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Ancient Answers: Socratic Dialogue's Role in Executive Coaching

International Coaching Federation

We can all enhance our coaching by discovering the time-honored practices of Socratic dialogue. Executive coaching may appear like a 21 st- century phenomenon, but it owes a surprising debt to ancient practices. Yes, coaching practices have a lot to thank Socrates for, particularly in the way we ask powerful questions!

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Maximizing Impact, Minimizing Costs: A Strategic Approach to Coaching in Resource-Constrained Government Institutions

International Coach Academy

There are good examples as several countries in some ways have already integrated coaching practice into their public administration system though not much has been published on those up to date. One thing about which there is considerable agreement is that individuals who participate in executive coaching find it useful (Bono et al.,

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Expert Interview: Researching Coaching Schools

International Coach Academy

Starting a career in Coaching Much like her advice when it came to using tools, Dr. Scott advised considering what type of client you were attracted to working with, and what kind of client seems to find you. She wasn’t crazy about being an “executive coach”! She says there are a million of them out there … LOL.