The difficulty we all face when effectively communicating with coworkers, customers, neighbors, and even family members, is a very real and painful social problem. Our lives have become so immersed in smart technology that contacting one another at any hour of the day or night has become the new normal. In fact, our ability to connect through multiple mediums has never been easier—or more powerful. Unfortunately, this omnipresent connectivity often fails to facilitate encounters that are meaningful and personally rewarding. When we do engage in face-to-face communication, many of us lack the tools required to tackle the difficult subject and to engage the difficult person. Despite the glowing promise of the Information Age making us more productive, we’ve lost what matters the most in the process: the art of conversation. Participants will:

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1:30 – 3:30 PM

(Immediately following the Luncheon Program)

Workshop Cost: $69


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Our June 25 Webinar features Sara Smith, MCC, CPCC, and Vice Chair of the 2019 ICF Global Board. Sara has been a member of the ICF since 2001 and became a member and volunteer in the ICF North Texas chapter in 2006. She was the founding leader of the ICF Southeast Region and served as its co-leader for 6 years. Sara was elected to the ICF Global Board of Directors in 2017 and currently serves as Vice Chair.

Coaches who work in organizations often ask for the numbers to prove the value of coaching. What they should also ask is, “how do you help a client get there?” Sara will answer those questions and guide participants in how to engage clients (and potential clients) in these important questions. She will present a summary of the 2018 ICF/HCI (Human Capital Institute) study results for executives. The presentation you will hear is designed to help ICF members sell the value of coaching to clients and HR organizations. This presentation, the speaker notes and the study itself give ICF coaches what they need to deliver a compelling business case to for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. This is a tool to help ICF coaches differentiate themselves from those who call themselves coaches.

CCEUs for this webinar: .5 Core Competency and .5 Resource Development

As ICF coaches, the quality of our coaching is our most valuable asset, which is why this year our chapter is partnering with WBECS—the World Business and Executive Coach Summit.

 

At WBECS—which is a complimentary, live-online summit featuring over 40 of the most brilliant minds in the coaching profession—they share their best tools and strategies and even do live coaching demonstrations (which we have found to be especially valuable).

 

By registering through our Chapter, you’ll be able to earn up to 5 CCE Units attending your favorite sessions at no cost. You may be receiving invitations from other professionals you know and trust but if you register through our custom link for ICF North Texas, you are eligible for special benefits that are only available to ICF members including:

• Personalized concierge email service
• Exclusive ICF membership area hosted by the WBECS Team including complimentary access to all 2019 Pre-Summit session recordings, available through the end of June 2019!

WBECS attracts the most amazing presenters covering a wide range of topics, and this year have added in themed learning tracks to make it easy for you to select the sessions that make the most sense for your practice.

Here are just a few examples of the live classes you’ll be able to attend when you join the complimentary Pre-Summit

• Peter Bregman – Emotional Courage and Coaching: The Key to Helping Your Clients Get Massive Traction on Their Most Important Work (and Getting Your Most Stuck Clients Unstuck)
• Tracy Sinclair – The Power of Coaching for Systemic Change and Performance
• David Peterson – The DNA of VUCA: Coaching leaders to deal with chaos, complexity, and exponential change
• Peter Hawkins – Delivering Value Beyond the Individual and Beyond the Team
• Erica Dhawan – Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence

Simon Sinek will also be a featured WBECS Speaker this year!

 

Reserve your spot for the complimentary WBECS Pre-Summit now. The first week has just ended but there are three weeks to go with many fabulous speakers and topics.

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You may not know that for the ICF North Texas chapter, International Coaching Week goes on for months. International Coaching Week is a global event celebration that educates the public about the value of working with a professional coach and acknowledges the results and progress made through the coaching process.

 

To celebrate the benefits of coaching and to give back, ICF North Texas has chosen to partner with the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB). The partnership kicked off with a coaching workshop for 27 members of the NTFBs External Affairs Department. The workshop, held on May 15, was designed to help members of the NTFB employ coaching in their day to day work life. Participants learned the role of a coach and the benefits of fostering a coaching culture. They also had the chance to practice two key coaching competencies—active listening and powerful questioning—and then they learned how to apply a simple coaching model for conducting effective coaching conversations.

 

This workshop was designed by two of our ICF North Texas members, Sherry Yellin, PhD, ACC, BCC and Susan Daniel, MA, ACC. Drawing on their years of experience in the field of coaching and team development they combined content to create a highly interactive and engaging two-hour workshop. A team of ICF-NT coaches were also onsite with Sherry and Susan to assist. A special thanks to Mike Caracalas, Kathleen Klaviter, Laurie Goetz, Jay Harris and Staci Witten.

 

 

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