Confronting Regret

William Bergquist, Ph.D. I don’t play the lottery. As the president of an independent graduate school of psychology, I have enough risk assessment to handle in my life. A friend of mine, however, does play the lottery and recently bought some tickets for a “Power Ball” lottery that apparently had accumulated quite a large sum […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On September 17, 2025
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Quad Document Submission Form

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  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On August 27, 2025
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Coaching to Specific States of Mind

We offer a series of essays that relate specific coaching perspectives and practices to a specific city. While much of what we have to present is metaphoric in nature (for cities don’t have a state of mind), there are multiple ways in which specific cities exemplify a certain, unique way of viewing reality and acting […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On May 30, 2025
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Coaching at a VUCA-Plus Intersection

As a professional coach, we are often in the business of assisting the person or team of people we are coaching in their processing of information. Living and working in a world that is volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, turbulent and contradictory (VUCA-Plus), it is quite understandable that our coaching clients might want a helping hand […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On May 12, 2025
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Honoring of Those Serving the Professional Coaching Community

Over the past decade, two honors have been awarded those who have served as stewards in the field of professional coaching and those who have contributed in a significant way to the growth and development of other human service fields as well as the field of professional coaching. Those who have stewarded the field of […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On April 9, 2025
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Self-Coaching Strategies and Tools

While professional coaching can often be invaluable when addressing a challenging issue, some strategies can be adopted and tools can be used that enable one to engage in more effective communication, manage conflict more successfully, solve problems, and make decisions. Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Empowerment and entrepreneurship go hand in hand when considering ways to improve […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On March 13, 2025
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The VUCA-Plus Environmental Inventory

The following pdf document provides the required information to complete the inventory, score the inventory, and interpret inventory results regarding the six environmental conditions of VUCA-Plus: The VUCA-Plus Environmental Inventory    
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On March 10, 2025
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Problem Solving and Decision-Making

Many of the services being provided by professional coaches (especially executive coaches) focus on the problems being faced by a client and/or on the decisions that a client must make. A specific branch of professional coaching has been identified as “decisional coaching.” This branch exists alongside of what Bergquist and Mura identify as behavioral coaching […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On December 18, 2024
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Solving Problems: Domains, Causes and Actions

Many of the challenges associated with solving complex issues by a leader and their coach can best be met by acknowledging that three domains must be addressed: information, intentions and ideas. Each of these domains must be entered and the components of a complex issue that residing in them must be addressed if we are […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On December 18, 2024
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