For the seventh year, Sherpa Coaching and its university partners are asking for your thoughts about leadership and executive coaching. You get the complete research report, first and free, when you participate. To begin, please click the link below or copy and paste it into your browser. Click here: http://www.qsurvey.net/coach The survey is commissioned by Sherpa Coaching and its executive …

Do we, as coaches, engage with our executive clients about ethical issues only once they’ve brought it up in a coaching session, or when we see an ethical quagmire of which the client may not be aware?

What a value-packed conversation!  On Thursday,  November 10th, 2011, Jeremy Robinson (the great) led an energetic discussion on professionalizing your executive coaching and he touched on some amazing points! Click the play button below to listen to the absolute gems: Or, if you prefer to download the mp3 to your iPod or other player for later listening, you can do …

Next Community Mastermind Call will be November 10th (12 noon Eastern/9am Pacific)! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. Click here to get the dial in number: http://bit.ly/jLhXw Join us for our featured Leading Coach, Jeremy Robinson, who will be joining us on 11/10/11 at 12 noon Eastern (9am Pacific)…it’s a Thursday. Jeremy is the author of Becoming an Exceptional Executive Coach! You …

In the light of the current drive to generate more evidence on which to base a profession of coaching, it was with interest that I read David B. Drake’s recent (2011) paper, What do coaches need to know? Using the Mastery Window to assess and develop expertise (Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, Vol.4, No.2, September 2011, …

On September 14, 2011 we held a digitally interactive mastermind call featuring Karlin Sloan. We had 41 Leading Coaches register for the call, and we interacted on the Leading Coaches’ Facebook page while on the call with Karlin. You can listen to the recording here or simply push play on the player below. Topic:     Unfear: Facing Change in an …

There are numerous situations we face at work, whether as an entrepreneur, an employer, a manager, a leader, an employee or a member of a project team where we need to build coalition with others.

Setting goals is the easy part. Making them a reality requires having the mindsets and attitudes, beliefs and alignment to passionately move each day in the direction of your intended results.

“Factors that Contribute to the Effectiveness of Business Coaching: The Coachees Perspective (2006, Blackman, A. The Business Review, Cambridge 5.1, Sep, pp.98-104) attracted my eye. Whether we’re business coaches or not, we can all benefit from being aware of these contributing factors to coaching efficacy. In addition, it’s so valuable to take some time to see the coaching process through …

The cheapest coach is not the best coach. Shopping for coaches on price, comparing rates per coach, is not how to choose excellence.