ICF Chicago

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

2015 February ICFC President's Letter

We all have the extraordinary coded within us, waiting to be released.

– Jean Houston, author of The Possible Human and The Wizard of Us.

Finding Our Passion and Living Our Calling is ICF Chicago’s February Theme.

As coaches, we are blessed to reflect and act upon our passion for coaching daily. Many clients seek us out wondering how to discover or reclaim their own passion and life’s vocation.

At our February 9 chapter program, Gregg Levoy, acclaimed author of Vital Signs and Callings,
will facilitate a guided approach to support our clients in activating the passion that is within, gathering the courage to answer what calls and creating a more authentic life. Register here: icfcfeb2015.eventbrite.com.
ICFC’s newly elected Executive Board looks forward to seeing you there.

Speaking of elections, our Chicago community welcomes:

Cheryl Procter-Rogers, President Elect

Elizabeth A. “Betty” Terrell, Vice President of Governance
Evie Burke, Vice President of Finance

What is Your Passion and Calling Around Our ICF Chicago Community?

In 2015, a key chapter goal is to evolve our strong community of professional coaches. When communal bonds unite people, great success is possible. A community's true power lies not in its numbers, but in the passion, diverse skills and resources of its members.

We are asking you to contribute to creating a shared vision for ICF Chicago. Later this year, we will be conducting interviews, launching a chapter-wide online survey and establishing other forums for you to provide input on the future direction of our chapter.

We are creating more opportunities for you to connect with and learn from other coaches this year. There are many ways for you engage in our coaching community and to sharpen your coaching skills. Check them out on our website at www.ICF-Chicago.org

An important way you can join us in reaching our 2015 goal is by volunteering – for 2 hours, 2 days, 2 months or even 2 years. No contribution of your time is too little - every minute brings us closer to realizing our shared vision! If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Betty Terrell at vpgovernance@ICF-Chicago.org.

With gratitude,

Murray

Murray A. Mann
President, ICF Chicago

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Recap of World Cafe, December 2014 - You Thrilled Us!

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." – Maya Angelou

The Board was delighted with the enthusiastic response to our December invitation.

We are thrilled to report that there was great attendance and participation at this year's World Cafe!

We have kept the notes, and our vibrant memories, and we have been and will continue to sift through the ideas and interests expressed that evening. There are lots of decisions to be made, and programs and activities to consider.

Thanks to all who attended, for joining in and contributing to the bright future of the International Coach Federation, Chicago Charter Chapter. We will never be the same!

There will be some opportunities in 2015 for volunteer participation in ICFC projects, to help bring some of these new ideas to life.

If you are intrigued with the idea of working with other coaches to create a growing presence of Coaching in the Chicago-land area, please contact the Board to give them more information about what you might like to do! This is a lot of fun, and there are various levels of involvement available, including one hour, one time. Speak to any board member at a meeting, or email us.

With gratitude from
Your friends of the ICF Chicago Board

January 12, 2015 Program – Encouragement Matters!

“When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.” – Zig Ziglar

With excitement, we are presenting Denny Stockdale as our January 2015 speaker. Denny is an executive coach who sees the importance of creating kinder, more effective working and living cultures.

On his website, he says, “I'm Denny Stockdale, the creator of the Abuse Recovery Map, a guide to help myself and others recover from the Aftershock of Abuse. I'm on a mission to create a KINDER world through the POWER of ENCOURAGEMENT.”

Our environments contain both kindness, with effective cooperation, and also bullying, which results in less effective working together. This presentation will present a great opportunity to get able to effectively increase the kindness and collaboration, and overcome the bullying that is present in our world, in so many ways. When it isn't present in our personal lives, we may find bullying is present in the corporate culture of our clients. Come learn new skills with us, to help build a better world, locally and globally!

The January Meeting will be held at the DePaul University O'Hare Campus, on Monday, January 12, 2015. This is a great, somewhat central location.

We gather at 6:30 pm, for some time to get to know each other, and light dinner. There is a short meeting with announcements, and our program will be 7:15 to 9.

We'd like to get to know YOU! So please come and join us.

From Betty Terrell, Director of Membership

ICF Chicago Board's Letter for January 2015

"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful." – Malala Yousafzai

Greetings and Happy New Year!

Our first work as coaches and entrepreneurs, which underlies our more visible work of coaching, is building community among our diverse individuals and groups. Building communities of understanding, and collaborating to work with clients, other coaches, other colleagues, requires lots of awareness and kindness. There are many choices to make every day, as to how we will interpret what we hear and see, and what meanings are present. This is both the topic of our January presentation, and it is also our Board process of building ICFC to be even better than it already is in 2015. See more here about our January program, and about our growing process.

As our Board year comes to a close, it is time for ICFC to hold Executive Committee Elections. We, as the Board, are honored to report that a terrific candidate has accepted the nomination for President-Elect, Cheryl Procter-Rogers!

