Archive for Linda Ballew
Linda Ballew heads up the 'Breaking News' section of The Coaching Commons and is Operational Team Lead to boot. Responsible for coordinating all mentions of coaching around the world each week, Linda truly has the pulse of coaching's place in popular culture. And with 20 years of experience in the nonprofit world behind her, we rely on Linda to be our glue.
Economic Woes: Will Coaching Thrive or Fizzle?
An article in Training Zone addresses a subject I’ve been wondering about for a while. As money gets tight and budgets are cut, how will this affect coaching?
Will coaching be viewed as an “add-on” and be the first service cut from budgets? Or will business rely on coaching to keep and train key talent or help companies and their […]
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14May2008 | Linda Ballew | 0 comments | Continued
A New Niche: You’re Invited to a Life Coaching Home Party
Yes, I’ve attended Tupperware parties, art parties, home decorating parties, and all sorts of other home party varieties. You know, have a glass of wine, listen to the sales representative’s pitch, look over the merchandise and buy a plastic bowl.
Now there is a new idea in home parties…life coaching. Seriously.
A Florida life coach is now […]
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13May2008 | Linda Ballew | 1 comment | Continued
*Virtual Dialog for May* Burning Up the House!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Noon – 1:00 pm EDT
Call Topic: Burning Up the House!
About the Call: Have you noticed something in the wind? Is it the smoke from the first sparks of Change? Many of us sense that an inflection point is now available for the world, a change in how we humans relate to each […]
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1May2008 | Linda Ballew | 0 comments | Continued
*Virtual Dialog for May* Parallel Tracks? Comparing the Development of Coaches and Psychotherapists
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
11:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern Time Zone
Call Topic: Parallel Tracks? Comparing the development of coaches and psychotherapists
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26Apr2008 | Linda Ballew | 1 comment | Continued
Uh-Oh, Your Ego is Showing
How do you keep your ego in check during coaching sessions?
No one can be so neutral, eh? How do you not rush-think-ahead and automatically devise what’s best for your client, even as your client is still talking in earnest about their goals and challenges? Your ego wants to be a great coach. Your ego wants to have all the right […]
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23Apr2008 | Linda Ballew | 5 comments | Continued
*Virtual Dialog for April* Overview of The Foundation of Coaching’s Research Offerings
Wednesday, April 30th 2008
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Eastern Time Zone
Call Topic: Overview of The Foundation of Coaching’s Research Offerings
About the Call: Mary Wayne Bush, Ph. D., Director of the Research Division at The Foundation of Coaching will share an overview of what The Foundation of Coaching offers for researchers. She will outline the different […]
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18Apr2008 | Linda Ballew | 3 comments | Continued
“Intuitive” Computers Will be Coaching Us?
Intuitive computing……..what? Yes, you heard correctly.
According to a new article from Cnet, and I quote, “Intuitive computing could even one day be used to “nurture” or “coach” its user by answering questions like: “‘Can you give some guidance? Should I become a fashion model or enroll in medicine?’ “
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7Apr2008 | Linda Ballew | 2 comments | Continued
Layoff Coaches: Coaching Lives Turned Upside Down
Sounds like a difficult/rewarding coaching niche. How about that initial coaching session with someone who’s losing their job, feeling insecure, angry, frightened and confused….. and they initially take it out on you - because you’re viewed as one “hired by the employer.”
You grant the client sufficient ranting and raving time. They calm down and wait for your next […]
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4Apr2008 | Linda Ballew | 0 comments | Continued
Top Ten List: Let’s Create a Thriving Coaching Business!
How’s business? Thriving - just hanging on - somewhere in between?
A coaching blog I read today talked about how important “networking” is in creating and building your coaching biz. Yeah, yeah, we’ve all heard THAT before. You get out there, tell people who you are, convince them you can help them achieve their goals, pass out your cards, […]
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27Mar2008 | Linda Ballew | 8 comments | Continued
Retirees Want to Rock, but NOT in Rocking Chairs
Retirees are on the prowl! They’re looking for life coaches, financial planners, career consultants, fitness experts and others who will help them live their best ”second life.”
Not shy about retirement makeovers, baby boomers have more choices in life-after-career than their parents did - so many in fact, that teams of retirement consultants are forming, in non-profits, TV networks, […]
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25Mar2008 | Linda Ballew | 2 comments | Continued
Coaching Has Zoomed Past the “Latest Fad” Stage
This year’s CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) survey reports that coaching is used by almost 71% of UK employers in their organizations. This compares with 63% in 2007.
Although purposes of coaching vary from organization to organization, (general development, improving poor performance, management coaching and more) coaching has passed the “fad” stage and is now seen […]
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21Mar2008 | Linda Ballew | 1 comment | Continued
How Much Coaching is Enough?
