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How to Increase Retention of Insight – by Anita Stadler, PhD

Your executive coach training probably included the recommendation to have your clients visualize a desired result or a new insight. Do you know why?
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New Coaches Need to Brand! by Marcie Thomas

Not to oversimplify, but branding is simply having a cohesive look and a cohesive message. Put another way, it’s the packaging and communicating of what you do, whom you serve and how you stand out…
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Five Things About Christian Coach Training by Linda Hedberg

Seven years ago, when I decided to pursue a career in coaching and started looking for coach training programs, I didn’t realize it would be such a challenging project! After becoming a coach, I found – like many established Christian coaches – that prospective coaches contacted me with questions about the field, and coach training in particular. Since then, I’ve authored an ebook, The Complete Guide to Christian Coach Training, to help Christians who are considering entering the field to make informed decisions that are uniquely best suited to them. For those starting this journey, here are five things to know about Christian coach training...
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Movies, Switchfoot and Certification by Linda Hedberg

In my mom’s Christian family, she was never allowed to go to movies.  My father’s Christian family went to movies occasionally, but he became a pastor and married my mom which meant we typically did not…
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Peer Coaching in Education by Tracy O’Neill

While peer-coaching programs are available for church, business, and behavioral health communities, most of the research is concentrated in school districts.
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Developing Coaches in the Church: Part 3 by Brian Rhen

Convincing the Big Kahuna...How important "he" is to implementing coaching:
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Time…It Should Be Simple by Linda Hedberg

So does training and certification plus business savvy equal coaching success?  No.  There are other components of success as well.  At my last post I promised to share my thoughts on remaining key factors for coaching…
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“Breaking the Silence About Coach Training” by Linda Hedberg

Recently Milana Leshinsky sent out an email with the subject line "breaking the silence about coach training."    She makes the following statement:   "There is NOT a single coach out there who is successful because they went through…
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Developing Coaches in the Church by Brian Rhen

Coach & Pastor Brian Rhen shares the first of 12 installments on how to develop lay coaching leaders in the church.
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Need Resources for Missions Coaching?

Here is a list of basic resources for the missions coach, including: Organizations, Recommended Books & Articles, Events & Trainings, Newsletters and Websites. If you have suggestions for our resources list, please share them!
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Coffee with Judy Santos by Linda Hedberg

So I’m at Starbucks, mug in hand, sitting across the table from Judy Santos, founder and director of the Christian Coaches Network.  Wouldn’t that be fun?   Last time I was in Seattle-area, we did enjoy time together…
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Qualities of Successful Christian Coaches by Judy Santos, MCC

What would it take for you to be a successful coach?  Start by considering personal characteristics that are present in successful coaches.  If the following describes you, then you posess qualities you can leverage for a…
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Leadership Development by John Purcell

The effectiveness of our organizations, churches, non-profits, governments, and businesses alike is directly related to the quality of the leaders of those organizations. We probably know of few of those that are not in great…
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Deciphering Certification by Linda Hedberg

You've probably received SPAM in your email box that announces you can receive a Bachelors Degree or even a PhD with no substantial educational requirements.  You are invited to just "call the number," pay the…
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Barnabas: A Biblical Role Model for Coaching by Katie Brazelton PhD, MDiv, MA

Coach trainer and founder of Life Purpose Coaching Centers International, Katie Brazelton, writes about a biblical example of  life coaching. Some of the greatest achievements in each of our lives can be traced back to a word of…
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