on the part of the family to make the changes part of their lives.
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Business Coach Offers Tips to Save Businesses Time and Money
October 17, 2007, KOMO-TV (Washington, USA)
Includes a comprehensive checklist of suggestions for better management and more efficient operations.

Life Coach: Don’t Hide Your Stress
October 17, 2007, Thaindian (Thailand)
Suppressing emotions can result in increased risk for heart disease and hypertension.

Seminar for Single Mothers Offers Life Coaching
October 16, 2007, The London Free Press (Ontario, Canada)
The free sessions will take place once a month until March.

Coach Says: Create An Online Survey To Ask For Employee Feedback
October 20, 2007, Future Leaders from the Conceptual Age Blog
She suggests executives ask their employees only five questions, using a simple tool like Survey Monkey, to find out if they are demonstrating behaviors that produce trust and respect. Send surveys regularly, using five new questions each time.

“The Law of Attraction” Alone Isn’t Enough , Says Coach
October 20, 2007, Manifesting Life Magick Blog
Merely holding the positive vision of your business as a success is not enough – your effort is required in order to make it a success.

Blogger: Coaching May be a Perfect Home Business Opportunity
October 18, 2007, Flixya Blog
After dog-sitting, eBay selling, and garage organizing, coaching is a great home-based business. The coaching industry’s fast growth is constantly opening up new markets and niches.

Writing Coach Has Nine Tips for Clearer Business Writing
October 18, 2007, Confident Writing Blog
Write with purpose, use facts, and avoid jargon.

Performance Coach Lists Eleven “Super Foods” for Good Health
October 18, 2007, Pillars Journal Blog
Oranges, whole-grain bread, cantaloupe, broccoli, sweet potatoes, watermelon, beans, salmon, spinach, garlic, and water.

Business Coach Asks: MySpace or Facebook?
October 17, 2007, New Media Marketing Blog (USA)
She asks her readers to tell her which social networking site is better and why.

Wellness Coaching is Vital, Says Coach
October 16, 2007, Coaching Training Alliance Blog
A recent study found 70% of health care costs come from preventable diseases. Wellness coaches coach healthier habits that help people avoid these diseases.

Casting Call for Life Coaches
October 21, 2007, Entrepreneur.com
VH1 Series is casting a trained psychologist/therapist/mediator/life-coach for a single episode of a new reality series. View details here.

Executive Coach Will Speak at Meeting for Leaders Who Provide Elder Care
October 19, 2007, PRWeb (Florida, USA)
For the first time, coaching will be a featured topic at this annual conference for those whose organizations serve an elderly population.

New Coaching Program Aims to Neutralize Five Career Threats
October 15, 2007, PRWeb (Ontario, Canada)
The threats, or “wolves,” are corporate change, relationship conflicts, work demands, personal stumbling blocks, and work crises.

By Vikki G. Brock
Coaching service providers emerged before coach education and coach training organizations. For example, from the psychology perspective, in the 1950s RHR International was providing counseling to executives. In 1981 Personnel Decisions International (PDI) began offering executive coaching services. In 1987, KRW International was founded by Fred Kiel, among others, to “help senior people change by empowering and bringing them data.” David Peterson, from PDI, says much of the early work was “helping people be less abrasive and deal with some of the same things we provide coaching on today.” PDI also launched a significant research project on coaching in 1987 that tracked the progress of 370 coaching participants with the intent of creating a thorough picture of their coaching process.