The Foundation of Coaching Names First Global Visionary Fellow

New York, NY (September 1, 2006)-The Foundation of Coaching, an independent non-profit organization supporting coaching worldwide, announces the creation of a Global Visionary Fellows program that encourages creative thinking and bold action in coaching. 

The Global Visionary Fellowship was created to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the coaching profession. The Global Visionary Fellow receives a grant to pursue a project that advances the impact of coaching in the world. A Fellowship is awarded annually.

This year’s award recipient is one of the early pioneers of coaching, Dr. Patrick Williams, who is often called the ambassador of life coaching.  Pat is a licensed psychologist, an executive coach since 1990, and is the founder of the Institute for Life Coach Training.  Dr. Williams is the department chair of the coaching psychology program at the International University of Professional Studies, Dean of the newly expanding UK College of Life Coaching for North America, and a curriculum consultant for the Coaching Certificate program at Fielding International University.  He is co-author of Therapist as Life Coach: Transforming Your Practice and Total Life Coaching: 50+ Life Lessons, Skills, and Techniques to Enhance your Practice and Your life. 

Dr. Williams, as the Foundation’s first visionary honoree, plans to bring the Without Borders concept to coaching. This model, pioneered by Doctors Without Borders, won the Nobel Peace Prize for the international humanitarian mission of bringing help to people who need it, without regard to national borders.

Dr. Williams envisions partnering with successful international programs that already have a global infrastructure, such as Rotary International, to help advance his efforts. Rotary has been highly successful in helping to eradicate polio.  Dr. Williams anticipates that community leaders might work with professional coaches to help them create solutions to local problems.

“Dr. Williams and his global vision were the inspiration for creating a Fellowship program,” says Ruth Ann Harnisch, founder of The Foundation of Coaching. “Dr. Williams can bring the life-changing process of coaching to people around the world who don’t have access to it, and we believe that’s a visionary project that deserves support.”

About The Foundation of Coaching:

The Foundation of Coaching is an independent non-profit organization supporting coaching worldwide. For additional information, or to nominate a candidate for the Global Visionary Fellowship, visit www.thefoundationofcoaching.org

Law and Ethics in Coaching: How to Solve—and Avoid—Difficult Problems in Your Practice
by Patrick Williams (ACTO Member), Sharon K. Anderson
Contributors include ACTO Members Bill Lindberg and Marilyn O'Hearn

The first comprehensive book covering ethical and legal guidelines for personal and executive coaches

As coaching grows into a unique and fully established profession, coaches are already discovering and dealing with the special ethical and legal dilemmas that can arise in the coaching context. Law and Ethics in Coaching presents the first comprehensive look at ethical and legal issues in coaching. From coach-client conflicts to conflicts of interest, from assessments to informed consent, the authors detail the breadth of ethical quandaries in coaching and provide highly practical advice for avoiding problems—and for solving them.

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* Making ethical choices
* Getting, growing, and measuring coaching ability
* Developing and maintaining client trust
* Multiple-role relationships in coaching
* Ethical use of assessments in coaching
* Legal issues and solutions for coaches
* The intersection of culture and ethics in organizations
* Coaching into the future

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WILEY JOINS FORCES WITH COACHINC.COM TO PROVIDE PERSONAL & CORPORATE COACHES WITH TRAINING BOOKS

On-the-job training is a big business, and it is getting even bigger. Companies are turning to personal and corporate coaches to teach a diverse workforce and to keep employee skills up-to-date in an increasingly competitive world. John Wiley & Sons, the preeminent business education publisher, and CoachInc.com, the leading provider of coach training programs worldwide, announce a joint agreement to publish CoachInc.com’s acclaimed coach training program. Scheduled to publish simultaneously in the first quarter of 2005, Wiley will launch the series with a three-book set, which will include:
• Coach U Personal and Corporate Coach Training Handbook
• Coach U Personal Development Workbook and Guide
• Coach U’s Essential Coaching Tools in print and on compact disc.

The first title in the set, THE COACH U PERSONAL AND CORPORATE COACH TRAINING HANDBOOK, is the only handbook that provides step by step training for individuals seeking preparation and certification as a personal and/or corporate coach. This core textbook draws on a multidisciplinary approach and presents a complete guide to the practice and business of personal and corporate coaching.

Second in the set, THE COACH U PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKBOOK AND GUIDE, is a user-friendly workbook for individuals interested in developing a personal action plan for launching a career in personal coaching. Lessons center around self assessment exercises that guide the individual in discovering strengths and weaknesses and setting goals and objectives.

The last title in the series’ debut, COACH U'S ESSENTIAL COACHING TOOLS: YOUR COMPLETE PRACTICE RESOURCE, is an all-in-one guide that includes everything a personal or executive coach will need to start and grow a successful coaching practice. This handy book and CD package includes both self and client assessment tools and worksheets/exercises that will aid you in working effectively with your clients.

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