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March 17, 2010 – Arizona Republic – Phoenix, AZ, US
A 1990 incident on the edge of a New Zealand cliff changed Scottsdale resident Dyane Golding’s life.
Golding fell of the cliff accidentally and broke her back. Doctors diagnosed her as a paraplegic, but Golding wouldn’t accept that.
Golding, a certified life coach, has four rescued horses [...]

March 14, 2010 – The National – Dubai, UAE
While many of us grew up being encouraged to pursue just one career, increasing numbers of people are taking on second jobs in the well-being sector to help them to flourish as individuals. Their roles are often far less lucrative than their other jobs, but these [...]

Researchers in Norway recently set out to answer an enduring question: does coaching (in this case, executive coaching) really work?
The Dutch researchers looked at 144 executives and middle managers at a Fortune 500 company and found that yes, coaching makes a difference.
It can even, they wrote, “transform” performance on the job.  ”Findings indicate that there [...]

Researchers in Norway recently set out to answer an enduring question: does coaching (in this case, executive coaching) really work?
The Dutch researchers looked at 144 executives and middle managers at a Fortune 500 company and found that yes, coaching makes a difference.
It can even, they wrote, “transform” performance on the job.  ”Findings indicate that there [...]

Researchers in Norway recently set out to answer an enduring question: does coaching (in this case, executive coaching) really work?
The Dutch researchers looked at 144 executives and middle managers at a Fortune 500 company and found that yes, coaching makes a difference.
It can even, they wrote, “transform” performance on the job.  ”Findings indicate that there [...]

Researchers in Norway recently set out to answer an enduring question: does coaching (in this case, executive coaching) really work?
The Dutch researchers looked at 144 executives and middle managers at a Fortune 500 company and found that yes, coaching makes a difference.
It can even, they wrote, “transform” performance on the job.  ”Findings indicate that there [...]

Researchers in Norway recently set out to answer an enduring question: does coaching (in this case, executive coaching) really work?
The Dutch researchers looked at 144 executives and middle managers at a Fortune 500 company and found that yes, coaching makes a difference.
It can even, they wrote, “transform” performance on the job.  ”Findings indicate that there [...]

Researchers in Norway recently set out to answer an enduring question: does coaching (in this case, executive coaching) really work?
The Dutch researchers looked at 144 executives and middle managers at a Fortune 500 company and found that yes, coaching makes a difference.
It can even, they wrote, “transform” performance on the job.  ”Findings indicate that there [...]

March 7,  2010 – Newark Star-Ledger – Newark, NJ, US
I was recently coaching a top level executive in a major insurance company, whose organization was about to be merged with another insurance company. The new management was looking to make some tough decisions as to who would stay and who would go. They were stressing [...]

March 5,  2010 – Space Coast Medicine – Melbourne, FL, US
The SpaceCoastMedicine.com Radio Show – hosted by Dr. Pete Weiss, MD, and broadcast veteran Katie Bokunic, features local and national health and medicine experts to educate you about the latest information available to help you remain healthy and vibrant – and fight the aging process.
The [...]

Unless you have come from the field of counseling/therapy, you may not be familiar with a process called “supervision.” In fact, most coaches are unaware of the importance and value of supervision and few engage in supervision on a regular basis.
In their paper, ”Developing Coaching Supervision Practice: An Australian case study” (2009), Hilary Armstrong and Mandy [...]

February 26, 2010 – BusinessWeek – USA
Members of the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team won gold and silver yesterday in the sport’s final Olympic event. It was the culmination of an amazing winter games for the team, which won medals in all three of the sports’ competitions. It was also one of the more amazing [...]

Gordon Gekko’s out, and Angela Merkel is in.
New research commissioned by the executive coaching firm ASPIRE suggests the “greed is good” mentality of Michael Douglas’ notorious corporate raider in the 1987 film Wall Street has run its course. “The old school style of many politicians and corporate CEOs is on the way out,” said Dr. [...]

February 20th, 2010 – New Brunswick Business Journal – Canada
‘Mischievous irreverence’ helps people reduce stress, anxiety.
Laughter really is the best medicine! Some of its benefits include a strengthened immune system and lower stress hormones. It decreases pain, relaxes your muscles, and is beneficial to your heart. It’s also a boon both mentally and socially, adding [...]

February 17, 2010 – City Wire – London, UK
Financial planners keen to develop a strong customer relationships should allow their clients to coach them, according to life coaching guru Maria Nemeth.
Speaking at the Institute of Financial Planning’s regional conference in Solihull, Nemeth (pictured) told delegates the coaching relationship between planner and client should work [...]