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    Coaching Research: Expat Vision Coaching

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    By: Jeanne A. Heinzer

    Career and Executive Coaching, SWITZERLAND

    In uncertain economic times, it is easy to be overwhelmed by constant change and increasing complexity. Being in control of one’s life is more critical than ever, especially for international managers who are expected to be highly flexible and permanently mobile. How can this dilemma be reconciled? To put it in Peter Drucker’s words: “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
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    Coaching Model: From Surviving to Thriving

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    By: Jeanne A. Heinzer

    Career and Executive Coaching, SWITZERLAND

    This coaching model will take a client on a journey to move from a survival to a thriving mode, from a vicious to a virtuous circle, when facing transitions and challenging life situations. The model is about self-empowerment. It is a simple and inspiring model directed at bringing positive change to a client’s life. Today’s lives are full of transitions and mastering them proactively is the key to a happy, self-directed life.
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    Power Tool: Worry Vs. Mindfulness

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    By: Jodie Jensen

    Transition Coaching, UNITED STATES

    The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. ~Buddha

      Define Worry is when our minds get “stuck” in a non-productive thought loop. Some worried thoughts may be “if only” thoughts from the past:  “If only”…I had done better on that speech, married differently, finished college, taken a different job and so on. Other worried thoughts are about the future.  These are the “if….then” thoughts:  “If” I don’t get this job,” then” I will be thought a failure, “if” I don’t release this weight “then” I will lose my spouse,  or “if” I don’t give a great speech “then” I will be thought a fool.
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    Coaching Model: Journey Model

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    By: Jodie Jensen

    Transition Coaching, UNITED STATES

    Where are you?
    • What are your strengths?
    • Where have you been?
    • Do you have self-awareness?
    • Have you taken a personal inventory?
  5. ›Work with the client to asses their strengths, past successes and current self awareness about their skill set.  Work with them to take a personal inventory to discover traits and desires for change.
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    Research Paper: Women and Worry….Coaching from Stress to Success

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    By: Jodie Jensen

    Transition Coaching, UNITED STATES

    According to the Journal of Psychiatric Research, nearly 1 in 5 adults in the US has an anxiety disorder (McLean et al., 2011). The Healthy Place reports that women are twice as likely to be afflicted as men in the areas of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Specific Phobia (Healthyplace, 2011).  In  women, stress and worry leads to irritability, difficulty concentrating, impaired work performance and productivity, the inability to engage with loved ones and lowers the quality of intimate relationships
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    Research Paper: Career Coaching Effectiveness for Generation Y

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    By: Bill Benoist

    Career Coach, UNITED STATES

    A career coach who recognizes and understands generational diversity is better equipped to provide effective coaching.  Individuals born within a specific range of years are classified into the following groups: Generation Y, Generation X, Baby Boomers, and the Silent Generation.  Research has demonstrated each group shares a unique culture of values, attitudes, and beliefs.  This paper explores the cultural attributes of Generation Y and summarizes the impact this subculture may have on the coaching process. 

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    Research Paper: The Power of Words in Coaching

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    By: Lauren Butler

    Transition Coach, UNITED STATES

    "Le Mot Juste” just the right word, in the French language there is always the right word for any situation. The right word in a coaching situation can bring about the desired outcome for the client. The right word can lead the client on a path they had not been down before. The right word can reframe perspectives or lead to greater self- awareness, thus, the power of words in coaching. Words have power.
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    Coaching Models: The Create Coaching Model

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    By: Lauren Butler

    Transition Coach, UNITED STATES

    To create is to bring into being, to produce, to make by applying the imagination in some artistic technique, according to Webster’s Dictionary. The Create Model is a creative, imaginative and flexible way to create an environment of open communication. An environment where the coach and client work together in working toward the goals that lead the client to creating a more ideal life for themselves.