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(January 3, 2007)
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TOPICS:
- Inspiration From the Heart in Two Minutes
- Trends May Predict a Dismal Future for Coaching
- Attend Any of 31 Coaching In-Person Conferences or Events
- Ten Studies to Guide Coaching Practice
- What's New in Coaching Schools and Coaching Associations
- Join the Peer Resources Network
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INSPIRATION FROM THE HEART IN TWO MINUTES
One of my early mentors was a highly respected business leader. She was often asked to provide the keynote address at professional association conferences and various business leader gatherings. The demand for her lectures resulted in her charging ever-increasing fees for her services.
When conference organizers would contact her and ask how much she would charge to speak for an hour or two at their conference, they were often stunned when she quoted the fee. Budget conscious organizers would respond by asking her how much she would charge to speak for a much shorter time period. To their surprise, she would quote an even larger fee! Her rationale for this, she told me during one of our meetings, was that it didn't take her much time to prepare a two-hour talk, but to speak with influence for just five minutes would take her weeks of preparation.
My mentor would fully appreciate the new TV-program, The Messengers, currently appearing on the TLC (The Learning Channel) cable network (http://www.tlc.com/messengers). This eight-part, weekly, reality show allows the contestants only two minutes to deliver the most influential speech of their careers. This series has a simple goal: find America's next great inspirational speaker.
In the premier episode ten contestants from a variety of backgrounds created and delivered a talk before a live audience and two public speaking experts. To ensure that the contestants were on a level playing field, all had participated in a field trip that became the source for their talk. "The participants really have to walk the walk before they can talk the talk," said David Abraham, executive vice president and general manager for TLC. The field trip for the first episode consisted of living for 24 hours in the Skid Road of Los Angeles, California, an area inhabited by the vast homeless population of this major city.
At the end of the field trip, the group was given their speaking topic - the word "charity." The contestants had only 24 hours to then create their two-minute speech. Creating a short speech that reflects a significant life experience is a difficult challenge. Mark Twain, one of America's most prolific writers appreciated this challenge when he said, "It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech."
Typically the speakers merged their field experiences with their own life lessons to create powerful speeches of motivation for a studio audience. After each speech is delivered, the two experts offer commentary and criticism to the participants. At the conclusion of each episode, one person is eliminated by the studio audience's vote. The speaker remaining at the end of the series will be crowned "The Messenger," awarded a publishing deal and given the chance to host his or her own TLC television special.
For the most part the successful contestants dug into their own emotional experience and told a story that was prompted by what they had experienced amongst the homeless. They also found a way to connect with hearts and minds of the audience members. The contestants rated as being the least successful revealed little about themselves and tried to persuade or sell the idea of charity to audience members.
As coaches we are often placed in the same situation as the contestants in The Messengers. We have a short time period or window to connect with others who could potentially benefit from our services. Yet, all too often, we rely on "selling and telling" rather than reaching inside ourselves to find the bridge that ties us to others. We rely all too often on gathering credentials and degrees to validate our competency rather than letting the wisdom we have gained from our life experience speak through us. Or, as one of my mentors, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, said, we think that "public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary."
The Messengers is unlikely to live up to its own promotional material and "find the next great inspirational speaker," but it can act as an educational tool to help us understand how we can craft our experience and use it to connect with the hearts of those around us. Many of us want to be able to communicate what we've learned from life's toughest lessons, yet feel highly constrained if we had to fit the details into a two-minute statement. The Messengers reminds us that empathy, the ability to walk in someone else's shoes, is the foundation of effective communication.
Reference:
MacDonald, G.J. (July 19, 2006). Reality divines the spiritual life. USA Today [Online: http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-07-19-religious-reality_x.htm]
"The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is in the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
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TRENDS MAY PREDICT A DISMAL FUTURE FOR COACHING
At a recent teleconference of coaching experts a number of trends were noted that could be predictive of some difficult times ahead for coaching. Here is a summary of the key points.
- No consensus exists as to whether coaching qualifies as a "profession." While it is often referred to as a "discipline," "area," "field," or "arena," coaching has yet to fully embrace the criteria typically associated with the definition of a profession. Some experts noted that this was a "good thing" in that coaching maintained its connection with its grass roots origins.
