April Monthly Dinner Meeting

Date & Time: 

Thursday, April 21, 2011- 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Topic: The Resilient Coach - Part 2 

The ICF MD Chapter will feature Dr. David Rock at its Wed., April 27 meeting, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Hear from a leader in the fields of coaching and neuroscience. Network with other coaches in Maryland. Qualifies for CCEUs from the ICF. Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres. Cash bar available. This event is expected to sell out quickly! For more information or to register Click Here. 

Upcoming Meetings

PACA Business Meeting May 19, 2011

PACA will hold a Business Meeting at 5:15 PM prior to the May 19 dinner meeting. This meeting will be a review of PACA's 2010 financials, membership, recent developments and an overview of our 2011 initiatives. We will also vote on changes to the by-laws. You can review the proposed by-laws changes on the website starting the second week of April. We encourage you to be knowledgeable about the proposed changes, ask questions, join in the discussion and vote at the May business meeting.

All about CCEU Credits

PACA is committed to bringing you high quality programs that inspire, engage and perhaps even provoke.  And if you are an International Coach Federation (ICF) credentialed coach, you will need CCEUs in order to renew your credential.   

So as an added bonus to our programming, we are making sure you can receive credit whether it is through your attendance at our monthly meetings (up to over 10 credits per year) or our annual Philadelphia Area conference.

Receiving CCEUs at PACA monthly meetings is easy:

1. Indicate at the sign-in table that you want the CCEUs.
2. Be present for the entire speaker portion of the evening.
3. Make sure to pick up your certificate at the end of the evening.  Elizabeth Hechtman distributes them.
4. Retain your certificate for submission to ICF credentialing. 

Keep in mind that you will probably be accumulating credits over a period of years. You are responsible for collecting and keeping certificates safe. They are your "Golden Tickets" to retaining your ICF credential. We cannot distribute certificates except on the evening of the event and we cannot replace lost certificates.  You may want to scan the certificate and save it on your hard drive as soon as you get home so you have an electronic record.  We urge you to store your certificates in a safe place.   

Also, we are in the thick of planning our annual conference for November 11, 2011. We'll be offering a full day of seminars and workshops complete with CCEUs. Watch for details in the coming months.

And did you know that you can quickly and easily earn additional CCEUs by participating in the many ICF conference calls that are offered?  You can find these on the ICF website under events.  Check them out. They are interesting and offer you credits too!   http://www.coachfederation.org/research-education/virtual-education/ 

Finally, check the ICF website for the specific requirements for your credential at: http://www.coachfederation.org/research-education/continuingcoacheducation/ 

We look forward to seeing you at our PACA events.

ICF Monthly Highlights

by Colleen Bracken, ICF Global Liaison

Because we are such a thriving chapter, it's easy to forget that PACA is part of a global community of 18,000 members, 160 chapters in more than 100 countries.  The purpose of this new, monthly column is to bring you a few highlights of current ICF Global information you may find valuable. For more details on any of the items listed, read March's Coaching World, and/or visit www.coachfederation.org. 

Virtual Education Sessions

ICF members can earn free CCEUs by joining these calls.

• March 17 & 24: The Code of Ethics: Your GPS for Coaching-A Five Part Series with Liora Rosen
• March 31: ROI on Coaching Series: Measuring Reaction and Learning Measures of Coaching with Lisa Ed- wards, ACC

Open Calls and Events

• April 12: Diversity and Multicultural Awareness Group calls.
• Registration opens in April for the Global ICF Conference which takes place September 24-27 in Las Vegas, NV.

Research & Resources

• Findings from the Global Consumer Awareness Study are in, and are published on the ICF website and in March Coaching World.  Lots of great information in here about the growth of coaching around the world. TIP: This information is very helpful in informing the direction and marketing of your business.

Other hot ICF topics that you should know about are:

• Minimum Eligibility Requirements to be an ICF member
• Ongoing reform and improvements of the credentialing process
• The rollout of the ICF Brand
• Chapter Leader Ethics Guidelines

Curious about these topics and how they affect our chapter and your membership? Browse around the ICF website and read our monthly ICF magazine, Coaching World.  And feel free to contact a PACA board member, or you can reach me directly at

Welcome New Members

PACA warmly welcomes the following new members who have joined over the past month:

Melody Templeton

Amy Yoggev, Whole Approach Consulting

Patricia R-Powell, Dream Coach Partners

Mary Oliver,  FedEx

David Bush, Villanova University

Susan Souffie,  Accomplishment Coaching

It's That Time Of Year Again!

Join Rosy Elliott, VP of Membership and one or two other board members for the Spring New Members Lunch.   

Friday, May 6 at 12:30.

Bahama Breeze

320 Goddard Blvd in King of Prussia.     

If you are new to PACA or still feel new come along.

Whether you are new to coaching or are a seasoned coach this is a great way to meet other new members, get a more intimate experience of PACA and have your questions about PACA addressed. 

We look forward to seeing you there.

RSVP by May 4
Rosey Elliott 

PACA Conference Update

By Marjorie Johnson, President Elect and PACA Conference Co-Chair

The PACA Conference being planned for November 11, 2011 now has a name: "Coaching Excellence: Foundations and Frontiers."   The name captures the breadth, depth and scope of what we know will be an outstanding opportunity for coaches to gather, learn and grow.

"Coaching Excellence: Foundations & Frontiers" will provide sound coaching principles, practices and information on certification as well as expert information on emerging frontiers including EQ, Brain Based coaching, Mindfulness and some of the most current research on ROI.

