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Week 94 of 186 (BMAL 755)

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Week 94 of approximately 186 are in the books in my doctorate program.

Do you remember a couple of weeks ago when I wrote out an outline for the research project that I said I was not going to use? Well, it proved partly true. Yesterday with very little research I sat down at the local Starbucks and banged out a 14 page, 3300 word research project on solution-focused coaching for a case study where an entrepreneur struggled with time management. A single cup of coffee and a bit of heavy metal got me in the groove. Who said anything about deadlines?

As Alanis once said, “Isn’t it ironic?”

Just one more week of this course and then a week off before jumping into the fire again tackling ethics in leadership. Oh, that should be fun!

Join hosts Robert Forto, TJ Miller, and Michele Forto as they discuss followership on the Peak Experience podcast

Oh, if you are on Twitter, I highly encourage you to follow the hashtags, #AcademicChatter and #AcademicTwitter both are great threads with advice, motivation, and a very supportive community and if you wouldn’t mind, give me a follow at @robertforto and send me a tweet letting me know you found my blog helpful!

Also, my wife Michele is getting deep into her Master’s program as well and is more halfway done! Please do me a favor and follow her over on LinkedIn.

Score: */140

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Forto, R. 755 Research Project

Week 93 of 186 (BMAL 755)

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Week 93 of approximately 186 are in the books in my doctorate program.

It is hard to believe that I am almost at the finish line for yet another course! We are finishing up week six and just two more to go.

This week it was fun putting together a PowerPoint for a mock-coaching client for the course. It was interesting to find the pictures that coordinated with the slides.

Next week is our big 2500 word research paper. I haven’t even started. Remember that outline that I did last week, that I said I was not going to use?

Check out this comic I found. I bet a lot of my rabid readers would agree with it!

 

Join hosts Robert Forto, TJ Miller, and Michele Forto as they discuss followership on the Peak Experience podcast

Oh, if you are on Twitter, I highly encourage you to follow the hashtags, #AcademicChatter and #AcademicTwitter both are great threads with advice, motivation, and a very supportive community and if you wouldn’t mind, give me a follow at @robertforto and send me a tweet letting me know you found my blog helpful!

Also, my wife Michele is getting deep into her Master’s program as well and is more halfway done! Please do me a favor and follow her over on LinkedIn.

Score: 70/70

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Week 92 of 186 (BMAL 755)

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Week 92 of approximately 186 are in the books in my doctorate program.

This week my wife and I traveled to an outdoor conference in North Carolina where I spoke about my Serum Run trip and the Leadership Lessons at 50 Below. It was well attended and is was good to stand up in front of an audience to talk.

This week we had to complete an outline for our final research project. Can I say, I hate outlines. I have been in school for 17 years and this is only the second time that I have had to do one of these. To me, it seems like an exercise in busy work. I will not be using this outline for the final paper, but I will be using the sources.

Luckily, it was a five-hour flight from Atlanta to Seattle and I was fortunate enough to get upgraded to First Class so I had plenty of time to bang it out just in time for the Super Bowl and the deadline.

 

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Join host Robert Forto as he welcomes professional coach  and facilitator, Chris Fuller to the Peak Experience podcast

Oh, if you are on Twitter, I highly encourage you to follow the hashtags, #AcademicChatter and #AcademicTwitter both are great threads with advice, motivation, and a very supportive community and if you wouldn’t mind, give me a follow at @robertforto and send me a tweet letting me know you found my blog helpful!

Also, my wife Michele is getting deep into her Master’s program as well and is more halfway done! Please do me a favor and follow her over on LinkedIn.

Score: */50

To read the paper:

Forto, R. 755 Research Outline FINAL

 

Weeks 90 and 91 of 186 (BMAL 755)

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Week 90 and 91 of approximately 186 are in the books in my doctorate program.

I just finished week 4 of the coaching course. To quote the great, Taylor Momson, the lead singer of The Pretty Reckless, I am moving on quite nicely, actually.

This week I wrote a paper evaluating one of the greatest executive coaches of our time. Marshall Goldsmith. It was based on a video series that he produced in 2014. While quite old, it gave me the info I needed then i found some relevant literature to compare it to. You can read the paper below.

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Join host Robert Forto as he welcomes professional coach  and facilitator, Chris Fuller to the Peak Experience podcast

Oh, if you are on Twitter, I highly encourage you to follow the hashtags, #AcademicChatter and #AcademicTwitter both are great threads with advice, motivation, and a very supportive community and if you wouldn’t mind, give me a follow at @robertforto and send me a tweet letting me know you found my blog helpful!

Also, my wife Michele is getting deep into her Master’s program as well and is more halfway done! Please do me a favor and follow her over on LinkedIn.

Score: */110

To read the paper:

Forto, R., 755 Paper 2

 

Week 89 of 186 (BMAL 755)

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Week 89 of approximately 186 are in the books in my doctorate program.

I just finished week 2 of the coaching course. This seems to be a pretty easy, and laid-back course and it is refreshing that it has not a heavy load. This week we had to write a short case study where we analyzed four core competencies and five ethical standards as outlined by the International Coaching Federation. Of course, I used our new business, Peak Experience for the case study.

Check this out:

 
Join host Robert Forto as he welcomes professional coach  and facilitator, Chris Fuller to the Peak Experience podcast

Oh, if you are on Twitter, I highly encourage you to follow the hashtags, #AcademicChatter and #AcademicTwitter both are great threads with advice, motivation, and a very supportive community and if you wouldn’t mind, give me a follow at @robertforto and send me a tweet letting me know you found my blog helpful!

Also, my wife Michele is getting deep into her Master’s program as well and is more halfway done! Please do me a favor and follow her over on LinkedIn.

Score: */100

To read the paper:

Forto, R., 755 Paper 1