- Too few coaches are actually able to make a living as coaches. More coaches are leaving the field after finding that the reality of practice falls far below the promise expressed by coaching schools and others. While many new coaches realize that establishing a coaching business is essential to their practice, too few find that practice creation actually yields financial growth or stability. While data is not yet available, it may be that more coaches are now terminating their coaching practice than starting a practice.
- Niche development, while possibly providing more specialized emphasis for the application of coaching, appears instead to have trivialized coaching so that the term "coach" is being applied widely to a variety of societal issues or trends.
- Too many coaches are basing their revenue model on providing services to other coaches. Persuading novice coaches that the key to success is more training, becoming certified, marketing ability, or business skill, may be a form of exploitation of fears or vulnerability rather than a realistic appraisal of the field. In addition, many coaches have added the term "mentor" or "mentor coach" to their list of services. They have taken a term that typically is associated with informal or volunteer service and have attached a fee to it. Mentor coaches appear to be primarily interested in charging fees to other coaches for their services.
- The International Coach Federation (ICF) has made changes to its membership policy so that after a certain date only coaches certified by the ICF will be voting members. This may mean that approximately 75% of its current membership may no longer be able to participate as voting members. This policy change, while on the surface appearing to be supportive of standards of practice, may actually demonstrate a disconnect from the roots and foundation of the origins and purpose of coaching. In addition, this move towards exclusion rather than inclusion may signal a change in perspective with regards to the basic tenets associated with coaching outcomes.
- The monthly newsletter published by the International Coach Federation (ICF) primarily focuses on marketing the services of the association and has too little emphasis on the education and development of its readers and members, and virtually no acknowledgement of world events, trends or issues in coaching, despite the newsletter's title. The content of this publication is quite different than the type of content in flagship publications of most other professional associations.
- The emphasis on certification contradicts the research on the key factors associated with choosing a coach. Several studies have shown that experience in the field as well as other criteria rank higher as factors for choosing a coach than whether a coach is certified or a member of a coach association.
- The majority of persons who provide coaching and have attained national or international reputations in their field as well as gaining significant financial rewards from coaching are neither certified as coaches nor are members of coaching associations. This is not the case with other helping professions.
- Too few coach training organizations and too few of their trained coaches know about or acknowledge the roots or antecedents of coaching. This lack of awareness has led other professions, particularly those that have contributed to the creation of coaching, to be skeptical, cynical, or dismissive of coaching.
While these perceptions were discussed during the teleconference, not all participants believed that such trends indicated a dismal future or a doom and gloom scenario for coaching. Some participants believed that the trends indicated that the "cream was rising to the top" and that only the best and brightest were going forward in the field of coaching. Others believed that the struggle for coaching to define itself was a healthy trend that would lead to greater commitment and accountability.
On August 10-12, 2006 some of the world's leading authorities on coaching were invited by the International Coach Federation to meet in Vancouver, British Columbia for "Evolving the Conversation: A Summit on the Future of Coaching."
The meeting came about as a result of planning by coaching experts and Peer Resources Network members Dr. Pat Williams (www.LifecoachTraining.com) and Vikki Brock (www.call-me-coach.com)
Two different reports have been produced about the conference. The ICF produced a report that is available for $12.00, and can be ordered from the International Coach Federation (www.coachfederation.org). Peer Resources has also produced a report, and their description and analysis of the three-day meeting is available online at: http://www.peer.ca/coachingnews.html
"Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when that's really where you wish they were."
