International Coaches Federation

Please note: The real-time needs and activities of our community of coaches are driving what we build and create together this year, as are the needs and interests expressed in our January meeting.  Thank you!

January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December

Thursday, August 26th at Dilworth Neighborhood Grill. More information to come!

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Our monthly meeting will resume in September with a great speaker, Rick Tamlyn flying in from California to be with us to discuss “The Bigger Game”.

We have a fun filled event planned for August with our Annual ICF CAC Summer Social!! That’s right, we have a great night planned for our ICF CAC members and guests to enjoy a summer night to mix and mingle and catch up with each other. Save the date: Thursday, August 26th at Dilworth Neighborhood Grill. You should be receiving an Evite via email with the details. Be sure to RSVP when you get the Evite so we can get a final count. We are so looking forward to seeing your friendly faces and catching up. Remember, guests are also welcome!!

Enjoy the rest of your summer and looking forward to seeing you at our Summer Social!

Dawn Leitner
ICF CAC President

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JUNE
“The Magic of Good PR”  Patricia Golden
6/24/10 Dowd, YMCA

DESCRIPTION:

Are you struggling with generating good PR for your business? Do you know the right strategy with which to do this? Do you have a PR plan at all?  In The Magic of Good PR, you will learn:

• What public relations is and what it is not
• How good PR can create a lasting positive image for your coaching practices
• The components of a good story
• Specific tactics to get your story told through the media and within the community

We will also have an open discussion to share ideas and answer your questions about how you can apply the presented principles in your practices. Don’t miss this very important and informative event!

Bio:

Patricia Golden is founder and president of My Team of Experts Inc., which specializes in public relations for small businesses and non-profit organizations. She has shared her ideas about effective communications and business growth with chambers of commerce, professional organizations and business groups across the Southeast.

Patricia is the former host of a daily radio show based in Charlotte and has appeared on numerous Charlotte radio and television news programs. She has been featured in publications across the country including Charlotte Business Journal, San Antonio Business Journal, Business First of Louisville, San Francisco Business Times, The Charlotte Observer, Louisville Courier-Journal, Today’s Charlotte Woman, Business Start-Ups, and HR News.

The business community has recognized Patricia with multiple awards for her success. She is a recipient of the The Mecklenburg Times 50 Most Influential Women Award, the Charlotte Business Journal Women in Business Achievement Award and has been a finalist for the Charlotte Chamber Entrepreneur of the Year Award and finalist for the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Rising Star Award.

As an active member of the Charlotte community, Patricia has served on numerous boards of directors including Trinity Strategic Consulting, Inc., National Association of Women Business Owners Charlotte Chapter (Past President), Business Expansion Funding Corporation (Past President), Charlotte Small Business Hub, Inc. (BizHub), Charlotte Interactive Marketing Association, A Child’s Place, and Child Care Resources Inc.

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 MAY
“Awakening the Senses of Your Group Learners with NLP”  Wendy Y. Bailey
5/27/10 Dowd, YMCA

DESCRIPTION:

Have you ever tried to explain an idea only to hear silence or see baffled looks on the faces of your learners? Then, someone else explains it differently and the light bulbs pop on for every one, including you.

It can be challenging to choose powerful and effective words that tap into the senses of your learners. You want your words to enrich their learning experience with texture, smell, taste, sound and color to create a SENSORY cornucopia….tasty, touchy, smelly - you get the idea!

Join this high-energy exploration into the senses with Group Coaching Diva, Wendy Y. Bailey.  You’ll discover how to use sensory connections to explain, empower and enrich.  Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) will help you transform your group learners and create lasting change.

Bio:

Wendy Y. Bailey is the Coach’s Coach.  Called a “Force of Nature” and trendsetter in coaching by The Coaching Commons - a premier industry think-tank and journal - she developed and leads the certifying process for Certified Group Coaches.  Affectionately called “WendyY” by her clients, business associates and coaching colleagues, she is a Master Certified Group Coach, Certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner and Certified Experienced Coach.  WendyY leveraged more than 25 years of leadership and management experience and expertise leading hundreds of teleseminars, live workshops and small/large group training sessions to create her signature program, “Group Coaching Mastery - Master Group Coaching with an NLP Twist.”

She’s created several bestselling group coaching programs, including “33 Minute Mastery: Group Coaching in 33 Minutes,” “Close More Clients and Make More Money” and “Masterful Content: How to Create Compelling and Transformational Content for your Group Coaching Program.”  Using influence, persuasive marketing and powerful language strategies, WendyY helps coaches, speakers and other training professionals create, design, market and deliver profitable group coaching programs. 

WendyY is the author of the book, “Group Coaching Mastery: The Coach’s Guide to Group Coaching with NLP” to be published June, 2010.  Learn more about WendyY’s group coaching certification programs and services at www.GroupCoachingMastery.com (@wendyYbailey).