A client signs on for coaching and then asks, “How long will it take?” How do you calculate the answer? Is there general agreement in the coaching world on an answer? A blog about the Dose/Effect Relationship in Counselling and Psychotherapy piqued my curiosity.
There are so many factors to consider. What is the client’s […]
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17Mar2008 | Linda Ballew | 5 comments | Continued
No Kidding: Something for Everyone in this Week’s Chronicle of Coaching
Every week, I explore the Internet and read a bizillion coaching articles, blogs, press releases, book reviews, new coaching product announcements and more. Every issue of the Chronicle of Coaching is crammed with a variety of articles for coaches……a weekly “greatest (media) hits album of the week” in coaching. This issue is one of my […]
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13Mar2008 | Linda Ballew | 2 comments | Continued
Opinions About the “Shared Values Statement” from the UK
I discovered these opinions today in Training Zone. These coaches are weighing in on the story I brought you last week about coach organizations in the UK reaching agreement on a shared values statement. OK, here is a great opportunity for discussion!
Read these opinions and post a few of your own - I think you may have […]
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11Mar2008 | Linda Ballew | 0 comments | Continued
Coaches: Listen… Just Listen…Then Listen Again… Listen Once More….
I remember when my husband, a realtor for 20+ years, told me about training himself to LISTEN THOROUGHLY to his buyers. He had to learn to consciously stop his mind’s desire to run ahead and mentally choose houses for his clients WHILE they were still describing what they wanted. Once he learned this, it saved his clients (and him) precious time and money.
Then […]
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6Mar2008 | Linda Ballew | 0 comments | Continued
Should Coaches Offer a Money Back Guarantee?
“Put your reputation on the line and offer a 100% no quibble, money back coaching guarantee,” suggests Olivia Stefanino in her controversial column for Training Zone.
But wait! Coaching is future-based, correct? Much like doctors and lawyers, eh? Do doctors offer a money back guarantee if you don’t regain your health? Do attorneys offer a money back guarantee […]
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29Feb2008 | Linda Ballew | 2 comments | Continued
What Happens When Coaches Make Mistakes?
When I read this article from Thailand, it really made me think about how coaches admit, respond and make adjustments when they feel their clients are not making the anticipated progress. This coach talks quite candidly about realizing that he coaches top level execs very well, but does not experience the same success with middle managers.
His lightbulb-moment caused him to rethink […]
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27Feb2008 | Linda Ballew | 4 comments | Continued
Trainingzone.com.uk: Major Breakthrough in the Coaching Industry
Training Zone reports today that “A major breakthrough in the coaching industry has occurred with key professional coaching bodies in the UK signing an agreed ’statement of shared professional values’ at a coaching roundtable.”
The article continues to outline the four shared beliefs and seven coaching principles agreed on by Association for Coaching, UK-ICF, the European Mentoring […]
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25Feb2008 | Linda Ballew | 7 comments | Continued
What Makes a Thoughtleader?
Forgive me Eckhart Tolle, (The Power of Now) but I have always been drawn to people who think beyond today. To me, there is nothing more thrilling than thinking about ”what’s possible.” Foward thinkers imagine and lead us to the future. They inspire us, sweep us up, or in some cases, drag us along.
Many coaches are thoughtleaders. You see what your […]
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24Feb2008 | Linda Ballew | 2 comments | Continued
Can We Make Believers Out of Skeptics?
Did this writer have his mind made up about coaching before he ever put pen to paper? Seems that the lack of standardized coaching qualifications, not understanding how coaching works, and the cost, oh yes, the cost……well, that was just topping on his skeptical cake.
Do you have experience in transforming doubters? What made the difference? Results? Relationship? ROI?
And by the […]
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21Feb2008 | Linda Ballew | 2 comments | Continued
Is Coaching the Key to Helping Ex-Convicts Find a New Life?
Scotland and the non-profit Wise Group implemented this pilot program, assigning life coaches to prisoners preceding their release, and continuing after release to help them reconnect meaningful relationships and find employment. Well, to me this is groundbreaking new territory for coaching - and my guess is - what a ROI this could prove to be!
Can coaching close the […]
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12Feb2008 | Linda Ballew | 3 comments | Continued
Forecast for Coaches: You’ll Be Training the Next Generation of Professionals
It seems that finding the “perfect hire” is becoming a challenge for many employers. Is the trend now toward hiring the candidate with potential? According to this Professional Predictions article, employers will “train up that individual through internal mentoring, external coaching and formal training programmes.” Tell us your story about coaching new hires to their greatness…
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5Feb2008 | Linda Ballew | 4 comments | Continued
