ICA Community Bulletin

You are invited to an upcoming event at the March 17th ICF Los Angeles Meeting. This month they are offering Core Competencies and Marketing with Social Media. Read the below details and reserve your seat today!

Presence: Pathway to the Essence of Coaching
Understanding and Demonstrating the ICF Core Competency:

Coaching Presence

Facilitated by  Harriett Simon Salinger, MCC, LCSW
Executive Coach, Personal Consultant and ICF Credentialing Assessor

             Culver Events Center
            11948 W Washington Blvd
            Los Angeles, CA 90066

            Wednesday, March 17th
           7.00pm Networking
           7.30 - 9.00 pm Program  

             Registration: ICF LA Members: $20.00
       Guests: $30.00
       Light refreshments

To register, please go to http://www.icfla.org

Coaching Presence is defined by the ICF as the “ability to be fully conscious and  create spontaneous relationship with the client, employing a style that is open, flexible and confident.” Easily said, but not so easily done, right? And if we are achieving coaching presence, how do we know? Not to mention that as coaches, we are expected to exhibit this competency in our coaching if we are committed to adhering to ICF Core Competencies.

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The Coaching profession is always growing and expanding. ICA wants to stay ahead of the curve as well as continue to serve the needs of our current community and the world beyond.

We are inviting you to join the weekly Interest Groups that we will run for 4 weeks to help us create more resources for YOU. If you personally relate to the topic, have an interest in the topic or just want to join the fun, please feel free to attend one or more of our newly focused Interest Groups.

The first areas we will be focusing on are:

Gay and Lesbian Community - Facilitated by Michael Moniz (Tuesdays 9pm, 4 weeks beginning March 23)

Small Business Building - Facilitated by Bill Turpin  (Tuesdays 8pm, 4 weeks beginning March 23)

Social Responsibility Facilitated by Angela Bird  (Thursdays 7pm, 4 weeks beginning March 25)

******All of these calls will take place on the same bridge line, details as follows******

Bridge line: +1 512 597 6253
Access code: 697432#

Each group will meet on a weekly basis and we look forward to your creative ideas, insights and sharing. By your participation, you will be telling us what the community is looking for and giving us feedback on possible additions to our CoPs.  Students are invited to leave feedback on these classes via the Discussion Board, under ‘CoP: Weekly Interest Groups’.

Thank you for helping us develop the future of ICA!

Hello ICA Community, 

For the last week of February we are holding an OPEN HOUSE for potential students to ICA’s programs.  We will be holding 5 calls with a focusing in North America, Europe, India, and Australia and New Zealand.  

Help to spread the spirit of coaching and ICA across the globe!   Invite your friends, family, coworkers, and contacts to join one of our OPEN HOUSE events. 

All Calls will take place on the following brigeline:
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Bridgeline: +1 512 597 6253

Access Code:  893765#
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CALL 1

Region: India

What: Coach Certification & Coaching Profession in India

Hosts: Nick Bosk & Prabha Chandrasekhar, PCC

When: Wednesday, February 24^th

Time: 8pm Chennai Time

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CALL 2

Region: North America

What: Coaching Profession and ICF Credentials

Hosts: Nick Bosk & Sheri Boone, MCC

When: Wednesday, February 24^th

Time: 8pm NY ES

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CALL 3

Region: Australia & New Zealand

What: Become A Coach Teleseminar

Host: Robyn Logan

When: Thursday, February 25^th

Time: 8pm Melbourne Time

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CALL 4

Region: Europe

What: Become A Coach Teleseminar

Host: Nick Bosk

When: Thursday, February 25^th

Time: 7pm London Time

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CALL 5

Region: North America

What: Become A Coach Teleseminar

Host: Nick Bosk

When: Saturday, February 27^th

Time: 2pm NY EST

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To convert times please visit: http://timeanddate.com/

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Nick Bosk at training@icoachacademy.com

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This is a great opportunity to become part of our Affiliate Program at ICA. 

For more info: 

http://tiny.cc/ICA_Affiliate

Know a self-motivated, multi-faceted, and creative student majoring in PR, Social Media, Communications, Marketing or Business?

Can they walk and chew gum while juggling a keyboard, a telephone and a life? Invite them to apply for our new internships program.

For  more information or to apply click here .

If you like to use Facebook for all the fun things it offers, then be sure to become a fan of ICA.  You can find our Facebook Community at: icoachacademy

Currently we have close to 400 fans worldwide, comprised of our students, graduates, staff and friends.  We’d like to keep growing out community and offer this medium as a place to meet, socialize, share information on coaching, and extend the learning and good vibes coming out of our teleclasses!

