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Business
Coaches
The
International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines coaching as
partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process
that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional
potential. Coaching is a distinct service and differs greatly from
therapy, consulting, mentoring or training. Individuals who engage
in a coaching relationship can expect to experience fresh
perspectives on personal challenges and opportunities, enhanced
thinking and decision-making skills, enhanced interpersonal
effectiveness, and increased confidence in carrying out their chosen
work and life roles.
Coaching is an interactive
process that helps individuals and organizations to develop more rapidly and
produce more satisfying results. Coaches work with clients in all areas
including business, career, finances, health and relationships.
Personal and life
coaching represents the largest
portion of the market. It first developed in the United States. The corporate
coaching market is smaller in size.
The International Coaching
Federation (ICF) is the largest non-profit professional association worldwide of
personal and business coaches with more than 10,000 members and 144+ chapters in
39 countries worldwide. The ICF was founded in 1992 and originally incorporated
as the National Association of Professional Coaches, Inc.
International Coaching
Federation
2365 Harrodsburg Rd.
Suite A325
Lexington, KY 40504 20005
(859-219-3580)
Executive Director: Gary
Boyler
Website:
www.coachfederation.org.
As far as finding the right
coach, the ICF hosts a searchable directory of its coach members called the
Coach Referral Service (CRS). The CRS makes available the information to match
the appropriate coach with the client, depending on the client’s needs. In the
CRS, one can find business coaches, financial coaches, relationship coaches,
spiritual coaches, life planning coaches, a rock-n-roll band coach and hundreds
more. Call the CRS Specialist Jeanne Bongo at (888) BE-MY-COACH (888-236-9262)
or (973) 239-7899 and visit the website at www.coachfederation.org.
Popular Motivational
Speakers & Their Coaching Services
More top
speakers have developed phone coaching services and “universities”
that provide online instruction, again to get around the drop in
live attendance and travel costs.
Franklin Covey Co.
Franklin Covey provides a
broad range of curricula including leadership, time management, team building,
business and technical communication, change management, productivity, strategic
alignment, and custom solutions.
Clients have access to
Franklin Covey curriculum through consulting services, personal coaching, custom
on-site training, and client facilitated training, as well as open enrollment
training offered in over 300 cities in North America and 40 countries worldwide.
FranklinCovey is a leading provider of
effectiveness training, productivity tools and assessment services for
organizations including corporations, Government, education and non-profit
firms. These services are marketed and delivered world-wide through the
Organizational Solutions Business Unit (OSBU). FranklinCovey currently employs
94 training consultants in major metropolitan areas of the United States, with
an additional 19 training consultants outside of the United States.
Zig Ziglar
His corporation,
Ziglar Training Systems, offers public seminars, customized educational
programs, workshops, and keynote speakers—all focused on personal and
professional development. Zig has a client list that includes thousands of
small and mid-sized businesses, like Fortune 500 companies, U.S. government
agencies, churches, schools, and non-profit associations. Zig Ziglar’s target
market and specialty is the corporate market and improving sales skills.
B rian
Tracy
Brian Tracy has consulted
for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 4 million people in 4,000
talks and seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and 40 other countries worldwide.
As a keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people
each year.
Mr. Tracy speaks to
corporate and public audiences on the subjects of personal and professional
development, including the executives and staff of many of America’s largest
corporations. His talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem,
Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success Psychology bring about immediate changes
and long-term results.
Mr. Tracy also has
a 12- week intensive personal coaching service called the Focal Point Business
Coaching Program. It costs $2,995 and is aimed at entrepreneurs, executives,
self-employed professionals and top salespeople. In this program, you learn how
to get better at the few activities that pay you the most, and how to delegate,
outsource, and eliminate the rest. There is a requirement that you now earn at
least $100,000/year and be in control of your own time. It involves an intensive
process of goal setting, time management, and setting of priorities.
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