~ George E. Bergman ~
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ATTEND A TOP LEVEL COACHING EVENT
Several coaching conferences and training events are scheduled over the next few months. A selection of those events from the Peer Resources website include:
High Performance Goal Setting
January 12, 2007
The Wingate Inn, 1209 N IH 35, Roundrock, Texas
www.profitconsultingco.com
(512) 989-2230
amy@profitconsultingco.com
College of Executive Coaching Intensive Training Institute
January 22-27, 2007
Boca Raton, Florida
www.executivecoachcollege.com/calendar.htm
(888) 764-8844
training@executivecoachcollege.com
Core Dynamics Coach Training Program with Tom Stone
January 24-27, 2007
Catamaran Resort Hotel, San Diego, California
www.greatlifetechnologies.com/CDCTraining/CoreDynamicsCoachTraining.html
(619) 557-2700
info@GreatLifeTechnologies.com
Coaching and Mentoring
February 5-6, 2007
Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
www.sauder.ubc.ca/exec_ed
(604) 822-8455 or (800) 618-3932
exec.ed@sauder.ubc.ca
International Coaching Awareness Week with Julio Olalla
February 7, 2007
Eglinton Grand Hotel, 400 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario
www.coachingawareness.com/register.asp
Coaching: A Strategic Tool for Effective Leadership
February 26-28, 2007
Toronto, Ontario
www.cmctraining.org
(877) 262-2586
cmcinfo@cmctraining.org
College of Executive Coaching Intensive Training Institute
February 26-March 3, 2007
Phoenix, Arizona
www.executivecoachcollege.com/calendar.htm
(888) 764-8844
training@executivecoachcollege.com
Coaching and Communicating for Performance
March 18-23, 2007
The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta (Canada)
www.banffleadership.com
(604) 822-8455 or (800) 590-9799
leadership@banffcentre.ca
College of Executive Coaching Intensive Training Institute
March 19-25, 2007
Santa Barbara, California
www.executivecoachcollege.com/calendar.htm
(888) 764-8844
training@executivecoachcollege.com
Coaching in the Workplace
March 24, 2007
Camosun College, Victoria, British Columbia
www.camosun.ca
(250) 370-3550
Art of Mindful Coaching Retreat
March 26-28, 2007
Bend of Ivy Lodge, Asheville, North Carolina
www.dougsilsbee.com/training/retreats
(828) 254-2021
ds@dougsilsbee.com
European Mentoring and Coaching Council Conference
April 3-4, 2007
Ashbridge Business School, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
www.emccouncil.org/conferences.htm
Call for proposals
p.k.stokes@shu.ac.uk
Coaching and Mentoring
April 10-11, 2007
Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
www.sauder.ubc.ca/exec_ed
(604) 822-8455 or (800) 618-3932
exec.ed@sauder.ubc.ca
College of Executive Coaching Intensive Training Institute
April 17-23, 2007
Santa Barbara, California
www.executivecoachcollege.com/calendar.htm
(888) 764-8844
training@executivecoachcollege.com
Territory Mapping Great Wall of China Seminar and Training
April 24-29, 2007
Beijing, China
www.territorymapping.net
(250) 592-2082
sally@lightenup4results.com
Cognitive Coaching Master Class
April 25, 2007
London, United Kingdom
www.stephenpalmerpartnership.com
+44 (0) 1582 712161
admin@stephenpalmerpartnership.com
Coaching Skills for the HR Professional
April 26-27, 2007
161 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
www.paamentoring.com
Tel: (800) 648-0543 or (312) 648-0849
info@perrone-ambrose.com
Coaching: A Strategic Tool for Effective Leadership
April 30-May 2, 2007
Toronto, Ontario
www.cmctraining.org
(877) 262-2586
cmcinfo@cmctraining.org
Conversation Among Masters (Invitation for Master Coaches)
April 30-May 3, 2007
Monterey, California
www.conversationamongmasters.com
(508) 435-3896
donna@coachingtosuccess.com
Fourth Annual Resource Academy Conference
May 4-6, 2007
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
www.resourcerealizations.com
(707) 431-1911
rr@resourcerealizations.com
College of Executive Coaching Intensive Training Institute
May 7-12, 2007
Chicago, Illinois
www.executivecoachcollege.com/calendar.htm
(888) 764-8844
training@executivecoachcollege.com
Worldwide Association of Business Coaching (WABC) Business Coaching Conference
May 18-19, 2007
Marriott Pinnacle Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia
www.wabccoaches.com
info@wabccoaches.com
European Coaching Conference
June 7-9, 2007
Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland
www.ecc2007.fi/
info@icf-ecc.org
Corporate Social Responsibility & Coaching Technology Conference - East Meets West
June 17-23, 2007
Beijing, China
www.tophuman.com
College of Executive Coaching Intensive Training Institute
September 6-12, 2007
Santa Barbara, California
www.executivecoachcollege.com/calendar.htm
(888) 764-8844
training@executivecoachcollege.com
Transforming Your Practice: Life Coaching Skills for Therapists with Dr. Patrick Williams
September 30-October 4, 2007
Mami Camilla Bed & Breakfast, Sorrento, Italy
www.lifecoachtraining.com
(970) 224-9830
pat@lifecoachtraining.com
Art of Mindful Coaching Retreat
October 8-10, 2007
Bend of Ivy Lodge, Asheville, North Carolina
www.dougsilsbee.com/training/retreats
(828) 254-2021
ds@dougsilsbee.com
European Mentoring and Coaching Council Conference
October 11-13, 2007
DJURÖNÄSET (near Stockholm) Sweden
www.emccouncil.org/conferences.htm
Tel: +44 1992 550246
julie.hay@emccouncil.org
Third Annual Association for Coaching Conference
October, 2007
www.associationforcoaching.com
ktulpa@associationforcoaching.com
International Coach Federation Conference
October 31-November 3, 2007
Long Beach, California
www.coachfederation.org
For additional coaching events, go to http://www.peer.ca/coaching.html. To add an event, contact Rey Carr at rcarr@peer.ca.