It’s a great place to catch up  with ICA doings, meet fellow students and to put yourself out there.  Community Manager, Kurt Stewart and Learning Leader Isabelle King are the driving force behind bringing our ICA community together in Facebook, and they would love to hear from you.

Kurt has recently started a movement to help students connect up with each other in their various cities and regions around the world.  The aim is to keep the energy flowing outside the “virtual” classrooms and meet in the “real” world.  And we’d like you to take a group photo too so we can post it to the Facebook Fanpage. 

If you would like to get together with fellow students, have a look through our Facebook wall posts for people in your own area.  And if you don’t see anyone near you, then feel free to start up a group to meet in your town.  If you organize it, we’d be hapy to support you by creating and event in our Fanpage.

So come on and join the party - let’s keep connecting and building our amazing global community!

Browyn Bowery-Ireland, Lobii & ICA’s CEO, would like to invite all of you to a special teleconference to learn about Lobii. 

What is Lobii?  How can you partner with Lobii, and work with Lobii to get clients and generate business?  What will Lobii look like moving forward?

You are invited to come along and listen to Bronwyn share the Lobii vision.

The call is scheduled for Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 7pm NY ET

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

See you there!

Earlier this week, our CEO, Browyn Bowery Ireland, invited our community to come along and listen the the exciting plans ahead in 2010 for ICA.

There were many students, alumni and staff who attended and heard Bron share the future journey planned for ICA,  For those of you who were unable to attend, the audio is now available and you can listen by clicking on the link below.

Listen –> Whats Planned for ICA in 2010?

Thank you and happy listening!

You are invited to join your fellow ICA colleagues for a Guest Speaker Event at the November 18th ICF Los Angeles Meeting.   At this meeting you will have the opportunity to meet ICA trainer, Jamee Tenzer, along with ICA Alumni, Christine Lewicki and Lena Sieu, both of whom are members of the board of the ICF - LA.  They will be on hand at the meeting to greet and welcome all ICA students and Alumni.  Read the details below and reserve your seat today!

BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A SUCCESSFUL COACHING PRACTICE
AN EVENING WITH DAISY SWAN, MA, CPCC

Whether you’re trying to figure out how to take your coaching practice to the next level or just starting out in the business, our November ICF LA event has something for everyone.

Daisy Swan is a career strategist, coach and counselor.  She has worked with hundreds of clients ove the past 17 years and along the way, built and extremely successful coaching practice.

Coaches at all levels will gain insights from Daisy as she shares how she built a substantial, professional coaching business.  While this is not a ‘how to’, quick fix presentation, you will hear directly from Daisy the tactics she’s employed to help grow her business by 20%+ every year for the past 5 years.  In this session you will learn:

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ICA is very excited to announce a new Health and Wellness Cop, beginning the week of May 10, 2009.

Whether you are a coach, a practitioner, a patient, a client or a care giver, this CoP is for you.  You may be a coach looking to incorporate Health and Wellness into your coaching practice, or looking to learn more about self-care within this area.

Learning Leaders, Nick Bosk and Alexia Michiels will be facilitating these new CoP classes, that are scheduled twice a week, and to coincide with the commencement of this new CoP, Alexia and Nick will be under the spotlight when they are interviewed by Robyn Logan,  who will host our ‘Spotlight on Coaching’ teleseminar next week.  Health and Wellness is a potentially “huge” area covering niches as diverse as Sports, Fitness, Yoga, Food & Nutrition, to name but a few.  During this ‘Spotlight on Coaching’, teleseminar we will find out why they chose this niche, where their special interest lies and how they attract clients. 

‘Spotlight on Coaching’ - Health & Wellness Teleseminar

Date: May 13, 2009
New York: 8pm NY EST
Sydney: 11am EST
Cost: Free

Register: Spotlight on Coaching  

New Cop Health & Wellness Teleclasses

Monday 10pm NY ET - Learning Leader | Alexia Michiels | Commences Monday 11 May
Tuesday 10am NY ET - Learning Leader | Nick Bosk | Commences Tuesday 12 May

For further dates and bridge line details please refer the the Academic Calendar.

Alexia and Nick look forward to welcoming you to this new and exciting part of the ICA program.

ICA is excited to introduce our amazing new Learning Leader Course!