The Board are pleased to present the following Executive Committee nominations for your vote:

Murray Mann, for 2015 President
Cheryl Procter-Rogers, for 2015 President-Elect
Evie Burke, for 2015 VP Finance
Elizabeth A. 'Betty' Terrell, for 2015 VP Governance

Elections will follow soon: All ICF Chicago members will receive a ballot online in about 7 days after this newsletter. Be sure to watch for it, and participate!

Results will be announced at our January 12, 2015 meeting.

Your vote counts and helps to shape the ICF Chicago Coaching Community. With your help we will continue to grow stronger and more successful, so that we can bring you the speakers, events and opportunities that you desire and deserve.

Happy New Year 2015 to Each and All!

From your ICF Chicago Board of Directors

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Curious About Your ICFC?

Are you curious as to what is going on with ICFC, and how to participate more? There IS a lot going on, that's certain.

There are so many advantages and opportunities available: getting to know other coaches, learning about various communities of practice among coaches, attaining higher credentials in the ICF spectrum, becoming known in the larger Chicago community of coaches. There is participation available with the Core Competency Calls and the Coach Cafes. Yes, there are so many advantages to becoming an active and attending member of ICF Chciago. What if you are doing that, and are still wanting more involvement? Or what if you just want the group to do this one thing that you think we forget to do?

What if you are attending some meetings, and wanting to know more about this organization? What if you have a real interest in the core of ICFC, and want to roll your sleeves up, and DO something?

What if you are curious about the committees or the Board, and wonder how it all works? Maybe you have a vision, or a thought of one, for how it could be better?

Feel free to talk to us about these questions, as now the Board has identified three of its members who are available to answer them or have a conversation with you. Those are President Murray Mann, VP Finance Evie Burke, and VP Governance Betty Terrell.

Meanwhile, thank you for your membership, your current activity levels, and for caring about this ICFC organization!

From Betty Terrell

President's Letter for December 2014

Gratitude, December World Café 3.0 and Holiday Celebration

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." ~ Melody Beattie

Our December Board message is one of thanks, gratitude and praise for our ICF Chicago Community. You have filled our journey with joy and fueled our passion to be in service of you. We honor each of your contributions as coaches, volunteers, committee members, chairs and directors. You have turned ICFC into a home and strangers into friends.

We invite you to join us at the FREE December 8th World Café 3.0 - "Creating a Premier Coaching Community" and Holiday Celebration. You can register at https://icfcworldcafe2014.eventbrite.com and feel free to share this invitation with your coaching colleagues to share their wisdom, vision and camaraderie. We will also ring in the International Coach Federation’s 20th anniversary as we prepare to launch the International Year of Coaching.

To Coaches For All That You Do

"At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." ~ Albert Schweitzer

DECEMBER ICF CHICAGO EVENTS

December 5: FREE ICF CORE COMPETENCY CALL (CCEUs Available) 2:00 p.m. CST - Bridgeline: 218.862.3486 Pin: 6969#
December 8: ICF CHICAGO WORLD CAFÉ 3.0 AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATION (Free Event)
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm CST
Monthly (multiple dates): COACH CAFÉS see dates and times at here.
December 8 BOARD APPLICATIONS close. More information here.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

January 12 – Denny Stockdale, The Abuse Recovery Map™
February 9 – Gregg Lavoy, Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion with a signing of his new book
March 9 – (The irrepressible) Ben Dooley, The ATEBAR formula for MasterFull Coaching
Monthly Core Competency calls occur every 1st Wednesday at 2:00pm CST
Monthly Coach Cafés details here.

With gratitude on behalf of the ICF Chicago Board,

Murray A. Mann
President, ICF Chicago.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

President's Letter for November 2014

Deepen Your Coaching Mastery with ICF Chicago’s Upcoming Programs

“Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” ~ Stephen Covey

“Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” ~ Rollo May

ICF Chicago’s theme for November is Establishing Trust and Intimacy. This core competency applies to coaches and clients and to our relationship as a community of coaches.

ICFC is an organic organization that thrives from the life all of us breathe into it. I invite you to be part of the movement to share leadership amongst us. As an organization, we are rich with talent, ideas and energy. Every member is an ICFC leader; we learn from each other, share ideas, participate on a committee or serve as board members. Creating and sustaining our organization is a rewarding pursuit. It is a journey versus a destination.

I invite you to deepen your coaching mastery and evolve your relationships in our ICFC community by participating in your monthly programs, coach cafés and ICFC online communities.

NOVEMBER ICF CHICAGO EVENTS

November 10: ICF CHICAGO CHAPTER MEETING WITH MARK STAMPER (a core leader of the IBM Coaching Community of Practice), ACC, CPCC from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm CST
Monthly (multiple dates): COACH CAFÉS see dates and times here