I have been a successful, self-employed “single shingle” executive coach since 2002, and I keep abreast of trends and developments in our industry. I have been closely following and researching the coaching supervision trend since July 2014, and have the following thoughts to offer – that may be of particular interest to other experienced, self-employed, independent external coaches who work …

Since the 1990s, coaching has been a key component of many schools’ faculty-development plans.

A few weeks ago, a coaching student asked me to talk about emotional intelligence during a course on positive psychology. It was a great request, because both these sciences help people function more resourcefully for greater satisfaction in life, but they are far from identical.

The benefit of a scientific approach for coaching is that we accelerate learning, adapt learning processes to diverse populations of learners and expand the scope of impact possible across diverse populations of clients.

Awareness of unbiased consumer perceptions is crucial, as it can empower coaching practices in many ways.

Values give your life meaning, they give you a sense of identity. They support and justify your behaviors, actions. Values can change over time based on your life situations.

By Bob Tschannen-Moran, IAC-CC, 2010 President, International Association of Coaching (IAC) Provided with permission of choice, the magazine of professional coaching www.choice-online.com What does it mean to be a “certified coach”? We can identify three trends, represented by three organizations, summarized as: • Qualified • Effective • Qualified & Effective Qualified There’s a new coach certification on the horizon – …

The ICF has just launched their survey of the profession of coaching being handled through PriceWaterhouseCoopers.  I just took it, and it’s quick.  I was pleased to see that it covered areas of interest to me as a master coach who works with executives and senior leaders in organizations, meaning it wasn’t skewed in the direction of life coaching or …

New Annual Report highlights ICF’s anniversary year Download your copy today! The new ICF Annual Report, chronicling the calendar year 2010, is now available for members and the public alike at Coachfederation.org. See 2010 through ICF’s global activities, accomplishments, and events all in one convenient document. Download your copy here. Highlights include: ICF strategic plan work, year-end financial information, public …