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!

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!

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!

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:

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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!

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.

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.

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!

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 »

Registrations for Supervised Classes beginning the first week of November 2008, are now being taken.

6 new Supervised Coach classes are offered.  There are numerous time options available and each one is limited to 6 students.  Classes will run for 6 weeks, with students attending 2 sessions per week  Students must attend the same time option each week and attend all 12 sessions.  When registering, please select 3 time options in order of preference.  Registrations can be made here, or via the Supervised Coach page of the learnsite.  Please refer to the Academic Calendar for suitable time options

For pre requisites, and further information please click here

To Register for Supervised Coach click here

If you have any questions please contact support@icoachacademy.com

Your ICA Team

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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Laurene Vaughan, PhD and Research Paper assessor at ICA, hosted a very successful and highly attended information call in February 2008, providing information and answering questions regarding all aspects of the Research Paper assessment task. For those students who were unable to attend, the call was recorded and is now available for listening by clicking –>  here

Imagine a web-based Professional Coach Game similar to the Sims where you can be client or coach, change events and situations, try on different questions or approaches and see the coaching process at work. All based on your choices!

Low and behold, there are such games in the works.  Check it out!  Gaming company Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot said, “The timing is right for us to leverage our creativity and to open up the video games market to new consumers who will be attracted by content that can help them learn, grow and feel better in an entertaining way.”

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