Archive for February, 2006
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
Johari Window
My friend Claudette (hesdeadjim blog) posted a link to this site on her blog.
Johari Windows are fascinating. They help us understand what we know and don’t know about ourselves. Perhaps the first form of a 360 assessment. The Johari Window is a four quadrant diagram describing aspects of person known [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Coaching, Concepts, Leadership, LiveToExplore, New Finds, Recommend, Resources by Matthew Rochte
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
Friendship
I saw the following message on a church I drive by frequently and it sums it all up.
Friendship doubles our happiness and divides our grief
My 2006 Mission has been and continues to be to build stronger and deeper friendship.
Go beyond the casual acquaintance and business network, but go deeper. Who are you? What is [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Coaching, Concepts, LiveToExplore, Musings, Spirituality by Matthew Rochte
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
A la peanut butter Wiki
Wanna free Wiki that is easy as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, well you are in luck there is such a thing. pbwiki (peanut butter wiki)
I found this interesting little tool through Morgana Rae and her Financial Alchemy program.
SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “A la peanut butter Wiki”, url: “http://www.matthewsblog.com/2006/02/14/a-la-peanut-butter-wiki/” });
No Comments » - Posted in Coaching, Links, Resources by Matthew Rochte
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006
Alphabet Soup Cheatsheet for certification
Alphabet Soup Cheatsheet for Certification lists governing bodies, some schools, associations and links to other resources.
No Comments » - Posted in Coaching, Industry, Links, MCA, Recommend, Resources by Matthew Rochte
Monday, February 6th, 2006
From the Coaching Pundit’s Corner: Using History to Bring Clarity to Coaching Certification (part 1)
Using History to Bring Clarity to Coaching Certification (part 1)
[as published in Minnesota Coaches Association Catalyst Newsletter: February 2006]
Coaching Certification, frankly, is a messy subject. Traditionally certification used to be a clear method of credentialing and legitimizing a profession. Today, however, it is also a marketing tool, a branding tool, and a source of a lot of confusion. This series will be part history lesson. In so doing I hope to bring clarity to the confusion around certification, so bare with me. Sadly, in order to have any discussion on this subject it is hard to avoid the alphabet soup. I have included a cheat sheet. (see next blog entry)
First of all we need to distinguish who is doing the certifying. Governing bodies certify coaches. Schools certify coaches too. In reality any program can issue a certificate and state you are certified. . .