COVID19 is causing massive global disruption to everyone and every system.  As coaches, we are called to provide support and grounding to our clients who are facing various extremes of VUCA reality (Volatile, Undertain, Complex, Ambiguous) in a context of uncertainty.  Hope this helps!  Wisdom from Dr. Bill Bergquist, co-founder of the Library of Professional Coaching (click video below to …

We’ve assembled a wonderful celebration of change! The Table of Contents are below and you can download the whole 250-page book for free using the red download button at the bottom of the page! Enjoy! Introducing Curated 2019: The Seasons of Change . . . Welcome to the fifth edition of Curated. It is being published at the starting of …

About the International Professional Coaching Publications Association The IPCPA was formed to foster collaboration between the editors, publishers, and distributors of the highest quality professional publications in the coaching industry. The intention of this collaboration is threefold: (1) to enhance the credibility and standards of publications associated with coaching and related industries; (2) to benefit from lessons learned and wisdom …

Organizational Coaching comes in many forms and is called many names. We propose that three strategies and more than a dozen specific models of organizational coaching.

At 350 mg per day of caffeine, one’s coaching client is likely to experience a diminished capacity to focus on a specific issue for a sustained period of time—the kind of concentration that is needed during a coaching session.

How do we lead, consult and coach with in widely differing settings in which organizational culture varies and organizational structures and processes vary so widely?

Functional organizations are not places of the body and mind. They are places of spirit and soul. There is no such thing as a “secular” organization—for all contemporary models of organizational life are deeply embedded to the framework of ancient religious practices and have been nurtured in the soil of communal life and traditional societies. Functional and effective leadership requires …

The instruments in this document have been presented to illustrate the broad range of resources that are available for instrument-based coaching and to point to several places where an organizational coach might turn when building a library of appropriate instruments for use as a professional coach.

A series of "animation" questions are posed concern the implications of neuroscience research for the professional of coaching.

Variations of this tool have been available for many years—ever since the concept of life planning was first introduced into organizational consulting work. It remains one of the most useful tools that can be used by a professional coach who is working with her client in the exploration and clarification of life and career values and aspirations. The life shields …