*Uncommon Conversation for March* Topic: Three Ways Coaching is Changing the World—and how you can join the action
| March 13, 2008 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
| Eastern Time Zone | ||
Call Topic: “Three Ways Coaching is Changing the World and how to join the action”
About the Call: Coaches are increasingly called on as resources to help political, corporate and community leaders make decisions relative to social responsibility, ecological sustainability, workplace culture, community development, and the like. This can be heavy stuff!
Using real-life case studies of three ways coaching is actively changing the world even as you read this, we will look at this trend and the opportunities it presents for coaches who want to courageously move out from behind the scenes to take a leadership role in addressing the challenges of our day. It’s our hope this call will be a (particular) springboard for new ideas, alliances and projects.
If you’ve felt called to do more of late, this is the perfect dialog for you.
To attend this Uncommon Conversation and participate live with questions or examples, register below. If you can’t attend live, post your thoughts/questions below and remember to come back to CoachingCommons.org where the recording will be posted for your listening pleasure.
Date/Time: Thursday March 13, 2008 at 4:00pm EST New York /8:00pm London/Fri 7:00am Sydney (Click here to convert to your time zone, so you won’t miss the call!)
Facilitator of this Uncommon Conversation is David Drake, PhD. Throughout his career, David has worked at the intersections of work and critical issues — from hospital chaplain to social policy analyst. He began coaching in 1997 and currently focuses on developing coaching skills and strategies in organizations as well as teaching his narrative coaching work to other professionals.
Cost to attend the call: Nothing, except your own long-distance telephone charges.
Listen to the call here
Popularity: 51% [?]
Comment by Francis Dutton on 18 February 2008:
Does anyone know anything about the International Coaching Confederation? They say they are the largest organization associated with coaching.
Comment by Diane Brennan on 18 February 2008:
Hi Francis,
The International Coach Federation (ICF) has over 14,000 members in 83 countries around the world. The organization is international and there are also local/regional chapters in many parts of the world. The ICF website is http://www.coachfederation.org
Thomas Leonard and Laura Whitworth, noted on the history section of the coaching commons, were two pioneers instrumental in creating the ICF.
Diane Brennan, MBA, MCC
2008 ICF President
dianebrennan@comcast.net
Comment by Francis Dutton on 19 February 2008:
I know about the ICF. The group I was inquiring about is the ICC.
Comment by Rey Carr on 23 February 2008:
The International Coaching CONfederation is a spoof on coaching. It’s not a real organization. It’s just like many other organizations that make claims that are promotional rather than factual. The purpose of the ICC, according to its writing team, is to highlight trends and issues in coaching, but to do so from a satirical perspective. One of the markers of progress in coaching is that it has become the target for intelligent humorists; consequently, the existence of the ICC can be a demonstration of the growth of coaching.
Comment by Vikki G. Brock on 23 February 2008:
Rey - what a great spoof it is - I chuckled at the writing as well as the videos. When coaching becomes the topic of Jon Stewart and the talk shows as well as Danny Bonaduce, we have arrived.
The International Coaching CONfederation is definitely pursuing radical possibilities. I am reminded to lighten up and not take myself so seriously.
I’m also aware that folks at the International Coach Federation (which appears to be the partial focus of the spoof) may see something quite different. We could remind them that it is usually the largest and most well-established anchor of the field that takes the comic heat when the humorists look for a target to spoof. Isn’t it refreshing that the Coaching Commons is creating a space where all arms of the coaching community can chat, question, answer and chuckle with each other as a community?
Comment by David Drake on 28 February 2008:
I am looking for a couple more coaches to interview in preparation for this Virtual Dialog. If you, or a coach you know, has a compelling and provocative story to tell about working with a client or client system around a challenging global/social issue, please email me at ddrake@narrativecoaching.com. I’m interested in both the personal/professional lessons learned as well as the broader implications for what it means for coaches to take a more proactive role.
The Call should be a great conversation; we hope you will join us!
Comment by David Drake on 17 March 2008:
Thanks again to all the wonderful participants on our call. Please see the more extended post under “The Future of Coaching for some notes from the call. David