EBC Blog: On Coaching Abrasive Leaders: Dealing with Defensiveness Guest Blogger:  Laura Crawshaw, PhD, BCC, President, The Executive Insight Development Group, Founder, The Boss Whispering Institute, crawshaw@bosswhispering.com, https://bosswhispering.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/bosswhispering Abrasive leaders rub their coworkers the wrong way. These executives, managers, and professionals (including physicians and attorneys) who engage in interpersonally aggressive behavior (also known as workplace bullying) exact a high price in terms of both employee emotional distress and costs to the organization. At the same time, employers feel helpless to intervene, especially when dealing with an abrasive leader whose technical expertise is of critical importance to the organization. I first encountered [...]

EBC Blog:  Race Matters in Coaching: An Examination of Coaches' Willingness to Have Difficult Conversations with Leaders of Color Guest Blogger: Ariel Finch Bernstein, PhD, https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariel-finch-bernstein-phd-b4695b3/ Do executive coaches have the skill sets necessary for effective partnership with an increasingly diverse contingent of managers and leaders? Recent research has begun to shed light on this question and unfortunately the answer is not encouraging. In this discussion-based webinar, Ariel Finch Bernstein, PhD, will share his dissertation work that found a sample of 129 executive coaches struggled to have “difficult conversations” with leaders of color. The study investigated two questions in particular: (1) Do [...]

Why the iEQ9 is a power tool for Evidence Based Coaching Practitioners. Introduction by EBC Director:  Terry Hildebrandt, PhD, MCC, MCEC I am excited to announce that Fielding has added world-class assessments and instruments to our Evidence Based Coaching Certificate Program; one is the Integrative Enneagram Profile (iEQ9).  Integrative Enneagram Solutions has also generously offered our readers to experience the power of this tool at no charge.  I am happy to have Kyra Ward be our guest EBC Blogger to share some introductory remarks about the iEQ9. Guest Blogger:  Kyra Ward, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyraward/ In response to the exponential growth of the coaching [...]

Coaching in the Legal Profession Guest Blogger: Jeff Schneider, JD, M.Ed, PCC – www.PartnersInThought.com More than 1.3 million lawyers practice in the U.S., and over 2 million lawyers practice in other countries. Each of these lawyers likely would benefit from a coach. Are you prepared to help them? Professional service providers and their firms, particularly lawyers and law firms, are much different clients than traditional for-profit and non-profit organizations.  Some of the important characteristics of typical law firms include: Law firms are owned by their workers and typically are managed horizontally rather than hierarchically. Few lawyers at any firm consider themselves [...]

Walking Into Ourselves: Pilgrimage as a Model for Developmental Coaching Guest Blogger: Akasha, PhD, PCC (Fielding HOD PhD Alum) - www.solfireconsulting.com Coaching is as much a journey as pilgrimages are, minus the blisters and constant physical movement. Pilgrimages are quests to a sacred site. The effects of a pilgrimage continue long after the pilgrim arrives at the sacred center. As with coachees, pilgrims arrive at various milestones to continue on to the next one. Coachees and pilgrims are likely to experience some self-discovery, transformation, developmental shift, or growth along the journey. There are several examples in western literature where pilgrimages are [...]

Watch the YouTube Video at https://youtu.be/ZqBN-VmkHiw During this informative EBC Professional Series Webinar hear from Fielding scholar-practitioners who specialize in coaching clients later in life.  Explore how coaching can support creative longevity and wisdom.  Panelists will discuss their work in helping people later in life reach their personal goals to maintain a vibrant and meaningful life.  Coaches will learn about the unique needs of clients later in life. Host:  Terry H. Hildebrandt, PhD, MCC, MCEC – Director of Evidence Based Coaching, Fielding Graduate University Panelists: Connie Corley, PhD, https://expertfile.com/experts/connie.corleyphd Marjorie Woo, PhD, PCC, https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjorie-woo-796896/ Lois Kahn-Feuer, PhD, https://www.linkedin.com/in/lois-kahn-feuer-b1abb525   Watch the [...]

Learning the Complex Choreography of Becoming a Coach:  Coaching Dialectics as a Developmental Path Guest Blogger:  Penny Potter, PhD, PCC - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pennypotter/ Complexity is increasing at greater levels than we can keep up with and many suggest this is creating an ever-widening complexity gap.  Some have suggested that coaching is one solution to develop an individual’s capacity to manage complexity.  However, given that only a relatively privileged few are afforded coaching, this seems an unlikely candidate.  One overlooked area of developmental coaching is the coach and the process of becoming a coach. Coaching may look easy, yet it is an incredibly [...]

Guest Blogger:  Howard Fox, MA, ACC, https://www.foxcoaching.com/about Using a Solutions-Focused Approach to Coach Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Should we coach business owners and entrepreneurs, challenged by the commitments and decisions needed to run a business, the same way as we coach individuals or teams navigating job loss or retirement transition or the same way we coach someone navigating a loss from death, divorce, or a child leaving home for the first time? All scenarios listed above are ripe for a coaching conversation and the tools and techniques that we bring to the table to serve our clients. It is at this [...]

Evidence Based Coaching (EBC) Thought Leaders Webinar:  Building a Culture of Coaching for Leaders at All Levels Was held on September 11, 2019, 4pm - 5pm Pacific Speaker:  Debra Hamilton, SVP, Chief Learning & Development Officer, Fulton Financial Corporation - https://www.linkedin.com/in/debravhamilton/ Host:  Terry H. Hildebrandt, PhD, MCC, MCEC – Director of Evidence Based Coaching, Fielding Graduate University Watch the YouTube Video at https://youtu.be/VrziAgtkJ88 Great leaders inspire, coach, and develop others. Through skillful coaching, leaders create a culture of learning and empowerment. However, in today’s highly volatile and ambiguous business environment, leaders face more information, constant change, and intense time pressures leaving [...]