Current Events & News

• September 16 - ICF-NYC Monthly Meeting
• September 18 - Teleclass: Credentials...How Important Are They?
• September 22 - APT NYC Networking Evening
• October 9 - Teleclass: ICF Credential Mentoring Program
• October 11-30 - Columbia Coaching Certification Program
• October 21 - ICF-NYC Monthly Meeting
• October 28-30 - Coaching Across Cultures

Welcome back from summer. While it's been pretty hot and humid the last few weeks, fall is fast approaching. We hope everyone has had a nice summer, enjoyed some cool vacations, and got recharged for what looks like an economy on the mend.

For those members that were able to join, the first in a year long series of ICF Global business development calls, The Power of Using Social Media to Market Your Coaching Practice, was extremely useful and timely on July 8, 2009. These calls are only open to ICF members, and this call was worth the membership! We will be announcing upcoming calls as we learn of them.

Please join us on September 16, 2009 for what will be a fascinating and engaging panel discussion - Coaching Through Fear hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Hull and Judith Fox, MS. We have experienced, in the past year what almost became a worldwide depression. We as coaches need to help our clients, and ourselves, face their fears, turning negative energy into positive. See below for the specifics and we hope you will join us.

The annual ICF conference in Orlando in December is open for early bird registration. Visit www.coachfederation.org. As a member of the ICF Global Finance Committee, I pushed for reducing the cost this year. In addition, airfares to Orlando are very low so if you have always wanted to attend the Global ICF Conference, this is the time to do it.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009; 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Topic: Coaching Through Fear: An Interactive Panel Discussion

Presenter: Dr. Jeffrey Hull and Judith Fox

In this difficult economic time, coaches need to be effective at helping their clients face off with fear - transforming it from foe to friend. Using their own case studies and revealing specific techniques and practices for raising "fear awareness" while avoiding key missteps, Dr. Jeffrey Hull and Judith Fox, will discuss the range of approaches that coaches may utilize when supporting clients through fear.

In this interactive and experiential presentation, these two experienced counselors who work at the intersection of psychotherapy and life coaching will share with you:

• The nature of fear and how it shows up in coaching engagements
• How to recognize fear in a client and how to help them move through it
• How to dive below the surface symptoms and raise the client's "fear awareness"
• How to coach clients through fear using exercises that bring into play body, mind, and heart
• The five key myths that surround fear and how to de-bunk them

Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D. is a writer, psychotherapist, life and executive coach whose work ranges from single individuals in private practice to major engagements with Fortune 500 corporations. Dr. Hull currently maintains a Jungian-oriented counseling practice in New York City. His new book, Shift! Let Go of Fear and Get Your Life in Gear will be published by Globe Pequot Books in December 2009.

Judith Fox, M.S. is a psychotherapist in private practice, with offices in NYC and Westchester County. She works with couples, families and individuals, specializing in relationship counseling. She has been in private practice for 23 years and remains passionate about helping people transform their lives

Schedule: Registration/networking 6:00pm - 6:30pm; meeting 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location: The Support Center For Non-Profit Management, 305 Seventh Avenue, 11th floor (between 27th & 28th Streets) in Manhattan

Save $5 by registering online in advance. Online registration will be disabled 24 hours prior to any event.

Advance registration: ICF (any chapter) members $10; non-members $20

At the door: $15 ICF members; $25 nonmembers

For questions only: Contact Laurie Lawson, ICF-NYC vice-president, at laurie@eljnyc.com.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009; 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Topic: Improvisation Skills to Boost Your Coaching

Presenter: Sue Walden, Founder of ImprovWorks!, Author, Trainer

What do improvisers have in common with coaches?

• intensive skills training
• a treasure chest of techniques and tools
• work that evolves in the moment
• challenges that require them to respond to what is happening and what is needed, and
• the ability to hold both long and short-term goals at the same time

Join us for out-and-out fun and exploration in this lively, interactive session that will provide you with a hands-on experience of how improv skills can support, expand and boost your coaching skills. And if you just can't get enough of adding both new tools to your coaching tool box and spontaneous, effective passion to your sessions and presentations, Sue will be in town all weekend doing special events (check it out at www.improvworks.org ). She will tell you all about it at the meeting.

