Resources

Intake Materials

      The following exercises help clients take stock and clarify the work they want to do in coaching. Typically, the Assessment Wheel and the Taking Stock questionnaire start the reflective wheels turning, while naming and defining Focus Areas helps clients get specific about what they want.

    The Assessment Wheel
    Taking Stock
    Choosing Focus Areas

    Love After Love
    Love the Questions
    Rocks
    Wild Geese

.pdf Downloads

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    Favorite Readings
    A collection of readings compiled by Michael Welp
    Polarity Mapping Worksheet
    Worksheet for mapping polarities as described in the book Polarity Management.
    Teams Bibliography
    Annotated bibliography of team books.
    Leadership Bibliography
    Annotated bibliography of leadership books.
    Four Fold Way
    Outline of Angeles Arrien's four principles from indigineous cultures.
    Difficult Conversations
    This is a two page executive summary of Michael Welp's dissertation research.
    Vowel Choir
    A favorite energizer of ours for medium to large size groups.

Links

Coaches Training Organizations

    The Coaches Training Institute
    Mobius, Inc.
    The Hudson Institute
    Newfield Network
    New Ventures West

Professional Associations

    International Coaches Federation
    Southern Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of Training and Development
    National Organization Development Network
    Minnesota Facilitators Network

Experience-Based Training and Development

    Outward Bound Professional Development

Special Interest Sites

    Angeles Arrien
    Harvard Negotiation Project
    Spirituality in Business