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Greetings!
We offer a hearty "Welcome!" to our new subscriber friends from from the Vermont NEA Conference, The Innovation Jam, and SHRM 2009! We hope you find lots of value here!
We talk a lot about transformation here at CCVT. And our question to you is "Are You Ready & Willing?" Real transformation, deep transformation is not for "sissies" (we mean that in a most positive, and provocative way). It always requires some degree of letting go before the new state can emerge and be integrated.
And our mission is to partner with you as you take those brave steps. Help is at hand.
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 Are Corporate Cultures Ready for Transformation?
by Liz Dallas
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 During a recent family vacation to Yellowstone National Park, my curiosity was piqued
while studying the landscape behind a sign that read, "This forest
seeded by natural forest fire." As far as the eye could see, lodge
pines stood tall and thicker than previously viewed sections of the
park. How could it be that such life was created out of such
devastation?
When I returned, I set out to research this phenomenon of nature's
method of procreating life. My findings drove home the miracle of
transformation -- that change requires a catalyst and that the most
dramatic, spectacular, life-giving transformations require catalysts
that completely wipe out and destroy the life that precedes them.[i]
In the case of the lodge pine, mature pinecones need to sit in the
ground undisturbed for 40 or more years before they are prime for
seeding. And even then, it requires the intense heat of fire to melt
away the wax coating and release the winged seedlings into the
nurturing ashen soil that makes new growth possible. Younger pinecones
will yield less productive seedlings; older cones will yield highly
thick, healthier trees.[ii]
In this section of Yellowstone, the seedlings are more than one million
per acre dense. And as the trees begin new life, the phenomenon of
this steroid-like growth is replicated in other plant life as well.
Brilliant wildflowers and other vibrant vegetation quickly burst to
life, giving the landscape exceptional beauty to attract insects and
animal life to the area-all which serve to nurture the forest that will
grow to serve the life it protects and feeds.
 In my role as a corporate leadership coach, I am in the business of
nurturing emerging leaders to succeed their predecessors such that
organization ensures long-term success. As an organization initiates
this act of preservation and growth, invariably it endures the chaos
and short-term costs of uprooting old ways of doing business so that
the new, more relative and sustainable ways of doing business can
emerge. This is an uprooting that can often catch the established
leaders off guard (even the very ones who have set the directive); many
times, they are simply not ready for the grief that accompanies the
process of ending the old so that the new can begin.
Today's emerging business leaders are creating cultures marked by
the seeds of collaboration that spawn innovation. They invite the
integration of diverse contributors, making it essential that each
member of the organization be intimately connected to the unique
difference they make. Being part of something bigger than themselves is
the essential fuel for ensuring personal significance and corporate
relevance. There is no room for widgets that merely make the machine
that run by the leader; instead, each gear must drive itself out of the
inspiration to be part of something meaningful and bigger than the
tasks at hand.
There is much to learn about the process of cultural transformation for our 21st century businesses. And I have to ask the provocative questions of my generation of baby boomers...
Keep reading & add your thoughts to the conversation on our blog...
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Want Deep Change? Invest in Your Change Leaders by Lea Belair
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Transformational change in organizations hinges on creating
effective change leaders. By so doing, the capacity for continuous
change and sustainable change is enhanced and a road map to successful change is possible.
Change leaders need the following three skills to be effective in change:
- inquiry
- discovery
- adaptation
Deep transformation requires that the organization invests in
shifting the mindsets and behavior of the change leaders...what's more,
it requires an investment in shifting the culture beyond 'improved' to
normalizing change as a process.
Continue reading Lea's post...
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| Create Your Life by Kim DuBrul |
With all that has been happening in our
world and in our lives many people are re-assessing the level of
satisfaction they have in their lives. That is one reason times like
this can be a gift, if you choose to see it that way.
 Has something been whispering in your ear, talking to you, or
perhaps even loudly nagging at you because you have ignored it for so
long? Does that something suggest the idea that there is something
your are meant to do and you don't know what it is? Or maybe that you
are wanting to take a different direction in one of the areas of your
life? I wrote this for someone I know that would benefit from
answering these questions and taking action on these suggestions. If
you are reading this, more than likely there is something in this that
will benefit you, as well. This is for you, too!
Create Your Life questions and actions: Use paper and pen or pencil
as there is a direct link to your brain and hand writing that is of
great value in doing this type of work.
Continue reading...
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Introducing Barb Lemmel
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Barbara Lemmel, facilitator of Bowen Theory and Organizational Dynamics, joined the Vital Business team this month to present a program on interpersonal dynamics for leaders and managers. The presentation is part of the Vital Business mission to pair training with coaching, empowering participants to apply their learning to their real-time challenges and opportunities with coaching support.
Studies have shown retention of learning through training goes from 20% to 80% or more when paired with coaching*.
*For more information visit www.vitalbusiness.biz
A Division of The Coaching Center of VT
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Out & About with the Coaching Center of VT |
The Vital Education division of the Coaching Center of
Vermont made its debut at the Vermont NEA Teachers' Convention on Oct. 21st and 22nd.
