Tippy Organizations and Leadership: Engaging an Organizational World of Vulnerability

In the world of 21st Century organizations we experience profound vulnerability—in large part because the environment both inside and outside the organization is filled with complexity, unpredictability and turbulence (a confluence of order and chaos).

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On December 5, 2012
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Evolutionary Change and Organizational Innovation: Implications for Coaches and Their Leader Clients

What does a theoretical model of evolution have to do with the very real world of organizational innovation and the challenges of fostering change within a complex system (such as exists in 21st Century organizations).

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On September 15, 2012
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Coaching High Potential and High Performance Clients

How do we as coaches work most effectively with men and women who have been identified as high potential performers, and how do we work most effectively with men and women who have already been acknowledged for high levels of performance?

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On September 10, 2012
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Coaching and Multi-Source Feedback

Though it is plagued with many problems, multi-source 360° Feedback processes for appraising the performance of employees are currently receiving extensive attention in corporate life.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On June 8, 2012
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Coaching in Health Care: The Patient-Physician Relationship and the Role of the Physician Leader

In this article, professional coaching skills are presented that show how to regain the quality of the physician-patient relationship, as well as prepare physicians for the new leadership roles required in the changing world of health care.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On January 31, 2012
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Coaching and Entrepreneurship

I propose in this article that we can apply seven of Edgar Schein's eight career anchors in our appreciation of entrepreneurship and the way in which we, as coaches, can be of greatest value to entrepreneurs.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On December 7, 2011
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The Process of Reflective Coaching: Levels of Inquiry

An effective reflective coaching process often involves moving back and forth through seven specific levels of analysis. Each level offers a different perspective and a different reflective lens.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On November 9, 2011
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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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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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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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