Get 24 CCEU points while learning the skills and competencies to successfully facilitate a group learning or group coaching experience.  This eight week course will develop skills that can be used for group coaching, chair meetings, training, facilitating, development programs and team management.  It is designed for coaches, CEO’s, HR professionals, consultants, trainers, professional services, educators and anyone who is running group meetings.  Students will participate in 8 teleclasses, covering topics that include: Learning Leader, Action and Goal Setting, Creating a Trusting Space, Self Directed Learning, Developing Group Process, Creative Thinking, Open Communication and Resourcefulness.  Students will also participate in 8 Learning Labs that provide the opportunity to practice the theory learned in the teleclasses.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity!  Register now to receive certification of completion of this 24 hour learning leader course and to receive 24 CCEU points!

Two time options are available. Each course will run concurrently (you must attend the same time option for the duration of the course).  To convert the time to your location click here.

The entire course is only $699 USD

**Time Option 1**

When: Monday’s at 11.30am NY EDT
Start: 27 April, 2009
Duration: 8 weeks
Facilitators: Merci Miglino & Isabelle King
Cost: $699 USD

Register: Learning Leader Option 1

**Time Option 2**

When: Monday’s at 5.00pm NY EDT
Start: 27 April, 2009
Duration: 8 weeks
Facilitators: Michael Moniz & Sherry Read
Cost: $699 USD

Register: Learning Leader Option 2

This is a fantastic course, and excellent value.  Don’t miss this opportunity to take part.  Register now!

Will you be in the Los Angeles area on April 15?  If so Jamee Tenzer, ICA Learning Leader would love you to join her at the local Los Angeles, ICF Chapter meeting.  This invitation is open to all ICA students and graduates, and offers the opportunity to network with fellow students, graduates and peers alike.

Topic for Discussion: Turning Challenge into Opportunities
Discussion Panel: Aurora Winter, Jane Best, Sharon Rich
***CCEU’S available for this meeting***

We are in a time of great change and loss, and how to cope with all that is going on is a great topic for discussion.  How are we affected?  What are we hearing from our clients?

Please join Jamee and the discussion panel on ‘Turning Challenges into Opportunities’.  Grief coach Aurora Winter, financial advisor Jane Best and leadership coach Sharon Rich will explore all types of loss, everything from the loss of a loved one to coping with job loss or financial crisis.  They will arm us with impactful and easy-to-apply tools and strategies to use in our practices, and in our lives, when dealing with these challenges.

Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Time: 6 - 9pm LA PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
Where: Hamburger Hamlet
9201 Sunset Blvd (@Doheny)
Valet Parking Available - $5.00

To register and for more information please click on the link below.

Register: Turning Challenge into Opportunities

Join us for a LIVE teleseminar as Bronwyn Bowery-Ireland chats with internationally known speaker, and best selling author, Joe Nunziata.  He has been delivering his life changing message, specifically in the areas of personal development and human potential since 1992.  He brings together a unique blend of spirituality, psychology, philosophy and the power of energy in revolutionary new programs and seminars.

Joe’s best selling book ‘Spiritual Selling’, combining powerful spiritual concepts with proven sales strategies was released in August 2007.  His sales philosophy is embraced by many entrepreneurs and corporations in today’s business community.

Find out answers to questions such as:

• What is spiritual selling
• How can you use spiritual selling to increase and retain clients?
• How can you attract the perfect clients?
• How can you use energy to invigorate your and your coaching business?

Teleseminar Details:

Topic: Combine Powerful Spiritual Energy Principles with Proven Sales Strategies

When: Tuesday, 7 April 2009 @ 8pm NY EST
Cost:  Free

Register: Joe Nunziata Teleseminar

If you are unable to make this time, register anyway and we will email you the MP3 recording of this LIVE event.

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.

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.

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Want to know more about the ICF Code of Ethics? 

ICA trainer Kathy Munoz, has arranged for Sam Nassif, Ph.D, to make a presentation on the ICF Code of Ethics.  Sam Nassif was a panel member of the  ICF (International Coach Federation) commitee, that recently redrafted the ICF Code of Ethics.

This is a wonderful opportunity for students to come along and listen to Sam as he presents aspects of the Code of Ethics including:

• Why the need for a Code of Ethics?
• Professional conduct
• Conflicts of interest
• Confidentiality
• Cultural issues

Following the presentation, students will be given the opportunity to ask any questions that they may have.  So please join us and be sure to bring along your questions.

Cost: Free
When: 6 February, 2009
Time: 6am NY EST
Bridgeline: +1 512 597 6263
Access code: 893765

‘See’ you there!

2008 has been a bumper year for coaching.  Our enrollments are growing every month, and with that comes and increase in the number of fully fledged coach graduates exiting our school.