 Coaches Lea Belair, Deb Chisholm, Marty Garrett and Sharon Snow connected with teachers and education leaders from across the state, asking them "what would make the
difference?"
Vermont's Commissioner of Education, Armando Vilaseca, spoke
about the essential core in this transformation being relationships: students with teachers, teachers with
parents, administrators with teachers, school staff with their communities,
etc. We all are responsible for
responding to the needs of our children and youth in a comprehensive,
collaborative and visionary way. What better process for facilitating the
creating, planning and acting on these changes than coaching? 
"Vermont is in a unique position," according to Deb
Chisholm, "we are a small state with people who have a strong commitment to
their communities and schools. We
also have a proportionately large number of bright, talented and visionary
educators. This makes a tremendous
difference!"
 CCVT Coaches Laura Lind-Blum and Kim DuBrul jammed at the Innovation Jam. As Kim shares, the day was filled with "Cool speakers -- owners and creators of innovative companies doing new
things, lots of students -- how lucky they were to be there! And out of
the box thinkers abounding! People willing to look at things in a whole
new way." We held a drawing for an free Creative Spark! session with our very own Idea Midwife, and (...drum roll please...) the lucky winner is Matt Wimmer.
And just back from the SHRM (That's the Society for Human Resource Management) Conference in Stowe VT...Liz Dallas and Lea Belair, leaders of our Vital Business Division were joined by Kim DuBrul -- all enjoyed the opportunity to link up with folks we know and making new connections. The buzz was about our new program offerings andhow we can pair coaching with training to increase the ROI for any organization.
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| In the Spirit of Thanksgiving |
 Laura Lind-Blum, the idea midwife double-dog dares you to do the Gratitude Dance!
From the creators at www.thegratidues.com:
"The Gratitude Dance Video was launched by The GratiDudes on
August 22nd, 2008 and has now inspired and touched the hearts and minds
of countless numbers of people around the world (unless you check the
YouTube counter)... not to mention all the laughter it has created!
We dare you to check out the Gratitude Dance Video!
If it doesn't make you smile, laugh, and/or wet your pants, then we'll
give you your money back! (editors note: it's free) After you've watched it, and learned how to
do it, think of something you're grateful for and DO THE DANCE!"
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Laura Lind-Blum, Editor
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I'd love to hear from you! Click here to share your feedback & comments. |
Last Chance to Register for the Educators Coaching Certificate Program
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Nov 16, 17 & 18 2009
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Good coaching is an integral part of transforming relationships and creating a success-oriented school community.
Read the Burlington Free Press article...
Expand your impact with The Educator's Coaching Certificate Program.
VSAC non-degree grants can be
applied to this program.
Can't make the Nov 2009 dates? We are taking enrollments now for the next
session August 2,3 & 4 2010 (with a two hour follow up 8am-10am on September
30th.)
These classes are limited to 12 students. |
Other Vital Education Programs: If you are an educator, visit our programs page to see our Vital Education coaches programs for November. There you'll find free teleclasses on retirement, beyond time management and leadership style as well as other workshops and coaching offerings. If you're not an educator but know someone who is, please forward this newsletter on so they can take advantage of these November specials! |
Your Day of Transformation
January 8, 2010
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Kim DuBrul wants to know: Are You Ready to Make 2010 the Most Beautiful Year of Your Life?
Join her for this unique daylong Life Workshop for Women. From beginning to end, Your Day of Transformation will inspire new ideas about how you see yourself and what's possible in your life.
Click here for more information, or contact Kim by phone (802)985-2482 or by email.
And, check out Kim's continuing Fall Teleclass Series. |
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Parenting Workshops by Lucy Gage Bogue, Family Coach
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Good to Great Parenting
Nov 10, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Hinesburg Town Hall
$25, sliding scale
 Sponsored by the Green Mountain Friends School
Email Lucy Gage Bogue for more information | This is the first of four parenting workshops. Visit our Calendar for the complete listing.
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Terrified and Great!
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Succeed at Public Speaking!
Date: January 27, 2010
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Investment: $599 Includes full-day workshop, lunch, coaching support, and a meet-up.
Email Kitty at the Coaching Center for more information. |
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News & Notes
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Have you seen Lea Belair's article: Synergy and Coopetition: A New Business Model for a New Economy in the Vermont Chamber of Commerce November 2009 Newsletter? Check it out here and join the conversation on the CCVT Blog.
Lea has also recently been awarded designation as a Certified Trainer for the Change Cycle series of organizational training programs. Read the press release here.
Coach Helen Hipp will be exhibiting at "Helping Children Understand Autism Spectrum Disorder: Creating a Culture of Inclusion" a conference is designed for parents, educators, mental health providers
and other professionals working with children with an Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD).
Presented by Puppets in Education, Inc. (the umbrella organization of Kids on the Block-Vermont)
Friday, November 20, 2009
Doubletree Hotel, South Burlington, VT
Click here for the program flyer and registration. |
Save the Date!
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Please plan to join us for the Coaching Center Holiday Party.
December 3, 2009
5pm to 7 pm
at the Champlain Mill
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