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 APRIL
“5,000 more just like it” … Coaching your small business owners on the E-myth principles.  Randy Mitchell
4/22/10 Dowd, YMCA

DESCRIPTION:

It’s been 15 years since the publication of Michael Gerber’s widely lauded million-seller book “The E Myth Revisited:  Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It.”  One of the top selling business books of all time, Inc. magazine recently named it one of the top ten must-read books for business owners.  

What is the “E-Myth” and how can you apply Gerber’s lessons in coaching your business owner clients?   In this month’s workshop, local self-employment coach Randy Mitchell will review these and other timeless principles that are usually overlooked by eager and starry-eyed entrepreneur wannabe’s.

·         The tangled troika of Technician, Entrepreneur and Manager

·         The life stages of a business

·         The Turn-Key revolution

·         Management by abdication and other fatal flaws

·         The 5 Business Dangers

·         It starts with the owner

Bio:

Since 2002, Randy Mitchell has coached hundreds of corporate refugees who are looking to get into business for themselves through his independent office of The Entrepreneur’s Source.   Prior to pursuing his own entrepreneurial dreams, he had spent 20 years in various corporate human resources and marketing roles.   Active in Charlotte’s small business community, and a frequent speaker on entrepreneurial pursuits, Randy recently served as President of the Matthews Chamber of Commerce.  He and his wife Gwen reside in Matthews and are raising two teens.

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MARCH
“Who’s Coaching The Coach?”  Kathleen J. Dolan
3/25/10 Dowd, YMCA

DESCRIPTION:

Is an untapped resource lying dormant with your clients? Could one simple question be the catalyst for more powerful work together? Are you overlooking your greatest strengths as a coach? To get the answers, join author, speaker, and spiritual mentor Kathleen J. Dolan as she helps us:

•Learn a new source to draw from—an unlimited “Well.”
•Find a renewed source of growth in our own “Defining Moments.”
•Not get “Stale”—through “Change!”
•Use “Affirmations” in our coaching practices.
•Learn the most powerful coaching tool ever used!!!
 
Bio:

Kathleen J. Dolan, formerly a New York actress and comedienne, derives her greatest pleasure from speaking.  She delights an audience with positive humor and spiritual wisdom.  With an early background in teaching, she went on to work for the Chicago Tribune as an Advertising Rep, simultaneously pursuing acting in regional theatre in the Chicago area.  Like most actresses, she needed a “day job” and took on the management of an employment agency.  She credits her background though—as a trainer with the Dale Carnegie Organization—as a major factor in giving her a personal vision.  She is a genuine encourager and spiritual mentor. 
While living in the New York area, Kathleen has done commercials, Off-Broadway readings, TV movies, and a couple of “Saturday Night Lives!”  She performs a humorous and uplifting “One-Woman Show,” created directly from her new book:
“I NEED A FACE-LIFT! (Spiritually Speaking)”

Kathleen is presently living in Charlotte, NC with her husband.  They have two grown daughters.

www.kathleenjdolan.com
203-820-8753 (Cell)
704-817-8696 (Home)

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FEBRUARY
Coaching and Creativity -
An Introduction of Daniel Pink’s “A Whole New Mind”
2/25/10, Dowd YMCA

 DESCRIPTION:

Don’t miss this opportunity to evoke more creative coaching conversations with your clients! By maintaining the use of our left brain training, while at the same time, emphasizing right brain techniques, creative coaching can become the competitive difference between our own coaching practices and others. Dr. Howerton will review Daniel Pink’s six essential senses and offer practical exercises that can effectively be used with your clients.

Bio

Mary Howerton, Ph.D. is President of Mary Howerton Consulting, Inc., located in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a Human Management Consultant and Executive Coach, she has a broad range of expertise in organizational & culture development and strategic planning initiatives. In addition, Dr. Howerton is a speaker, trainer, facilitator, presenter, as well as an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences, McColl School of Business at Queens University. She has served on numerous state and local boards, and has chaired many. Her significant contributions received recognition by the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service.

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JANUARY
ICF-CAC – A New Decade of Excellence!
1/28/10, Dowd YMCA

DESCRIPTION:

Don’t miss starting the New Year, and ICF-CAC’s second decade of excellence (yes, we’ve been around for ten years now!), as we kick off 2010 in grand style!

Incoming ICF-CAC President Dawn Leitner will set the tone by providing membership with an overview of the ICF Annual International Conference in Orlando this past December. With a number of hot topics on the table, including credentialing for coaches, you’ll not want to miss out on what Dawn has to say!

In addition, ICF-CAC will carry forward the fabulous momentum generated by membership in 2009, to provide you with a compelling calendar of programs and events for 2010. Of course, we’ll need your input to make this a success!!!

Pleases join us for facilitated discussions and break-out sessions, as we chart ICF-CAC’s course for the New Year. This will be your opportunity to get on the ICF-CAC bus, fill it with prideful participation, and have it driven it in the direction that YOU want it to go. Be there, Aloha!!!

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AUGUST
Summer social, more information coming soon.

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