The live immersion workshops with Dr. David Drake have begun! I took part in a session and was honestly blown away by the content. We even experienced a live coaching demonstration by David right on the session. 

My main takeaway was that we need more people who can go to these deeper places within themselves and with others. We live in a time that calls each of us to do the real work of our quest and to join with others who are doing the same. This means creating more space for our full humanity.

The training left me with a sense of ease and relief and a deeper trust in my own experience and abilities as a coach. I highly recommend it!

Wanted you to know that if you’re keen to learn more, you can still register for one of the remaining sessions:

Reserve your spot here before sessions are full.

By the end of the workshop, you will have a simple, powerful process in place that you can use to uncover, understand and change what drives human behavior to have even greater impact with your clients.

Can’t wait to hear what you think!

Joanna Williams - ICFTN President-Elect

WBECS PARTNERS WITH ICF TENNESSEE

World Business and Executive Coach Summit (WBECS) is an organization dedicated to providing coaches with the world’s best training and resources, all available online. They partner with leading experts in the industry and offer interactive and digital learning experiences that allow the coaching community to grow and shape their skills. WBECS courses provide an easy and accessible way to complete CCEUs as well. Several members of our chapter participate in WBECS programs and speak highly of their experience.  

WBECS has agreed to partner with ICF Tennessee to profit-share with the chapter when members sign up for their course using the link we provide. These funds will be reinvested in YOU to provide more resources and greater benefits as a chapter member. Best, all the same discount opportunities for individuals are still available to you.  

If you are a WBECS client or wish to participate in their courses, please consider signing up through ICFTN to support your chapter. The next WBECS offering, “Narrative Coaching” will be launching soon, so watch your email and social media for more details. For additional information, please contact Joanna Williams at joanna@teleosforleaders.com. 

Nina Morel and Glenn Maul have accepted the role as co-chairs of our Professional Development Committee in 2019. Our goal is simple: continue to build on the excellent platform built by Walter Tieck and Dayle Savage. We have already secured Diane Watson and Amanda Blanck as committee members and are looking to add at least one more member.

The speaker at our January 11,2019 ICF-TN meeting will be one of our own members, Edy Nash. Edy will be focusing on “Conversations that Sell”. Her focus will be around turning prospective conversations into clients.

Our March 8, 2019 meeting will feature Carrie Spaulding, PCC. She will be the featured luncheon speaker and also host a workshop after lunch. Her subject matter is “Improvisation in Coaching”, and will focus on the coach competencies of active listening and coaching presence.

The Professional Development Committee has set the following two goals for 2019:

• Provide high-quality programs in a variety of modalities for a range of coaches (varied in discipline and experience). Some of the tasks will include:

  1. a needs survey of members around preferred topics

  2. explore more virtual meetings

  3. streamlining and advertising our “call for participation” process

  4. soliciting sponsorships

  5. seeking to bring in compelling speakers to improve attendance.

• Improve the professional profile of coaching and the business success of our members. Some of the tasks we will focus on are:

  1. Providing programs related to core ICF competencies.

  2. More communication around the importance of the core competencies and the connections between our meeting content and core competency development.

  3. We are looking to provide onboarding sessions for potential and new members.

  4. We will have a specific focus around technology and coaching.

  5. We plan to conduct a workshop with coaches and business leaders

The Professional Development Committee welcomes input and participation in our planning process.

Nina Morel and Glenn Maul

No need to wait to register for ICFTN programs & events!  If you register in advance for an ICFTN program and later find that you cannot attend, we have a very fair cancellation policy:  ICFTN will issue a refund for those pre-registered for events/meetings if they inform us up to 5 business days prior to the event. After that time, we will not issue credits for luncheons or workshops if you are unable to attend.

The ICFTN Membership Committee would like to welcome all new Members and Returning Members.  Help us make your membership a learning and rewarding experience by letting us know your goals and intentions. Also, the Membership Committee is open to your suggestions on improvements we could make to better serve you -- we are always looking for ideas and suggestions from our membership. 

2018 Membership Co-Chairs: Hank Staggs and Anna Walker