8 Upcoming Seminars, July Lunch Program Preview PRESIDENT'S LETTER What type of Coach are you? Within ICFTennessee, we have a wide variety of coaches doing a multitude of different things to create meaningful and fulfilling work, and I'm always reminded of that as we come together for our luncheons and our gatherings, like our recent Coaching Week celebration. A recent ICF Global Blog post written by Tana Hemingsley, MBA, PCC ( http://coachfederation.org/blog/ ) offers four categories of coaches for us to consider: a nonpracticing coach, an inhouse organizational coach, a coach as a contractor/associate and a coach as an entrepreneur. While there may be other distinctions, the learning is that there isn't a right or wrong way to be a coach. A nonpracticing coach is one who received training but ultimately decided against coaching as a profession. That doesn't mean this group doesn't coach; they just don't do it for pay. For coaches in this category, the work is personal and may be part of an expanded skillset they offer in their daily lives, or a way to do their jobs and enhance their way of being in the world. An internal organizational coach serves a different purpose in supporting and building organizational capabilities and culture, and this type of coaching also meets the need for those who prefer to be an employee and part of a team that is working toward shared goals. Being a contract coach in a cohort of some kind, or an associate of a larger coaching/consulting firm, is a wonderful option to combine flexibility with more potential for stable sources of income. This type of coaching generally requires more rigor around reporting and collaboration, and yet still offers more options for flexible hours and varied work assignments without personally having to promote yourself in the larger marketplace. What I've heard from many independent coaching practitioners is that being an entrepreneur is where many coaches struggle, maintaining the balance between selling new work and delivering on the commitments of work that has been sold. Entrepreneurs are called to grow their business, manage their marketing and finances, invest and divest in products and services, manage a group of contractors and possibly employees, among many other aspects of truly building a business. These four distinct types of coaches might open some additional thought and dialogue about how our organization can support our diverse and committed members, and foster more specific conversations about how to continue to develop coaching and learning opportunities for all. I'd love to know your thoughts and look forward to talking more at our July 10 luncheon. Register here .
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8 Upcoming Seminars, July Lunch Program Preview
PRESIDENT'S LETTERWhat type of Coach are you?Within ICFTennessee, we have a wide variety of coaches doing a multitude of different things to createmeaningful and fulfilling work, and I'm always reminded of that as we come together for our luncheons and ourgatherings, like our recent Coaching Week celebration.
A recent ICF Global Blog post written by Tana Hemingsley, MBA, PCC (http://coachfederation.org/blog/) offersfour categories of coaches for us to consider: a nonpracticing coach, an inhouse organizational coach, acoach as a contractor/associate and a coach as an entrepreneur.
While there may be other distinctions, the learning is that there isn't a right or wrong way to be a coach.
A nonpracticing coach is one who received training but ultimately decided against coaching as aprofession. That doesn't mean this group doesn't coach; they just don't do it for pay. For coaches in thiscategory, the work is personal and may be part of an expanded skillset they offer in their daily lives, or a wayto do their jobs and enhance their way of being in the world.An internal organizational coach serves a different purpose in supporting and building organizationalcapabilities and culture, and this type of coaching also meets the need for those who prefer to be anemployee and part of a team that is working toward shared goals.Being a contract coach in a cohort of some kind, or an associate of a larger coaching/consulting firm, is awonderful option to combine flexibility with more potential for stable sources of income. This type of coachinggenerally requires more rigor around reporting and collaboration, and yet still offers more options for flexiblehours and varied work assignments without personally having to promote yourself in the larger marketplace.What I've heard from many independent coaching practitioners is that being an entrepreneur is wheremany coaches struggle, maintaining the balance between selling new work and delivering on thecommitments of work that has been sold. Entrepreneurs are called to grow their business, manage theirmarketing and finances, invest and divest in products and services, manage a group of contractors andpossibly employees, among many other aspects of truly building a business.
These four distinct types of coaches might open some additional thought and dialogue about how ourorganization can support our diverse and committed members, and foster more specific conversations abouthow to continue to develop coaching and learning opportunities for all.I'd love to know your thoughts and look forward to talking more at our July 10 luncheon. Register here.
Warmly,Terry Humphrey, President ICF TNExecutive and Leadership Coach
UPCOMING SE MINARS & WORKSHOPSLearning opportunities abound this month, with a coach certification program led by ICFTN founderPat White, two training programs, two workshops, two regional conferences and one virtualconference.
Infinite Possibilities the Art of Changing Your Life. June 11July 23Led by Becky Buckman, CertifiedHolistic Life Coach and Certified Trainer for Infinite Possibilities.This is a 7week program that meets Thursday evenings from 6:30 8:00 in Berry Hill. Cost is $125 andincludes the workbook. More information about Becky and the workshop can be found at BeckyBuckman.comand TUT.com , where the program originated.
Getting to the Heart of the Matter: A Deep Exploration of Coaching Kansas City. June 1820Getting to theHeart of the Matter: A deep exploration of coaching is the theme of the ICF Midwest Regional Conference.There's still time to register! Click HERE for details.
Nashville Writing and Performance Institute Workshop. July 1012Led by Minton SparksMinton's threeday retreat Burn Through Your Story: Come set your story on fire helps you discover whoyou are through exploring and listening deeply to your own story. Minton will guide you through writing yourstories and using them to create various poems, pictures and performances. Learn more and register athttp://mintonsparks.com/workshops/. Become a certified coach! 125 hours of coach training. Begins in August.
Led by Pat White, Master Certified Coach and founder of ICFTNImpact Coaching Solutions is bringing the ICC International Coach Training and Certification program toNashville. LEARN core coaching competencies. EXPAND your profession with new skills. BUILD a new careeras a professional coach. IMPROVE your results with coaching techniques. Read more about the program here,or contact Pat about this solid program at [email protected].
Foundations for Christian Coaching. Begins in August.
Led by Dr. Thomas McMinn, ACC, MCCCDr. McMinn, certified by Coach Approach Ministries/ICF as an instructor for beginning coach training, will offer a16hour course with CEUs in August. The course will help beginning coaches establish a firm foundation,encourage them to take coaching to a higher standard of competence, introduce a variety of coaching modelsand resources, and expose them to a fuller spectrum of what to expect in coaching relationships. If you areinterested in the program, please contact Dr. McMinn at [email protected].
ICF Advance 2015: Science of Coaching Theory Meets Practice. September 1719.
Via virtual broadcast from LondonThis year's Science of Coaching event will include highcaliber presentations on mindfulness, coachability andcoaching supervision. ICFTN member Diana Ideus participated in last year's event and reports that it wasexcellent. Register here.
The Future of Coaching. Washington, DC. October 34
The 2015 Capitol Coaches Conference (CCC) is bringing in top keynoters to explore where we are heading asa profession, the economic outlook for coaching, discoveries from neuroscience and business that will drive theevolution of coaching, and much more. Register here.
Advanced Circle Keeper Training. Oct. 1518Led by Kay Pranis, international Circle/Group Facilitation expert, and cofacilitator Tahnahga Myers Is community building and group discussion your thing? Do you facilitate groups in your organization orcommunity, or have a vision of doing that in the future? If so, this training program hosted by Circle CenterConsulting may be just the experience for you. Join us at the beautiful Big East Fork Retreat Center for trainingand facilitation. Spots are limited so contact us today to reserve your space at this event. For more information,check out: http://thecirclecenter.com/octobercircleevent/
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