Partnership Leads to Creation of the Global Coaching & Mentoring Alliance

Three Coaching Organizations Team up to Advance Coaching LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association for Coaching (AC), European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC), and the International Coach Federation (ICF), have teamed up to create the Global Coaching & Mentoring Alliance designed to advance the professional coaching industry. After years of working together, the three organizations have created a formal agreement that declares, "As a collective of global professional coaching and mentoring bodies we seek to build alliances, a cooperative spirit, purpose and initiatives where we can partner to make a difference to the emerging profession and society as a whole." Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.

Banner Health, United Nations Secretariat and Roche Turkey Win 2012 ICF International Prism Award

LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Banner Health, United Nations Secretariat and Roche Turkey were named the 2012 ICF International Prism Award winners at the ICF Annual International Conference in London, UK. An honorable mention was also awarded to the Royal Australian Navy. Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.

Results of 2012 ICF Global Coaching Study Now Available Final Report now available for purchase

LEXINGTON, Ky., July 3, 2012 -- The International Coach Federation (ICF) has completed one of the most groundbreaking pieces of global research ever conducted - the 2012 ICF Global Coaching Study. The complete detailed findings of the year-long study are now available for purchase. The 140-plus page downloadable document can be found at coachfederation.org/coachingstudy2012. Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.

2012 ICF International Prism Award Nominations Now Open

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 27, 2012 -- The International Coach Federation (ICF) has opened nominations for the 2012 ICF International Prism Award. The award honors organizations that have enhanced performance standards and business achievement through their commitment to coaching as a leadership strategy. Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.

Is Tiger Woods a Wanna-be Man of Valor? Fathering Expert Keith Zafren Says Yes and Reveals Why

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 26, 2012 -- Fathering expert, Keith Zafren, founder of The Great Dads Project and author of the forthcoming book, Become the Great Dad You Want to Be: Whether Your Father was a Great Dad or a Big Dud, reveals the powerful forces likely influencing, if not determining, Tiger's well-known sexual escapades and his apparent fascination with the Navy Seals. Those forces likely have roots in Tiger's highly publicized but significantly complicated relationship with his father, Earl. Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.

On Campus Sports Launches Final Four Challenge Site a Finalist for About.com Reader's Choice Award

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 13, 2012 -- On Campus Sports Network, the fastest-growing provider of college sports covered by college journalists, today announced the launch of their $2500 Final Four Challenge. A simple and fun alternative to traditional brackets, the Final Four Challenge lets fans predict the 2012 NCAA Men's Final Four teams, who will play for the national title, and the eventual national champion. The eligible fan with the highest point total will win $1000. Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.

Professional Coaches Now Offering More Services in Addition to Coaching

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 1, 2012 -- Newly published research on professional coaching shows coaches are offering more services and skills to their fields of practice. Information released from the 2012 ICF Global Coaching Study shows almost all coaches (94 percent) offer one or more additional services in addition to coaching in their professional practice. Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.

Global Coaching Profession Celebrates International Coaching Week

LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 29, 2012 -- Thousands of people from around the world experienced the proven power of coaching, many for the first time, during International Coaching Week (ICW), February 5-11, 2012. Leading up to International Coaching Week the ICF encouraged coaches to share their planned activities for the weeklong celebration. The events poured in from all parts of the world. Coaches commemorated the weeklong celebration in a variety of ways, through coaching workshops, conferences, demonstrations, educational lectures, career fairs, and other special events. To see a roundup of 2012 ICW activities visit CoachingWeek.org. Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.

Coaches See Opportunities Ahead for the Profession Increased Awareness and Data Supporting ROI/ROE Identified

LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 22, 2012 -- According to the 2012 ICF Global Coaching Study conducted by the International Coach Federation (ICF), increased awareness of the benefits of coaching, and credible data on the Return on Investment (ROI)/Return on Expectations (ROE) from coaching, were identified as the two biggest opportunities for professional coaching over the next 12 months. Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.

Untrained Individuals and Marketplace Confusion Pose Challenges for Coaching

Professional coaches from around the world identified that untrained individuals calling themselves coaches and marketplace confusion about the benefits of coaching to be the two biggest challenges facing the coaching industry, according to a recent study by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.

Global Study Reveals Average Annual Revenue from Professional Coaching Results of 2012 ICF Global Coaching Study now available

Research just released from the 2012 ICF Global Coaching Study shows the global average annual revenue that is generated by professionals providing coaching services to be approximately $47,900 (USD). This figure represents income generated solely from coaching or from providing coaching services. Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.

Total Revenue from Coaching Reaching Almost $2 Billion Data released from the 2012 ICF Global Coaching Study

Professional coaching is a multi-billion-dollar industry, according to new global research produced by the International Coach Federation. The 2012 ICF Global Coaching Study found that the estimated global revenue from coaching to be almost $2 billion ($1,979 million USD) annually. The worldwide income statistic is derived from the aggregate total of what individual coaches reported earning only from coaching. Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.

2012 ICF Global Coaching Study Reveals True Size of a Growing Industry Executive Summary now available

Newly published research on professional coaching shows coaching is growing globally. Information just released from the 2012 ICF Global Coaching Study commissioned by the International Coach Federation (ICF) shows an estimated 47,500 professional coaches worldwide. Read more about this Lexington, Kentucky press release.