Resources

Coaching Resources

Authentic Happiness — The Authentic Happiness website was developed by the University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Psychology Center. Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman is the Director of the Center, and a Professor of Psychology at Penn.  The purpose of this website is to provide free resources where people can learn about Positive Psychology through readings, videos, research, opportunities, conferences, questionnaires with feedback and more. There is no charge for the use of this site. If you would like to take the questionnaires, you first need to register.

Mind Tools — Free and paid tools for career development and individual productivity management.

Coaching Organizations

ICF — The International Coach Federation is the international professional organization of the coaching profession.  It sets standards for ethics and training for coaching.

ILCT — The Institute for Life Coaching Training is one of the leading international providers of coach training, having trained thousands of professional coaches throughout the world to transition their skills into coaching.

CCE — The Center for Credentialing and Education is the body that certifies professional coaching giving such credentials as the Board Certified Coach (BCC).

Interesting Coaching & Leadership Articles

“How to Overcome Your Resistance to Coaching” — Forbes Magazine, October 17, 2015 — onforb.es/1QXdi9j

“What Kind of Thinker are You”  — Harvard Business Review, November 2015 — http://bit.ly/1XrTRga

“Shut Up and Sit Down” — New Yorker, February 2016 — bit.ly/1T55xD4

Leadership Resources

Erica Brown is a Jewish scholar and leadership educator in the Washington DC and has written several books on leadership.