"A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other."
~ Grey Owl ~
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TEN STUDIES TO GUIDE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Peer Resources continually scans the professional and popular literature for articles, books, videos and other useful reference materials. They provide a brief synopsis of the latest work as well as citation details and summaries on their website at http://www.peer.ca/coaching.html. They also provide a searchable format on their site at http://www.peer.ca/SearchB.html.
Some books include discount purchase options. Selecting the purchase link (and actually buying the book) provides a commission to Peer Resources. All commissions are donated to a local charity that provides clothing for homeless youth.
Here are some recent additions:
Bachini, C. (Autumn, 2006). Why have supervision: Is it really important to my development as a coach? The Bulletin of the Association for Coaching, 9, 6-10. The author provides an explanation of supervision in coaching, including the need to formalize the supervision relationship, how supervision is different from co-coaching or mentoring, and the role of fees in supervision. An added bonus in this article is a brief description of Hawkins' "Seven-Eyed Model" that can be used to uncover some of the unconscious dynamics that develop between coach and client, coach and supervisor, and the system in which they operate. (Available from www.associationforcoaching.com)
Brill, P. (October, 2006). Changing on purpose -- coach yourself and others to turn vision, goals, strategic plans, and life dreams into reality. Link & Learn. (Retrieved October 11, 2006 from http://tinyurl.com/r5mzn). The author describes the physiological and psychological resistance we experience in dealing with change, and describes three techniques (activation, attention, and attitude) to ensure survival, success, and longevity.
Carr, R. (2006). Venuto, visto, conquistare: The full report on the 2006 ICF-sponsored Summit meeting of thought leaders in coaching. Victoria, BC: Peer Systems Consulting Group. A comprehensive report of a two-and-a-half-day meeting of invited leaders from around the world to meet together and discuss the future vision for coaching. The topics discussed, the process used to facilitate discussion, and a range of issues identified during the meeting and during a post-meeting debriefing are presented and analyzed from the perspective of one of the participants at the session. (This paper is available for immediate download at http://www.peer.ca/Summit-Report.pdf)
Chief Learning Officer. (November 2, 2006). Survey: Leadership development coaching of choice for managers, executives. Chief Learning Officer. (Retrieved November 2, 2006 from http://www.clomedia.com/common/newscenter/newsdisplay.cfm?id=5850). While leadership coaching might be a popular intervention, too few executives actually know what it means. An Internet survey of middle- to senior-level managers about executive coaching asked the question: "If you were to receive coaching at work, what focus would be of the the greatest benefit to you." The categories selected and the percent of respondents who selected each category are: leadership development (59.8%); communication skills (47.8%); organizational and political savvy (31.5%); job performance (28.3%); business acumen (27.2%); career planning (26.1%); balance (21.7%); and health/fitness (6.5%). The survey authors concluded that executives have little idea about what leadership coaching actually involves, and are often unaware of their core issues. They believe that authenticity and self-reflection are the starting points for leadership coaching, and they caution coaches to ask executives clarifying questions in order to understand the bigger picture.
