ICA Community Bulletin

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!

A team from ICA is currently working on a new product.  It is a collection of research papers authored by our graduates.  The first step in this project is setting up the editorial team.  We are looking for a couple of our graduates, members of our Alumni community, to join this team and travel in this new journey of publication. 

The editorial team will be involoved in:

• setting up the system and process of bringing out the publication
• setting up the criteria for selection of papers and peer review
• interacting with the graduates whose papers are selected and support them to get published
• editing the papers, finalizing, formatting and get it ready to publish
• we would also like someone to volunteer to help format and get it ready to be e-published

If you would like to be a part of this team, do get in touch with jamee.tenzer@lobii.com or prabha.chandrasekhar@lobii.com to know more.

Now that all of our new modules are complete, we are busy translating them into several languages.  Our next aim is to translate all modules into Spanish, and we are seeking volunteers from within our amazing community to assist Ana Noriega, who is heading up this project. 

We need volunteers from Latin America and Spain who are fluent in both English and Spanish.  Volunteers would be required to translate our new modules into Spanish under the guidance of Ana.  If you are interested, please contact Ana directly at: all_all@hotmail.com

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 so, Coach in a Box wants you.  If you are a trained coach who speaks Japanese or Korean,  preferably as your mother tongue with English as a second language, then these positions may be of interest to you.  The coaching would be mainly phone based. 

Should any members of our student or alumni community be interested please contact Danielle Marchant, directly via email danielle.marchant@coachinabox

Student buddies are highly valued members of the ICA student community, who generously donate their time in assisting newbies with finding their way within and around the ICA community. As students that have already been with ICA for some time would know, this can sometimes be a little daunting to begin with. Being a buddy could involve sharing first hand experiences, or assisting new students to connect with their online community.

Whilst being a buddy does involve a time commitment, it is very flexible and should only involve a few hours a month. Students wishing to become a part of our wonderful buddy team, should be familiar with the ICA environment, and be willing to support our new students.

If you would like to find out more about becoming a buddy, or if you would like to become a valued member of our ‘Buddy Team’, please contact Jamee Tenzer at jamee.tenzer@icoachacademy.com

Over this holiday season we have been celebrating the “12 Days of Christmas”. Each day for the past 12 days, we have distributed coaching concepts to our students and subscribers as a gift. They consist of  audios taken from our guest speakers during the year, like Joe Nunziato, author of “Spiritual Selling”, award-winning author Suzanne Eder speaking on ” Redefining Wealth”, and many more.

We would love you to also share these concepts with your friends, family, colleagues or anyone you know who may be interested in the coaching process. And for anyone you know who is looking to really jump into the coaching game and get qualified we are offering a 10% discount on the price of our CPCP, through the end of January 2010.

Here is the link for your friends:

http://www.icoachacademy.com/campaigns/xmas09/friends.html

Offer Expires: 31st January 2010

Have Fun!

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!

Located in Shanghai is preferred!

Senior Executive Coach
Executive coach with more than 10 yearsof senior corporate management and coaching experience.  Experience in coaching includes one-on-one coaching with senior executives and conducting group coaching.  The candidate must have global business view with working experience in Asia Pacific, preferably in China.  Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and English is required.  Coaching certification by an internationally recognized coaching institution is highly desirable.  Full-time or part-time engagement will be considered.

Executive Coach
Executive coach with more than 5 years of corporate management and coaching experience.  Experience in coaching includes one-on-one coaching with middle and senior managers and conducting group coaching.  The candidate must have in-depth understanding of the business environment in China, both in multinational and local companies.  Fluency in Mandarin Chinese is required.  Ability to use the English language is desirable.  Coaching certification by an internationally recognized coaching institution is highly desirable.  Full-time or part-time engagement will be considered.

For further information on either of these positions, you may

contact HR@P-Momentum.com

Come along to a couple of new times for the Learning Labs and hear our trainers present the New Curriculum modules in the forum of a Learning Lab.  You will get the chance to be an audience for the trainers as they create the new classes.  It’s a peek behind the scenes at ICA/Lobii as we practice and prepare to roll out our new modules.  Your first opportunity to join one of these special labs is scheduled for this Thursday, 22 October @ 7pm NY ET.

