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Happy New Year! How have the first two weeks of the new decade been? How are your resolutions and goals coming along? On the group coaching and group programs front a lot of coaches and facilitators are gearing up for program launches later this month and next as people are reaching out for focused support. This month's big news is that my book, Effective Group Coaching, is now available in the marketplace. I hope that you will take advantage of a special launch discount of 20% which I am offering for the next month. Copies ordered through my site will be personally signed by me, and you will be invited to a special call on group coaching issues. More information follows. I am gearing up to head off to West Africa at the end of the month to deliver coaching and mentoring skills training to 27 staff within the UN. I'll be sure to share more information in my next newsletter about the experience. With the recent events in Haiti, where I delivered training 4 years ago, my former colleagues at the UN have been very much in the forefront of my mind. I hope that you are making the most of 2010 and I do enjoy this month's newsletter with links to a new January audio for you to enjoy, posts on visual facilitation, and more info on the book and upcoming programs. See you next month! Warm regards,
Jenn
Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC, CPT
GroupCoachingEssentials.com
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| Quick Tips and Ideas To Add To Your Idea Box |
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Here are some of the nuggets I have been writing and speaking about in recent weeks:
Visual Facilitation - Coach Julie Gieseke of MapTheMind.org attended my session last month at the ICF Conference and did her magic as a visual facilitator - take a look at this really neat add on to a standard facilitation approach. Taking Stock of Your Group Programs: If you didn't have a chance to build in time to reflect on your programs for last year, and look at where you want to go in 2010, click on over to these questions.
In follow up to my newsletter article last month, I included links to some of my favorite group caoching tools of last year. For those who have indicated an interest in the Visual Explorer tool from the Center for Creative Leadership, you may also be interested to note they have a Leadership Metaphor tool as well which you may be interested in if you do culture work within organizations. I also spoke earlier this month to the Coach U/ICF Group Coaching SIG. We had a really engaging call. you can listen to the recording of the January 7th call at:
http://www.freeconferencepro.com
Login: GroupSIG
Password: coach
The group meets virtually each month on the first Thursday of the month at 3 pm ET. I hope that you will enjoy listening to the Jan 7, 2010 recording which is me speaking about Tried and Tested Tools for Group Coaching.
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| Upcoming Program Dates - January and February |
Group Coaching Essentials (6.25 CCEs from the ICF):
Starts Next Week on Tuesday evening at 7pm (ET): Jan 19, 26, Feb 9, 16 and March 9: 3 spaces left!
Designed as a practical, resource rich program to support you in the design, marketing and implementation of your own group coaching program. Packed with tools, exercises and ready to use templates, the program covers the a-z of group coaching issues.Most coaches complete the program with their own programs drafted and ready to market. There's Imagine having your own program launching before the spring!
February 2010:
Thursdays 10:45 - 12 noon (ET):
Feb 18, 25, March 4, 11 and 25, 2010
More information can be found at the website. Cost $275 US or Canadian (plus GST). Both currency links are available online. Space is limited to 6-8 coaches per session. Click here to register for the Group Coaching Essentials program.
Here's what coach Tamara Herl said about her experience in the December program: This program came at the perfect time for me. I had a window of opportunity for my coaching practice, and what I learned with Jennifer gave me the confidence and courage to make the leap! The tools Jennifer shared helped me to focus and develop a concrete program I could market. - Coach Tamara Herl.
NEW! : Advanced Group Coaching Issues - starts February 25
Geared for coaches who already have group coaching skills, or are alumni of the Group Coaching Essentials program, the Advanced Group Coaching program launches in February. It is geared to support coaches in taking group coaching deeper in their work. The progam includes a series of 6 x75 minute calls and covers topics including:
- Advanced Design Approaches
- Pitfalls and Tricky Issues
- Tricky Client Issues
- Boosting Engagement and Impact for Your Clients
- Systems for group coaching to leverage your time and results
- Advanced issues for virtual program delivery (phone/web)
- Building Your Unique Platform - Leveraging the Programs you have in place for additional revenue streams
- Advanced Marketing Issues
- Exploration of newer technologies for program delivery and marketing
- More Group Coaching Exercises!
The program includes the Effective Group Coaching book, a workbook, and the MP3 recordings of the calls, along with pre and post course 1-1s with Jenn.
Calls will be held: Thursdays from 12:15 - 1:30 (ET): Feb 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 22, 2010
Click here for more information. Cost: $397 US/CDN
Saturday February 20, 2010: 10 - 4 pm ET
Didn't get a chance to do your business planning before the holidays OR want to start 2010 with focus? Join me for a Saturday of hands-on, intensive, focused business planning in this phone based retreat. You will benefit from some the tried and tested tools of the BizSuccess group coaching program, and leave with plans of your own for your business. The program consists of a mix of 15 minute group calls each hour, and individual planning time offline, covering 6 core areas of your business. The call also includes a retreat manual (e-copy) and a group follow up call.
If you would prefer to register offline, or if you have any questions, please feel free to call me toll free 1-866-217-1960 or give me a call at (905) 235-TEAM (8326). You can also drop me an email at info@potentialsrealized.com with your questions. I look forward to hearing from you! |
| Announcing the Book Launch of Effective Group Coaching |
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I am excited to announce the launch of my book as the first book to be published on group coaching issues globally. Effective Group Coaching is an essential primer and reference guide that addresses many foundational, and advanced, issues essential for successful group coaching, including:
- What is group coaching and is it right for you?
- What is the business case for group coaching?
- The dynamics of group learning
- The continuum of group process
- The core skills and best practices of group coaching
- How to design your own group coaching program
- Delivery options: Tips for in -person and virtual offerings
- How to market your group coaching program
- The logistics of running and implementing your program
- A toolkit of group coaching exercises
The book includes comments by and spotlights the work of 13 exceptional coaches who are leading their own group coaching programs, including leaders in the field. Participating Coaches include: Ginger Cockerham, MCC Mary Allen, MCC Suzee Eibling, PCC Eva Gregory, CPCC Ann Deaton, PhD Lynda Monk, CPCC Maureen Clarke, CPCC Victoria FittsMilgrim, PCC, CPCC Deena Kolbert, PCC, ORSCC Marlo Nikkila Rita Weiss Jill MacFadyen, ACC Heidi Michaels, CPCC Here's what coaches are saying about the book: "In Effective Group Coaching, Jennifer Britton takes you through the process of group coaching essentials from start to finish. No matter where you are on the continuum of experience with group coaching, Jennifer provides insights, ideas, stories and exercises that will stimulate your imagination. You will be inspired to create dynamic groups, and rise to greater heights with your work." - Marlena Field, PCC, CPCC, www.BodyMindSpirtCoaching.com "Jennifer Britton has taken her many years of group coaching experience and extensive knowledge and has concentrated it into this rich handbook. In Effective Group Coaching, you will find everything from the must-have tools for every effective group coach to valuable online resources and the how-to's to facilitate effectively in a virtual coaching world. Once you become immersed in this book, you will want to keep it by your side" - Leslie Bandaly, www.2Kinect.com, and Author of Games Teams Play Cost: $54 CDN or $50 US. Note special pricing of 20% off from Wiley.com and my sitePublisher: John Wiley and Sons Pages: 304 pp, Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-470-73854-2
You can get your own copy from Wiley.com with a launch discount of 20% (use code 2249). I am also selling copies myself through my site and will be autographing them. I will be inviting purchasers (via my site and Wiley) to participate in special calls and events throughout the year.
I hope that you will enjoy the book and get great benefit from the material!
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