We have secured our conference location as well: Penn State Great Valley at the intersection of Routes 29 and 202 in Great Valley, PA, is easily accessible from all directions and a great facility that will easily accommodate up to 350 attendees along with vendors and sponsors.

The Program and Speaker Committee is putting together a slate of over 15 presentations which will include an exciting "big name" keynote speaker. As an added value, there will be relevant vendors and sponsors and plenty of time for networking not only with other coaches but also with members of  some of our partner organizations such as ASTD and 

Mark your calendars now! Don't miss this exciting opportunity to participate in a powerful regional coaching conference presented by PACA.  Early Bird specials will fill up quickly so watch this spot each month for further details!

Corporate Coaching Corner 

by: Yoon Cannon, PACA Corporate SIG Chair

Two are better than one,

because they have a good return for their work:

If one falls down,

his friend can help him up.

But pity the man who falls

and has no one to help him up!

....(12) Though one may be overpowered,

   two can defend themselves.

A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10;12

We all know that there is strength in numbers. Even animals innately know they will succeed far greater together than alone. Although a wolf is stronger than a dog, a pack of dogs will always overcome any one wolf they find traveling alone. Flocks, herds, packs, communities, villages -- they're all a collection of numbers that deliver greater protection, strength and power.

So, how about you? Have you been traveling it alone in your journey as a corporate coach? Have you tapped into the power of your own corporate coaching community at PACA?

As solo practitioners we're often pulled in so many directions, having to wear not just the "coaching" hat, but also all of the other hats that go into building and running a successful coaching practice.

Our Special Interest Group (SIG) of corporate coaches meets monthly, every month, on Friday morning,  9:00 am -10:00 am, the week following the Thursday evening PACA dinner meeting. We gather conveniently on a bridgeline, so even the busiest of coaches can easily fit it in. If you are a corporate coach, I encourage you to put this meeting on your calendar each month. Please add the following to your calendar a few days in advance of the Corporate SIG meeting: 

• RSVP to YoonCannon@ParamountBusinessCoach.com (alternatively, call me at 215-292-4947)

And add this to your calendar as a recurring monthly meeting: 

• PACA Corporate SIG bridgeline: # (218) 339-3600  PIN: 242252 #

In brief, from participating in the Corporate SIG you will be:

• Refreshed
• Reminded
• Realigned
• Rejuvenated

No matter the number of members attending each SIG call, you will find value. Some months we have a discussion with 12-15 corporate coaches and we all leave with multiple nuggets of wisdom. Other months we have an intimate group of 2 or 3 corporate coaches on the line, giving us the chance for much deeper insights and discussion on each member's topic of interest. For example, during January's intimate SIG call, three coaches enjoyed a highly productive discussion that included shared insights and best practices on areas like: 

• reducing resistance to the concept of coaching
• the key corporate contacts to get onboard
• how to overcome clients' tendencies to not understand the differences between goals, objectives, measures of success, vision

Our "cord of three" coaches leveraged Q-storming insights in response to each other's specific challenges -- very cool!

Here are some tips from Dana Wickes which I gathered from our January call:   

• Try going into each conversation from the perspective of not knowing anything, because you might think you already know the answer, and you might be surprised.
• We're so enthroned in the problem solving mindset that we jump right into the first possible solution, when that solution may not really be the best solution because the problem wasn't the key problem. We need to practice asking more questions to get to the root of issue or concern.
• Language and context can be so important; two different departments in the same company can mean different things when using the same term.

Thanks for those great tips Dana!

In closing, if you're a corporate coach/business coach, I encourage you to tap into the power of the community you have in PACA's Corporate SIG. Regardless if it's 2 or 20, there's greater strength in numbers. There is no need to travel your journey alone.

Yoon Cannon

Chair, PACA Corporate SIG

Business Growth Specialist

Get Published in PACA's Newsletter!

PACA invites members to submit articles that are aligned with our strategic objectives this year:

• Leadership -- Share your leadership in the coaching industry, or write about the leaders you have learned from, hear at conferences, etc.
• Recognition -- Are you recently certified by an ICF-acredited program? How was the program? How did it help you build your coaching practice?
• Sustainability -- How are you contributing from or creating the science of coaching? What evidence-based practices give you and your clients assurance that the coaching is having a positive impact?

Maximize Your Coaching Impact

Imagine for a moment what it would feel like to offer your clients better support between calls. Imagine if your coaching relationships could deepen and flourish. Imagine if it was easier to attract new clients and retain the ones you have by providing even better service and greater resources. Imagine if you could do all this while saving yourself time and effort.

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Attend our product demo webinars (30 min): every Thursday in January, February 3 and 10 and every Thursday in March at 5pm EST.  Please send an email to Bettina Jetter to sign up.  

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Attention ICF Members: It's renewal time!

Just a friendly reminder that your annual ICF membership for 2010 expired on March 31^st.  

 
All ICF Members who have not yet renewed for 2011 will lose their membership privileges unless they renew asap!

Please take a moment to visit the ICF website to renew today!

Suzanne Perry, our VP of Communications at communications@philadelphiacoaches.org.

Join us at a PACA Board Meeting to get better acquainted with your Board: 1st Thursday of each month from 8:30 - 10:45 am.

As location varies, please contact PACA Secretary Dena Lefkowitz secretary@philadelphiacoaches.org or 484-442-8210 to confirm your attendance at a Board meeting and receive instructions.

If you have suggestions or observations about our community, please feel free to contact any of the Board members http://www.philadelphiacoaches.org/contact.html.

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