FEATURE SUCCESS STORY
A Bright Start in a Dark Economy
by Michael Schutzler

Starting a technology company is always a challenge. Starting one in the midst of an economic meltdown is even tougher.  Learn how Jon Ingalls, CEO of TrackSimple, faced this situation and succeeded in launching his company in the midst of the greatest economic turmoil since the Great Depression.

Coaching's Impact on Leadership Competencies at the City of Vancouver
by Carollyne Conlinn

A review of the six-month executive coaching pilot with emerging leaders at the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The evaluation study monitored leadership competencies before and after coaching with the pilot group and a control group. Results indicated improvement over peers in all categories for leaders who were coached.

Sustaining Rapid Growth and Ensuring Future Success: Why the Ohio March of Dimes Engaged an Executive Coach
by Todd A. Uterstaedt, SPHR

The State Director for the Ohio March of Dimes had just turned the chapter around and didn't seem like a 'typical' candidate for executive coaching. But a desire to move into an executive role while taking the organization to the next level led him to partner with Todd A. Uterstaedt.

An Integrated Approach to Strategic Business Coaching Transformation
by Ernesto Olascoaga

Laura Ceballos, human capital manager, and María Eugenia Díaz Mercado, organizational development coordinator, conducted a 360-diagnostic process to identify the leadership competencies required for the company to become more competitive in the global marketplace. They then partnered with business coach, Dr. Ernesto Olascoaga to design and implement the change process, which had two major goals. First, that all managers understand the company's strategic imperatives. Second, that they work as a team to implement efforts to grow in a competitive market.

Innoventor Engineering = Innovation + Invention 
by Stan Herman

Business owners are prone to blind spots when dealing with the performance of employees and executives who are also personal friends. Those blind spots can create obstacles to company goal achievement. Working with business coach Stan Herman, Innoventor CEO Kent Schien takes clear, solution-oriented action steps to generate unprecedented company growth.

From Parallel Function to Collaboration: The Impact of Business Coaching on Chase Manhattan Bank
by Jim Oher

Recognizing a potentially lucrative market, Chase Manhattan Bank of North America chose to develop a new business segment, Personal Financial Services (PFS), within the larger retail bank. This new segment was to target clients with investment assets of $500,000-$10,000,000.

Diageo Portugal: Reorganization Teamed with Business Coaching Leads to Major Wins
by Jane Upton

Following a major reorganization of the European region, the newly appointed Commercial Managing Director of Diageo Portugal, Pedro Nogueira, partnered with Jane Upton to face the challenge of establishing his credibility with his team, working through a period of cultural change, and delivering substantive results.

From Monopoly to Market Leader: Maison des Futailles (MDF)
by Anne Geneviève Girard, PhD and Michel David

Faced with the challenge of privatization, Maison des Futailles's CEO Roland Prud'homme engaged the services of Anne Geneviève Girard and Michel David to coach him and his executive team. The result: A highly successful transition from government-owned monopoly to thriving, market-driven enterprise.

Lights, Camera, Action: The Australian Film Institute
by Bronwyn Bowery-Ireland

Deb Verhoeven, CEO of the Australian Film Institute (AFI), recognized the organization needed to move forward into the 21st Century. She contacted Bronwyn Bowery-Ireland, CEO of International Coach Academy, and together they worked to make the AFI Australia's foremost screen culture organization.

A&S BMW Motorcycles
by Gary B. Henson

Randy Felice, owner of the largest BMW Motorcycle dealership in the world, was struggling with leadership and strategic direction for the business. He turned to Gary Henson, president of BusinessCoach.com, and together they transformed the way A&S BMW serves its customers and employees.