Philosophical Foundations of Coaching: Ontology
In this essay the authors focus on two dimensions of ontology that hold profound implications for the practice of professional coaching.
- Posted by Bill Bergquist
- On October 6, 2011
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Practice Management and Coaching
Some of the most rewarding coaching experiences I have ever experienced occurred during the past eleven years as a practice management consultant and business coach for dentists and veterinarians.
- Posted by Kathleen O'Donnell
- On September 23, 2011
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The Challenges Facing Contemporary Professional Coaches and Their Clients
Serving as an organizational coach, I met over lunch recently with a client who has just moved into a position of leadership in his high tech corporation. Robert is now Vice President of Human Resource Development, having previously served as director of his corporation’s “Leadership Academy.” Robert must now learn about HR policy formation, compensation, […]
- Posted by Bill Bergquist
- On September 22, 2011
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Collaborating for Survival and Success: Organizational Coaching Strategies to Meet Unique Opportunities and Challenges
Organizational boundaries as we knew them in the 20th Century are becoming sources of “troubling ambiguity.” Boundaries that once steadfastly defined economies, societies, industries, companies, and employees are being redrawn, reconceived and redesigned.
- Posted by Bill Bergquist
- On September 15, 2011
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Organizational Coaching and Professional Development: A Valuable Partnership
Training and education have become prominent features in the professional development curricula of many contemporary organizations. In this essay, I briefly identify several of the reasons for this growing interest. I then suggest ways in which training and education are enhanced by several complimentary coaching activities. I identify the nature of and reasons for shifting […]
- Posted by Bill Bergquist
- On September 8, 2011
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Coaching in Organizations: A Status Report (Past, Present and Future)
The field of professional coaching has matured during the past decade. Now seems to be an appropriate time to offer a status report concerning the past, present and future of this emerging human service endeavor.
- Posted by Bill Bergquist
- On September 7, 2011
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Managing Life Transitions: A Coaching Tool
We have provided an inventory, a series of coaching questions and some concepts that can be of use when a coach is assisting his/her client in reflecting on past transitions, as well as preparing for future transitions.
- Posted by Bill Bergquist
- On August 29, 2011
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The Pragmatics of Magic: The Work of Gestalt Coaching
The Gestalt coaching encounter offers a safe arena where vulnerability, strong emotions, and failure can play themselves out in the service of learning and growth.
- Posted by Bill Bergquist
- On August 29, 2011
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Managing the Caffeine: A Coaching Tool
At 350 mg per day of caffeine, one’s coaching client is likely to experience a diminished capacity to focus on a specific issue for a sustained period of time—the kind of concentration that is needed during a coaching session.
- Posted by Bill Bergquist
- On August 27, 2011
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The Tale of Three Organizational Cultures, Structures and Processes
How do we lead, consult and coach with in widely differing settings in which organizational culture varies and organizational structures and processes vary so widely?
- Posted by Bill Bergquist
- On August 26, 2011
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