Sue Walden is the Founder and Director of ImprovWorks!, an organization dedicated to building life/business skills through improvisation. Sue is a skilled improvisational theater teacher, a dynamic corporate facilitator, an engaging speaker, the author of Working with Groups to Enhance Relationships, and, for 25 years, the director and regular performer with San Francisco's longest-running improvisational theater company, "Flash Family".

Schedule: Registration/networking 6:00pm - 6:30pm; meeting 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location: The Support Center For Non-Profit Management, 305 Seventh Avenue, 11th floor (between 27th & 28th Streets) in Manhattan

Save $5 by registering online in advance. Online registration will be disabled 24 hours prior to any event.

Advance registration: ICF (any chapter) members $10; non-members $20

At the door: $15 ICF members; $25 nonmembers

For questions only: Contact Laurie Lawson, ICF-NYC vice-president, at laurie@eljnyc.com.

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Please join professional coaches Janine Schindler, MCC and Katherine Poehnert, PCC for a complimentary call exploring the pros and cons of credentialing, as well as demystifying the application requirements and process.

Registration & Information: Send an email to info@jascoaching.com

Reciprocal Announcement Tuesday, September 22, 2009; 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Please join the APT NYC Board team for this free Chapter Networking event to kick-off our 2009-2010 program year!

All APT Members and Guests are welcome! Mix and mingle with fellow MBTI® enthusiasts! Hear about APT NYC's exciting plans for the coming year. Great refreshments and giveaways!

Location: Rosie O'Grady's, 800 Seventh Avenue (corner of 52nd), New York, NY

Cost: There is no cost to attend this event.

Registration: RSVP requested by Sunday, September 20, 2009 to VP Membership Lee McDonald at lmcdonald.consultant@gmail.com

Contact: For more information contact APT NYC President Pamela Judd at pam@pamelajudd.com or call (718) 530-3500

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Please join professional coaches Janine Schindler, MCC and Katherine Poehnert, PCC for an inclusive, "one-stop shopping" structured mentor coaching program that meets all of the ICF criteria and supports you to achieve this important professional goal - and more!

Only 10 participants will be allowed per session. Register early to ensure your place and to receive the early-bird discount rate.

Registration & Information: Contact Kathy Poehnert at (732) 531-7184 or email info@jascoaching.com

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Participants choose between either the 5-Day Internal Coach Intensive or External Coach Intensive. Both consist of empirically based instruction blended with individual and group practice sessions, reinforced by instructor-based feedback.

Internal Coach Intensive (ICI): This intensive focuses on developing skills and coaching competencies needed to build an internal coaching culture for optimal individual and organizational effectiveness. The Internal Intensive provides individuals familiar with corporate structures with the tools and strategies to address their unique business challenges and devise practical plans for delivery by understanding the balance of organizational needs and individual motivation. Participants will learn how to gain a competitive advantage to drive performance, innovation and creativity.

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Location: On site at Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center, 49 East Sunnyside Lane, Tarrytown, NY 10591

Registration: Limited seating available. For more information or to register, call (800) 209-1245, email coachingcertification@tc.columbia.edu, or visit www.tc.columbia.edu/coachingcertification

Paid Advertisement Wednesday-Friday, October 28-30, 2009; 8:30am

Presenter: Philippe Rosinski, global leadership pioneer and author

Advanced three-day seminar for professional coaches, consultants, executives and Human Resources/Learning and Development professionals, seeking sustainable success working with and within globally connected organizations.

Following highly successful seminars in Brussels, Sydney and Prague, Philippe Rosinski from Brussels, Belgium, is delivering the highly acclaimed Coaching Across Cultures seminar for the first time in the US.

This is a unique opportunity to learn in depth about Coaching Across Cultures, and its new tools Cultural Orientations Framework, Global Coaching Process and Global Scorecard.

The seminar has the ICF approval for 15+ hours of Continuing Coaching Education Units, of which 10 hours ICF Core Competencies.

Guest Speaker: Bernie Siegel, President, ICF NYC

Information: For more details about the content, venue and how to reserve your place, visit www.philrosinski.com. Or contact Barbara Christian, iCoachNewYork, at icoachny@gmail.com.

Location: New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019

Cost: $2,500 through June 30, 2009; $3,000 thereafter

Registration: Fax your information to (212) 947-3917, or email to Robert J. Lee, iCoachNewYork at icoachny@gmail.com