Gable, S.L., Gonzaga, G.C., and Strachman, A. (November, 2006). Will you be there for me when things go right? Supportive responses to positive event disclosures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 5, 904-917. Close relationship partners often share successes and triumphs with one another, but this experience is rarely the focus of empirical study. In this study, dating couples completed measures of relationship well-being and then participated in videotaped interactions in which they took turns discussing recent positive and negative events. Participants rated how understood, validated, and cared for they felt in each discussion, and outside observers coded responders' behavior. Both self-report data and observational codes showed that two months later, responses to positive event discussions were more closely related to relationship well-being and break-up than were responses to negative event discussions. The results are discussed in terms of the recurrent, but often overlooked, role that positive emotional exchanges play in building relationship resources.
Little, K., Quillian-Wolever, R., Rice, M., and Sechrist, B. (2006). Training health coaches: Fielding a team of behavior change agents. Manasquan, NJ: Healthcare Intelligence Network. (Available online for a fee from http://tinyurl.com/y9kk8e). This report is based on an audio conference where the authors describe strategies and techniques for effective health coaches and delivering returns. The report provides details on e-learning to train health coaches, differentiating between coaching and therapy, and the scope of health coaching.
Oakeshott, I. (August 27, 2006). Call my life coach, not a spin doctor. The Sunday Times - Britain (Retrieved September 5, 2006 from www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2330445,00.html) Government officials at the highest levels in Britain are employing coaches, but this article uses a tone that mocks the practice, describes the coaches as "personal coaches," "mentors" and "critical friends," and chastises the officials for using "life" coaches at taxpayer expense. Either the author of the article received too little information, the firm providing the coaches did an inadequate job of describing the practice, or the "chartered psychologists" providing the coaching do not understand the differences between executive coaching and life coaching. Pity!
Stix, A., and Hrbek, F. (2006). Teachers as classroom coaches: How to motivate students across content areas. Alexandria, Virginia: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. The authors explain how coaching strategies can help educators inspire students and boost their performance in any subject and grade level. They demonstrate how a coaching environment creates more student motivation and higher engagement, and they detail the strategies and techniques that winning coaches use to help groups and individuals work more productively, overcome difficulties, and achieve meaningful and measurable goals.
Stober, D.R. (October, 2006). Approaches to research on executive and organizational outcomes. UTD Coaching News, 008. (Retrieved October 11, 2006 from http://som.utdallas.edu/executive/coaching/cnews2/issue_008/feature.htm). As the field of coaching grows, research studies exploring, describing, or explaining coaching are becoming more popular. However, requests to participate in activities described as "research" which in reality are only marketing ploys are also on the increase. In this article, an experienced coach and research expert provides details about the purposes of coaching research, the different types of methodologies, and the challenges associated with outcome studies. This article is an excellent primer for those unfamiliar with research standards and practices, and provides a strong foundation to assess whether requests to participate in "research" are legitimate.
Stone, T. (n.d.). A realistic look at one of the main challenges of the coaching profession and how Core Dynamics coach training addresses this challenge. Great Life Technologies. (Retrieved October 6, 2006 from http://www.greatlifetechnologies.com/AMajorChallenge.shtml). Tom Stone, the creator of the powerful Core Dynamics approach to coach training, weighs in on why it is that most people who go through coach training programs have difficulty making a living providing coaching services. While some might argue that coach training provides to little training and support to help coaches overcome personal barriers to marketing and selling, Tom Stone identifies a different and more controversial reason: eliciting the personal greatness within each coach. The article describes how this greatness is revealed and the way in which the 12 Core Dynamics help breakthrough the conditioning that limits greatness. In addition the article reveals how Core Dynamics and the core competencies of the International Coach Federation line up with each other.
"Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I'm doing."
~ Werner von Braun ~
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE COACHING WORLD
With 236 coach training organizations to choose from and more than 50 varieties of certification available in the coaching field, what was once a relatively easy decision has become infinitely more complicated.
In addition, with the upcoming changes in membership requirements planned by the International Coach Federation, other organizations are forming or expanding to accommodate the anticipated number of qualified coaches who will be seeking an alternative for professional association.
