The Foundation of Coaching
Names First Global Visionary
Fellow
New York, NY (September 6,
2006) The Foundation of
Coaching, an independent non-profit
organization supporting coaching
worldwide, announces the creation
of a Global Visionary Fellows
program that encourages creative
thinking and bold action in
coaching.
The Global Visionary Fellowship
was created to honor those who
have made a significant contribution
to the coaching profession. The
Global Visionary Fellow receives
a grant to pursue a project that
advances the impact of coaching
in the world. A Fellowship is
awarded annually.
This year’s award recipient
is one of the early pioneers of
coaching, Dr. Patrick Williams,
who is often called the ambassador
of life coaching. Pat is a licensed
psychologist, an executive coach
since 1990, and is the founder
of the Institute for Life Coach
Training. Dr. Williams is the
department chair of the coaching
psychology program at the International
University of Professional Studies
and a curriculum consultant for
the Coaching Certificate program
at Fielding International University.
He is co-author of Therapist
as Life Coach: Transforming Your
Practice and Total Life
Coaching: 50+ Life Lessons, Skills,
and Techniques to Enhance your
Practice and Your Life, and The
Law and Ethics of Coaching: How
to Solve and Avoid Difficult Problems
in Your Practice.
Dr. Williams, as the Foundation’s
first visionary honoree, plans
to bring the Without Borders concept
to coaching. This model, pioneered
by Doctors Without Borders, won
the Nobel Peace Prize for the
international humanitarian mission
of bringing help to people who
need it, without regard to national
borders.
Dr. Williams envisions partnering
with successful international
programs that already have a global
infrastructure, such as Rotary
International, to help advance
his efforts. Rotary has been highly
successful in helping to eradicate
polio. Dr. Williams anticipates
that community leaders might work
with professional coaches to help
them create solutions to local
problems.
“Dr. Williams and his global
vision were the inspiration for
creating a Fellowship program,” says
Ruth Ann Harnisch, founder of
The Foundation of Coaching. “Dr.
Williams can bring the life-changing
process of coaching to people
around the world who don’t
have access to it, and we believe
that’s a visionary project
that deserves support.”
About The Foundation of Coaching:
The Foundation of Coaching is
an independent non-profit organization
supporting coaching worldwide.
For additional information, or
to nominate a candidate for the
Global Visionary Fellowship, visit www.thefoundationofcoaching.org
Contact: David Goldsmith
The Foundation of Coaching
dmg@thefoundationofcoaching.org
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