ICA Community Bulletin

A note of clarity and support from the assessment team:  Below is a short description of what we are expecting from the Power Tool Assessment.  We hope this will support you as you move ahead with the creation of your Power Tool.

Power Tool

For this assessement you are required to create you own powertool.  This tool should be based on the same conceptual model as the ICA powertools where two opposing perspectives are presented in a way that clients can use as part of the coaching process.  The aim is to use the tool to explore and enable empowered change for people and to add to your coaching toolbox as part of your evolving coaching practice.

This means that the tool that you create should:

• Explain/outline the two perspectives - what they are and how they inform our lives.
• Include activities, questions etc that you would use with clients to help them with this process
• Be practical and explain the two perspectives and how they inform what we do in a language that is accessible for clients.

Your powertool should build on what you have learnt from studying the powertools.  It can be useful to design your powertool to add to your overall coaching approach and coaching model.

The powertool is a pass/fail assessment.  In order to pass it is essential that you address all these issues and present it in clear and accessible language.

Powertools are usually between 3-4 pagesin length.

ICA is currently looking for a small team of volunteers to support us in reviewing the content of the discussion board in order to collect useful tools and information that can be shared with students to support them in their learning and journey as coaches.  If you would like to be a part of this exciting project, please send your details to Angela Wahl at: angela.wahl@icoachacademy.com. 

Experience in training or education and an understanding of learning and training tools would be an asset.

ICA is seeking to streghthen it’s executive team by the appointment of a Chief Finance Officer (CFO).  The CFO will play a key role in the strategic leadership and management of the finance systems at ICA.  The CFO will work closely with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to ensure that ICA is strongly positioned to enter new markets and to achieve annual growth of 50 - 60%.  An understanding of global markets, foreign currencies, financial databases and accounting is essential.  This position is initially for 3 days per week, with the opportunity of this growing into a full time postion.

If you are interested, please send along an application letter together with your resume to gwen.nr@icoachacademy.com

In celebration of ICA’s Positivity Week, we will be holding a series of special teleclasses each day next week, at various times, that reflect positivity.  These classes will be a wonderful way in which each student can participate and go away feeling, well, POSITIVE!

Your 4 steps to building positivity this week are:

1. Come along to every teleclass
2. Bring along a friend or client
3. Write a positive story on the Discussion board
4. Reach out to another student each day, for 7 days

Here is a list of our Positive Teleclasses:

Mon 23 March -10am NY EDT | Positive Tips and Personal Stories
Tue 24 March - 7pm NY EDT | Positive Stories on Relationships
Wed 25 March - 10am NY EDT | Positive Stories about your Career as a Coach
Thu 26 March - 8pm NY EDT | Positive Stories on Social Responsibity
Fri 27 March - 10am NY EDT | Positive Perspective
Sat 28 March - 10am NY EDT | Positive Opportunities
Sun 29 March - 10am NY EDT | Positive Retreat

Bridge line details:

Bridge line: +1 512 597 6253
Access code: 834628#

We look forward to sharing these special events with you!  So come along and bring a friend!

We are currently updating our communities of practice pages and would like to include a testimonial on each page from a student or graduate.  The testimonial must be niche specific (eg: Life, Spiritual, Executive, Business or Career etc) and describe how this particular niche has added value to their life and or existing skillset.  We will regularly update the page with new testimonials.

In summary, it should include:

• Your first and last name
• The country you live in
• Your enrolment and or accrediation status (graduate, student)
• Your preferred/chosen niche
• The top 3 things you enjoy/enjoyed most about your training at ICA
• Your top 3 learning outcomes from ICA’s CoP teleclasses or modules
• Describe your most memorable ICA experience
• What is your favourite ICA coaching tool?
• How did you get your first client?
• What are your plans for the future and how will you use your coaching skills?

If you would be interested in having your testimonial uploaded to our site, please email Sally Bridger, marketing@icoachacademy.com, and put the words, “CoP Testimonial” in the subject heading, and your testimonial in the body of the email.  If you have a photo you can attach, that would be fantastic.

Thank you!

As ICA’s wonderful global community continues to grow, we are constantly improving and adding to our representation in countries around the world.

As a result, we have now added an India web page, that is now live!

Click on the link below to hear Prabha’s welcome message and read testimonials from ICA graduates, Pooja Bhangar, Akash Chandar and Pradeep Mukerjee.

–> Visit India Web Page here

ICA officially declares next week, beginning the 23 March 2009, Positivity Week!

Many people have been touched by huge economic crisis that is impacting the globe.  It is a difficult and challenging time and at ICA, we wanted to do something to support everyone.  Not just everyone at ICA, but everyone around the world.  So we are declaring next week ‘Positivity Week’.  Our aim is that during the course of the week we will bring about as much positive energy as we can and make a shift in the contribution to global optimism.

How can you share your positivity?
Share your positivity intent with everyone you touch during the week.  Bring your positivity to each teleclass, share your positive stories on the ICA discussion board and ooze your positive intent during every meeting you attend or person you come into contact with.  The team at ICA are massively excited and look forward to you sharing your positivity journeys, stories and insights.

We know that with all of us together we can move mountains and create a positive energy wave, just like the Mexican wave you see at sports games.  So lets get ready and create the shift.