Here are a few of the latest entries to the Coaching Schools and Training Organizations Directory and details on new coaching associations.
The Creativity Coaching Association is directed towards helping people coach artists, writers, and creators. Training is online and provides certification as a Certified Creativity Coach. Certification requires four courses, five hours of supervised coaching, completion of a reading list, 100 hours of coaching contact, and agreement to an ethical code. Credit is also available for prior work. The program can be completed in 12-18 months at an approximate cost of $2900.00.
Fast Track Coach Training has been created by Susan Sussman, a Master Certified Coach (MCC) and Sheila Kutner, a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). This program focuses exclusively on the International Coach Federation's Core Competencies. There are 24 two-hour class meetings and six two-hour coaching practicums. The team spends 24 discussion hours on core competency written materials and 36 hours doing practice coaching with feedback. The current fee is $1000.00. Check the website for current start dates.
Leading Edge Coaching and Training was created by Eva Gregory and specializes in helping coaches, counselors, teachers, and other healing practitioners learn to use the Laws of Attraction to create a successful coaching practice. Through a three-month telecourse program, participants learn to use the Laws of Attraction for themselves and their clients. The fee as of September, 2006 is $325.00.
Circle of Life Health and Wellness Coach Training provides a 30-hour training in a retreat setting (typically in Santa Barbara, California) and includes four, 60-minute follow-up conference calls, led by Rebecca McLean, author and National Trainer of the Circle of Life Process. Continuous telecoach mentoring, peer, and alumni support is also provided. Participants qualify to become certified as Circle of Life group facilitators and can apply the skills learned to individual health and life coaching. The current fee is $1500.00.
OPM Diploma in Leadership Mentoring and Executive Coaching in the United Kingdom describes itself as the "one of the UK's few independently accredited coaching qualifications," and consists of seven days of theory and practice on coaching and mentoring. The diploma is awarded upon the successful completion of a work-based assignment, a minimum of 12 hours coaching practice, and a coaching diary. The program is designed for managers and human resources professionals with some experience in coaching and mentoring. The fee as of 2006 is £2350 + VAT and includes lunch, refreshments and all learning materials for the seven day training. The maximum number of participants in the course is 15. (The course can also be run within an organization.)
North Star Life Coach Training is provided by Martha Beck and is typically limited to 10-12 qualified applicants. The training curriculum draws upon adult development, transformational learning, self-reflection, coaching experience, and business development. The program is divided into three phases: comprehensive, written pre-work; a three-day intensive on-site program with Martha Beck and her team; and additional activities to qualify for certification. The fee for this training is $6,000. There is also an Advanced Life Coach Training program.
International Mozaik has created a Master of Business Coaching program for coaches in search of a higher level of professionalism in individual and team executive coaching with a specialization in the impact of cross fertilization on business systems. The program, accredited by the International Coach Federation, includes a nine-module, 240-hour in-person course with 10 hours via telephone, and is taught in English (in Paris and Brussels) and in French (in Paris). The fee is 11,000 euros.
Executive Coaching and Mentoring Organisation (ECMO) provides a diploma course in personal and executive coaching and a diploma in personal and executive coaching for women in business. They also provide a course on coaching skills for managers. Course modules are in-person and are delivered in an evening, day or intensive weekend basis. Modules consist of The Essential Spirit of Coaching, The Art and Science of Coaching, Core Value Coaching, Organisational Focus, Personality Assessors, and Process and Practice. Course fees are typically €2,700 including all resource material. Course are accredited by the European Coaching Institute.
Mindstream Success Coaching and Training Ltd provides training for career coaches, executive coaches and life/personal coaches. Classes, typically delivered on weekends, consist of formal lectures, small discussion groups, practical exercises and role play. Participants are expected to receive coaching from each other, typically over the telephone. A written assessment, observations of classroom work, and a formal observation of coaching skill are necessary for the diploma. Course are accredited by the European Coaching Institute. Courses are offered in various locations in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. As of December, 2006 their fees were €2,500.00.
