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Fourteen years ago, early in 2003, I became one of the founding members of the International Association of Coaching (IAC). Earlier this week I was honoured and delighted to be presented, by IAC President Krishna Kumar, with the IAC President's Award. While I am grateful that the IAC has done this, I am at the same time very conscious of the fact that what I have gained from my association with the organization outweighs any contribution I have made.
Whether your view of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dystopian or utopian, fearful or optimistic, a few moments consideration will remind you that AI is no longer something just for futurologists. It's not just coming to a business, a car, a house or apartment near you: it's here already in some form or many. What are the implications for the world of coaching?
This post is work in progress on a statement about my business focus, my motivation as a coach, and the service I seek to provide, It includes a statement about my ideal client and the demographic group I focus on. I invite comments and critique.
Aiming Up It’s that changeover time again, New Years, when we put behind us what was not so good in the year just ended and indulge in some hoping and dreaming about a better picture for the year ahead. In this post I’m sharing some thoughts and experience about aiming up, setting some stretch goals, … Are you aiming up for 2015? Read More »
We use the word “success” a lot. We say someone is a successful entrepreneur, someone has had a successful career in the law, or medicine, or in sport. Some years ago I started to think seriously about this topic of success, and I began to understand how much our concepts of success can come from … How Do You Define Success? Read More »
(Note: this post was published in September 2013 but inadvertently dated – from an earlier draft – for February. I am re-posting the content in September as a new blog post, for September, so that those subscribed to receive current posts can be assured of receiving it.) We use the word “success” a lot. … How Do You Define Success, for You? Read More »
“Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” Mark Twain If New Year’s resolutions work for you, that’s great. As for me, while I may not be as cynical about them as Mark Twain was, I’ve always found they are less … One Word Alternative to New Year’s Resolutions Read More »
I’m experimenting with some appointment scheduling software for my coaching services and I’ve discovered there is no shortage of contenders. The background is that, for all the years I’ve been coaching, I’ve offered people a no-obligation, complimentary consultation, so they could make an informed judgement about whether my coaching looked right for them. And for … Scheduling Free Consultations for Coaching Read More »
Coaches and trainers need to recognize that not everyone will respond positively to the prospect of change and some will resist. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” is a well worn phrase. And useful in its place. But there are times when, even though something might not be broken, it might have passed its … Not Everyone Loves Change Read More »
When I left my first job after six months I was told I was making a mistake My first real job out of high school was in the head office of one of Australia’s leading life insurance companies, the Mutual Life and Citizens’ Assurance company or MLC, founded in 1886 as the Citizens’ Assurance Company. … Our Futures Are Not Carved in Stone, Unless We Want Them to Be Read More »
Yesterday I launched my new personal coaching program for business owners, executives and freelance professionals who are ready to be effective leaders in the new environment of social business. The Social Business Leader Coaching Program will be for no more than 5 people and will include a monthly 90 minute, one-on-one online coaching session, focused … New Coaching Program for Social Business Leadership Read More »
One of the most creative people I know, Steve Dalton (@spidie on Twitter), interviewed me recently for Coding by Numbers, a podcast site “by developers for developers”, produced by Steve and his colleague Craig Aspinall (@aspinall) . The site is also described on its Twitter page as a “Geek podcast” . We talked mainly about … Coaching for Developers, Interview Podcast with Steve Dalton Read More »
Connecting coaching and social media, announcing launch of weekly Twitter #coachchat discussion Regular Twitter users will be aware that several Twitter hashtag chat streams have sprung up, including notably #blogchat about blogging of course, #journchat for journalists and self-explanatory #SmallBizChat. I floated with a few coaches the idea of a #coachchat and have a couple … Launching New Twitter Chat Stream for Coaches #coachchat Read More »
The Coach Initiative provides pro bono executive coaching for nonprofit organizations and not-for-profit causes Are you involved with a nonprofit organization or not-for-profit project? Can you see a way in which your organization or project might be helped by some pro bono professional executive coaching, perhaps for a chief executive or administrator? Then this post … Pro Bono Executive Coaching for Nonprofits: The Coach Initiative Read More »
Dave Buck, coaching maven and Coachville CEO, who is also a soccer coach, has a gift for applying insights and approaches from coaching games in the sporting arena to other areas such as life or business coaching. I admit that there was a time when I thought the idea of applying the principles of coaching … Coaching the Social Business Game Read More »
Julia Stewart, President, School of Coaching Mastery, Guest on Des Walsh & Friends Show Last week, on my Des Walsh & Friends show on BlogTalkRadio, I had the great pleasure of catching up with an esteemed coaching colleague, Julia Stewart. Julia is a coach, coach trainer, and seminar leader, who uses her creativity and humor … Julia Stewart, Coach and Trainer of Masterful Coaches Read More »
I confess to having only just now really focused on the extraordinary development, in just under twelve months, of the Coaching Commons site. The Coaching Commons describes itself as “a non-partisan ‘big tent’ under which coaches can freely create the future together in a non-commercial setting on the world-wide-web”. Writing on the site, philanthropist Ruth … The Coaching Commons Unleashing Untapped Capacity Read More »
With economies everywhere under challenge, businesses of all kinds are also under challenge to refine and improve what they do and how they do it. Professional coaching businesses are no exception. In fact, there is a good chance that some coaching practices will be suffering a “knock on” effect and seeing their business flow slowing, … New Practical Business Program for Coaches Read More »
As per my previous post, yesterday was the day for the Future of Media Summit 2008, held courtesy of a video linkup simultaneously in Sydney and Silicon Valley. Event originator and organiser Ross Dawson has a “quick review” on the Summit blog and includes some links to reports of some of the discussions. On the … Future of Media 2008 Reports Read More »
Back in March this year I asked Is Brisbane Australia Ready for a Social Media Club? Today I have not only an affirmative answer to that (rhetorical) question, but the very pleasing prospect of participating in the official launch, at 6pm this evening, of Social Media Club Brisbane. This is the first Social Media Club … Social Media Club Brisbane Launches Today Read More »