Last month more than 60 new students joined our Certified Professional Coach Program (CPCP), with a record breaking 126 students graduating as Certified Practicing Coaches.  It’s definately a time to celebrate.  We would like to invite you to join our coaches as they talk about their success and their experiences with coaching and coach training.

Join our Final Teleseminar for 2008…

Register now -> http://tinyurl.com/68olzz

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Explore and Celebrate Coaching
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Hosted by: Robyn Logan
Spotlight Guests: ICA graduate coaches
When: Monday, 22nd December 2008
Time: 7pm NY EST
Cost: Free

We have invited our newly graduated coaches to come together for a lively and totally unrehearsed conversation about coaching.  Our host, Robyn Logan, will be asking and prompting them on a range of issues including:

• Why did they decide to go down the accreditation pathway, instead of just setting themselves up as practicing coaches?
• When did they start coaching? Before they began training? During? After?
• How did they juggle the everyday demands of work, life, parenting, study?
• How did they build their confidence as a coach?
• Where will they use their coaching now they have graduated?  In private practice?  In a company setting?  In a school or health setting?
• What is the No: 1 piece of advice they have for aspiring coaches?

Register now -> http://tinyurl.com/68olzz Read more »

Would you like to use teleclasses as a marketing tool for your coaching practice?

Would you like to create another stream of revenue?

Would you like to learn how to create a unique training environment where people feel safe and supported ?

ICA’s Train the Trainer course, scheduled to start the first week in November, covers all this, and MORE!

This six week course will develop your skills in delivering training via teleclasses, using the ICA model of training as a framework. Students will learn how to evaluate training course process and outcomes, and have the opportunity to faciilate a teleclass within ICA. The course includes a mentor trainer to support you, a blog to reflect your learning, resources and worksheets, and audios from each teleclass.

The entire course is only $299 US.

Two courses will run concurrently, offering two different time options (you must attend the same time option for the duration of the course). To convert the time to your location, visit http://www.timeanddate.com

** Time Option 1 **

When: Tuesday’s at 7pm NY EST
Start: 4th November 2008
Duration: 6 weeks
Facilitators: Merci Miglino and Isabelle King
Cost: $299 usd

Register now - > http://tinyurl.com/3qknbz

** Time Option 2 **

When: Wednesdays at 3pm NY EST
Start: 5th November 2008
Duration: 6 weeks
Facilitators: Karen Cappello and Sheri Boone
Cost: $299 usd

Register now - > http://tinyurl.com/4y6zx8

This is a fantastic course, and excellent value. But, don’t take our word for it, check out the great feedback we have received from previous course attendees…..
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****Important change to Book Club meetings****

Effective immediately Book Club meetings will now be held every other month, with the next meeting scheduled for September 29. This is to allow more time for readers to complete the book.

Alumni and new coaches alike, are welcome to join us as we discuss this meeting’s book titled:

‘ Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live ‘ by Martha Beck (As seen on Oprah)

This is a great chance to add ideas and concepts to your education and growing coaching practice. Our book choices are selected to inspire and support.

Don’t miss the perfect opportunity to connect with other coaches within ICA’s community, by attending what promises to be a rich event. Hosted by ICA Student Support Coordinator and member of our Alumni community, Nick Bosk.

These meetings are now held on the last Monday of every second month at 8am and 8pm NY ET. See below for details:

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ICA student Elizabeth Abbot who resides in Rome, Italy is conducting a 90 minute workshop at the SIETAR conference (Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research) in late October in Granada, Spain entitled, “Cross-Cultural Coaching : Making the Training Stick”. http://www.sietarglobal2008.org

As part of the workshop, she would like to do a sample, 15 minute coaching session. If there is anyone from ICA that will be attending and would like to role-play live with Elizabeth as part of this workshop, please let her know. It would be a great way to support another student and to show up as a coach during the conference.

Please email Elizabeth if you are interested or would like to know more : abbot.elizabeth@gmail.com

You are invited to our monthly ICA Book Club meeting.  Alumni and new coaches alike, are welcome to join us as we discuss this month’s book titled:

‘Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Elightenment’ by Ariel Kane & Shya Kane.

This is a great chance to add ideas and concepts to your education and growing coaching practice.  Our book choices are selected to inspire and support.

Don’t miss the perfect opportunity to connect with other coaches within ICA’s community, by attending what promises to be a rich event.  Hosted by ICA student, soon to be Alumni member and valued member of our ICA community, Nick Bosk.

These meetings are usually held on the last Monday of the month at 8am and 8pm, but due to our mid year break, this month only it will be held the Monday prior.  See below for details.

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