New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies Certificate in Personal and Life Coaching requires participants to take six courses and an independent study, including two Foundations of Coaching courses; a Skills and Practices course specific to their concentration; then an Independent Study; and, finally, the Master Class in Coaching, which cannot be taken until the semester after all other certificate requirements are complete. Two electives are also required. The independent study course includes coaching engagements and feedback from instructors and peers. The focus of the program is to provide participants with the skills required to coach individuals through transformative periods in their lives. Upon completion of this program, participants are able to: differentiate between types of coaching and performance improvement approaches, contract with a coaching client; practice basic skills of the coaching conversation; demonstrate highly effective personal coaching; speak persuasively about the benefits of their coaching; ask for and receive feedback about their coaching effectiveness; and manage multiple coaching relationships. Course fees are charged on an individual course basis and range from $545.00 to $725.00.
New in Coaching Organizations and Associations:
The International Business Coach Institute (IBCI) describes itself as "the world's largest international association consisting solely of professionally trained and accredited business coaches." The organization website states that it has "hundreds of members in 19 countries." They offer four membership and fee categories: associate, member, fellow, or director. Categories differ by amount of experience, rating by clients, and score on an online examination. A Find a Coach service, where members can list their services, is available on their website. Members have opportunities for networking, sharing information, publications and online forums through a "members only" area. This organization appears to have an undisclosed relationship with Action International Business Coaching, and the Action website states that it is accredited by IBCI, a procedure that is not detailed on the IBCI website. In addition, the claims made about the size and scope of IBCI are not substantiated, and must be regarded with caution at the present time. Email to the principal email address has not been answered.
The Christian Life Coaching Club has been created for people who want to become or are Christian life coaches. Resources on the site, including contact with other Christian life coaches as well as marketing information and assistance are only available to members. A system is available where members can receive coaching at a discount. Three types of membership are available: Mastermind Professional Membership ($200 for first month and $147/month recurring); Professional Membership ($100 for first month and $47/month recurring); and Associate Membership ($100 for first month and $27/month recurring). A code of ethics is provided. Email: info@christiancoachingclub.com Tel: (502) 429-7687.
Warnings or Cautions Noted:
NXIVM (also known as Executive Success Programs or "ESP") has been involved in considerable legal action, and has been described as a "cult," "extremely dangerous," and a "brainwashing" organization. Last year they requested that Peer Resources list them as a coach training organization; however their listing has been removed from the Coach Training Organizations list pending further investigation of the claims made (both for and against this organization). An examination of their current website reveals that while they still have a site, they have removed any details about contact information or location. Readers who would like more details can email Rey Carr at rcarr@islandnet.com for the URL of the organization that is gathering evidence of the problems associated with this coach training group.
"A short saying often contains much wisdom."
~ Sophocles ~
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JOIN THE PEER RESOURCES NETWORK
Do you know someone who could benefit from becoming a member of the Peer Resources Network? Although you are receiving this free newsletter every 45-60 days, members of the Peer Resources Network receive a monthly newsletter, the Peer Bulletin, with additional information, practical tips, announcements, details about champions for coaching, funding opportunities and job openings in coaching and coaching research summaries every month.
Do the quotes placed in this newsletter intrigue you? Would you like to know more about the people quoted or read more of what they have to say? Members of the Peer Resources Network receive links and more details regarding each quote when they receive the monthly Peer Bulletin.
In addition Peer Resources Network members receive toll-free coaching and consultation for development issues as an additional benefit of membership. Members also have access to the online versions of Compass: A Magazine for Peer Assistance, Mentorship and Coaching. This magazine has become the only advertising-free, professional, peer-reviewed publication coaching, mentoring and peer assistance, and is filled with timely articles for coaches. Coach members of the Peer Resources Network can list their coaching services as well as any in-person training events or workshops they provide on the Peer Resources' website. Members are also eligible to receive complimentary copies of the latest top-level coaching books and resources.
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As a bonus for readers of The Peer News who become members of the Peer Resources Network during January, 2006, we will send you at no additional cost a CD that contains the three past issues and the current issue of Compass: A Magazine for Peer Assistance, Mentorship and Coaching as well as the past 12 months of the Peer Bulletin. This CD is free to PRN members and will be sent by postal mail at no cost to any individual category member or the group leader of any institutional membership.
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