Very Exciting!  We would love to see you there!

When:
Tuesdays, 11.30am NY ET (for a limited time)
Thursdays, 7pm NY ET (for a limited time)
Bridge line: +1 512 597 6253
Access code: 711602#

NB: These New Curriculum Labs are only scheduled for a limited time.  For full details of times and exclusion dates please visit the Academic Calendar

Reminder: The Labs are not a part of your curriculum, but an added bonus for you to experience the environment of a Learning Lab.

Last week our special event, Balance Week, took place with many students, alumni and staff participating and in turn making valuable contributions. Each teleseminar explored ‘Balance’ in our lives, from different perspectives and in addition, participants came away with tools and the framework to  achieve this balance.

Each teleseminar was recorded and we invite all members of the ICA community who were not able to attend these events to listen to the recordings.  We are sure you will enjoy listening!

Listen | Balance - Self Care (Nick Bosk & Michael Moniz)

Listen | Balance - Unveiling the Pillars to Creating Balance (Sandi Neilson - ICA Alumni)

Listen | Balance - Who needs it? (Jamee Tenzer)

Listen | Balance - Juggling Roles (Alexia Michiels)

Listen | Balance - Ethics (Angela Bird)

Listen | Balance - Perspective (Claire Molinard)

Listen | Balance - Workshop  (Prabha Chandrasekhar)

Happy Listening!

Join the exciting world of our free Community Teleseminar Series!

ICA invites Alumni to participate in this exciting series by serving as a Production Assistant for a specific Community Teleseminar each month.  We are looking for one Assistant in each teleseminar area.  Check out http://icoachacademy.com for our latest topic areas.

These are volunteer positions.

This involves:

1. Pre-production responsibilities such as ensuring calls are recorded and bridge lines provided, managing schedule changes and call guest needs, providing research assistance for call host.
2. Production responsibities such as supporting hosts during the call with locating links and posting resources to topic forums when available, calling operator with call problems, and noting number of participants
3. Post production responsibilities such as editing and transcribing call audio (training & software provided), and making it available to participants.

We are looking for organized and enthusiastic individuals who can make a 6 - 12 month commitment.  If you are not sure you are a match please apply and we will let you know!

You will be compensated with greater involvement in the ICA community - working with our amazing teleseminar hosts and guests, supporting participants in areas of interest to you, and the unique and rewarding experience of bringing our free teleseminars to the world!

Please apply –> here

Questions? Email merci.miglino@icoachacademy.com

HELP !!!!

Looking for support?

Did you know…. there are 2 Student Info / Support calls every month?

Maybe you are new to ICA and need some guidance in starting your studies. Or perhaps you have questions about graduation requirements and assessments…if you are looking for answers, this call is for you!

Seriously…this is a forum for you to get your questions answered on anything ICA!

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Student Info Calls

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When: 1st Monday of the Month
Time: 8am NY ET

When: 3rd Sunday of the Month
Time: 6pm NY ET

Bridge line: +1 512 596 6253
Access code:834628#

For a complete list of dates and times go to the Academic Calendar.

Feel free to contact Nick Bosk at support@icoachacademy.com for more information.

Our Chinese program which began with an exciting opening ceremony in May of this year has been a great success.

Some of our students currently enrolled in our Chinese program are now ready to be coached and we would like to offer our Chinese speaking students currently enrolled in our English CPCP program, the opportunity to become Peer Coaches to these students.

This is a wonderful opportunity to not only practice your coaching, but also to support your fellow coaches and peers.  If you would like to be a part of this exciting opportunity, or if you have any questions,  please contact Pin Hsuan Chen, our Global Manager (China), directly via email at pinhsuan.chen@icoachacademy.com

Thank you!

ICA would like to extend a warm welcome to the newest member of the ICA Training team, Mike Francis.  Mike is a graduate of ICA and brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge, particularly in the area of Sales.  Mike will be the trainer facilitating our new Sales CoP, commencing next week, following the mid year break.  The two time options for our Sales CoP are, Mondays, 6pm NY ET and Tuesdays, 6am NY ET.  Full details are available via the Academic Calendar.

To learn more about Mike, read his profile below:

Read more »

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!

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.

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.

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