We would like to enlist your help to spread the word about coaching and help family, friends and associates create change in themselves, their work enviroment and their community.  As current students, you know first hand how wonderful this company is and how passionate we are about what we do.

We would like to ask for your assistance in giving ICA a bit of a boost. 

How can I help? Read more »

ICA would like to extend a warm welcome to the newest member of our global team, Pin Hsuan Chen.

Pin-Hsuan joins ICA to head up our China team, and brings with her a wealth of experience. Additionally, Pin is a graduate of ICA and currently resides in Shanghai China. Please join together with us in welcoming Pin to the ICA community.

This is a very exciting time for ICA, as the date for the launch of our China program fast approaches.  Stay tuned for further details!

Read Pin’s Profile Below: Read more »

All changes outlined below will commence the week beginning Sunday, 15 March 2009

CoP Classes
ICA strives to provide a flexible curriculum which accommodates the needs and request of our students.  In keeping with this, we have decided to offer a CoP | Marketing class, which will replace the CoP | Business classes, that are currently offered.  This will provide students with the opportunity to not only learn more about marketing, but to share their marketing ideas, skills and tools.

Along with this, there has been a recent change to the CoP | Life classes on Monday’s, 3-4pm NY ET & Tuesday’s 9-10pm NY ET.  Previously these classes were facilitated by Bill Turpin, but are now facilitated by Merci Miglino.

In addition, there will also be a change to the schedule for these classes as follows:

CoP Marketing | Tuesday 8 - 9pm NY ET replaces,
CoP Business | Monday 9 - 10pm NY ET.

CoP Marketing | Monday 4 - 5pm NY ET replaces,
CoP Business | Monday 4 - 5pm NY ET.

FC100 Classes
Due to an ongoing demand for evening FC100 classes, we have decided to add and additional class on Tuesdays at 7pm.  This will replace a class that will be discontinued on Sunday’s at 4pm.

Here are the schedule changes for FC100:

FC100 | Time Option 11 | Sunday 4 - 5pm NY ET, moves to
FC100 | Time Option 11 | Tuesday 7 - 8pm NY ET

Please contact support@icoachacademy.com should you have any questions regarding these changes.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate ICA trainer, Prabha Chandrasekhar who was recently granted her PCC (Professional Certified Coach) credential, by the ICF (International Coach Federation).

This is truly a great achievment!

 Well done Prabha!

Registrations are now being taken for Supervised Coach classes commencing the first week of May, 2009.

Each of these classes is limited to 6 students, so if you are planning to graduate in September, get in early and register now. Visit our Supervised Coach page, via the learnsite for more details by clicking here

HOW DO I REGISTER?

To register for classes beginning in May you must

1. Refer to the Academic Calendar May, 2009 to check for available times.
2. Nominate 2 time options that are suitable for you.
3. Register now by clicking here

‘See’ you in Supervised!

Students are required to register for graduation, and now that our March graduation celebration is complete, we invite students who are planning to graduate in June to register anytime from now.

Registration will allow students too nominate which ceremony they will be attending, along with completing details for certification.  A formal invitation containing further information pertaining to graduation will be sent out to each student who registers, 2 weeks prior to graduation.

At this time we request that, only students graduating in June 2009, complete their registration.  Registration for September graduation will open once the June celebration has taken place.

You can register for graduation by clicking on the link below, or by visiting our Supervised Coach/Graduation page of the learnsite.

Graduation times for 2009 are:

Monday, 1 June 2009, 2 & 8pm NY ET
Monday, 7 September 2009, 2 & 8pm NY ET
Monday, 7 December 2009, 2 & 8pm NY ET

Register: June 2009 Graduation

We recently celebrated our first of four graduations for 2009, with 29 students graduating and joining our Alumni community.  These ceremonies gave students the opportunity to join together with family, friends, peers and ICA staff in celebrating their success.

Everyone within the ICA community is welcome to listen to one, or both of our ceremonies by clicking on the links below.  The files are quite large and do take a few moments to download.

Graduation Call 1 - 2pm NY ET, Monday 2 March, 2009

Graduation Call 2 - 8pm NY ET, Monday 2 March, 2009

Please join Robyn Logan this week for an Alumni Connect Call.

Robyn will be updating our Alumni on all the developments at ICA, and asking for you to update her and your colleagues on your life/business after ICA.

**Call format**

1. Robyn will be touching briefly on the following:

- ICA developments in China and India
- Progress of a new social network for Alumni
- Research opportunities in coaching
- International Women’s Day Teleseminar

2.  Robyn will then open up the call for questions.

3. Finally, Robyn will spend some time connecting with those of you who attend the call, and giving everyone the chance to share their celebrations and challenges.

Please join her…… Read more »

US DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS - 8 MARCH 2009.

Daylight Saving Time will begin in the US, on March 8, and as the ICA Academic Calendar is based on NY ET, this change will affect the time students from many regions around the world attend classes.

** If you live in the US **

The times that you attend teleclasses will not change.  But, make sure you turn your clock forward one hour on the 8th March for the start of daylight saving.

** If you live outside the US **

The times you attend teleclasses will change.  You will need to update your teleclass conversions as follows: Read more »