ICCO Spring Break…Better than a Day at the Beach! For a limited time—only until April 30, 2010—celebrate spring by enjoying 10% off the cost to attend any in-person ICCO event in June 2010! Join us at ICCO’s landmark symposium events—intimate, senior-level deep dives into the crucial issues of coaching in international organizations. Limited to 40 or fewer people, our symposia …

This guest post is contributed by Leading Coach David McGraw. A Road Map to Fascination Sally Hogshead has written the must-read marketing book of the year.  The book is entitled “Fascinate: Your Seven Triggers to Persuasion and Captivation.” Her writing style is casual, laid back, and in-your-face challenging all at the same time. Hogshead is on a mission to raise …

Guest Post provided by Leading Coach Michael Bungay Stanier You’re FABulous You’re a senior coach, wise and subtle, well trained and with many hours of coaching conversations under your belt. It’s both a rewarding and comfortable place to be, and we do good in the world. (I’m taking the liberty to count myself as one of your peers.) And I …

With the help of several world leading coaches, AM-A has dedicated over two decades to modernizing a group persuasive process, called Projections Based Coaching, that is drawn from antiquity and is designed to overcome seemingly insurmountable barriers to Peak Performance (Projections Based Coaching using Premier Mentor 2010-07-09 gives you the complete paper, just click to download.) In parallel, to deliver …

What’s the latest in leadership? What’s the hottest choice as a second career? As a recognized professional in your field, you’re invited to be part of an online study about executive coaching and leadership. When you take part, you will receive an exclusive ‘first look’ at results. This fifth annual survey is sponsored by Sherpa Coaching, the University of Georgia, …

One of my clients sent this to me this morning…it’s good stuff to fuel our discussions of coaching leaders! Adapted from the upcoming “The Wall Street Journal Guide to Management” by Alan Murray, published by Harper Business. Leadership is less about your needs, and more about the needs of the people and the organization you are leading. Leadership styles are …

Guest post contributed by Charlie Smith Thirty years ago if you said “coach” people mostly thought of a handful of sports figures. Today it seems there are millions of coaches — business coaches, executive coaches, life coaches, project coaches, career coaches, coaches’ coaches.  Coaching may be today’s version of the “Philosopher’s Stone” – that magic sought by alchemists in the …

The following poem was created by Susan Symington, an executive coach in the DC area who was inspired to write it during the ICCO Membership Lab meeting in San Antonio last month. She gave me permission to share it with you here…. Why is lost in what Be is lost in do and sometimes in have only by peeling back …

Hey, Leading Coaches…how do you feel about this press release that came out last week?  What do we think about coaching being linked with a psychiatric hospital, no matter how well respected?  What impact will that have on your marketing efforts? McLEAN HOSPITAL LAUNCHES FIRST INSTITUTE OF COACHING Belmont, MA—With an extraordinary $2 million gift from the Harnisch Foundation, McLean …

The innovative article below was contributed by Leading Coach Andrea Moretti-Adimari from Northern Italy.  Enjoy! Being the Best Jim Collins’ bestseller ‘Good to Great’ makes the point about honesty – if you want to be the best, you can’t hide behind blind spots. Using the book’s metaphor, one of the greatest challenges leaders face is maintaining the “right people in …