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Istanbul, Turkey: ICCO Symposium: Leadership and Coaching Within Organizations: A Fundamental Partnership - November 11-13, 2009
On November 11th - 13th, 2009 we held a Symposium in Istanbul Turkey.
Comments to come. Here is the group that participated in this ground-breaking event.
ICCO Lab: Creating the Future of Coaching in Organizations, October 22 - 24, 2009
On October 22 - 24th, 2009 we launched
the ICCO Lab. This was the first event in our history where membership
at large was invited to the table. The inaugural Lab conversations
focused on 'Creating the Future of Coaching in Organizations' as well as the
future of ICCO.
In a nutshell, this is what we experienced:
"Imagine what it would be like if you had your own team of
professionals working with you to help you evolve to a new level.
We pooled our knowledge, experience, resources and energy to
create an event unlike any you've experienced, one that you'll remember for
years to come. If you think you'll be overloaded with information with no
clear and simple direction, you'll be in for a surprise. In other words,
this is not just any ordinary arms-length, facts-only, information-heavy
conference. Our commitment to you is that it will be a very personal
experience, with a focus on how to turn shared information and best
practices into action.
With the experience of all stakeholders of coaching from many
parts of the globe, to the tune of hundreds upon hundreds of clients and
colleagues, if there is one thing we know for sure, it's that your
information combined with the right coaching questions, invitations and a
supportive environment, can and will create something extraordinary.
Only with action can we create the results we all want. Every
successful project, practice or well-run organization is a direct result of
people coming together to put their talents and resources to work...walking
away with a ready-to-implement plan of action. Out of all the
change, growth, challenge, and personal development that galvanized us up to
this point in time, the one thing we knew was that we wanted to do something
good together for coaching and for ICCO.
We shared thoughts, experience, expertise and insight. We
percolated and built, strengthened and nourished this organization so it
could serve you, the members better.
We created committees, populated them, met as a Board and Executive
team to see how we can move forward as of now, not later. We have
suggestions, amazing suggestions for symposia and other learning events to
bring us into the future, both organizationally and in our own areas of
practice. We're even test driving a new tag line! All in all I think
we achieved more than what we dreamed we would.
Attendee Comments:
"Great place to discuss the crucial currents and best practices of the work of executive coaching in organizations!" - Bill Carrier, Arlington, VA, President, Carrier Coaching
"I found the openness, willingness to share and the level of strategic thinking of the ICCO members almost breathtakingly invigorating. Participating in the Lab required my full attention at all times, lest I miss one of the great ideas flying by." - John F. Dini, CMBA, CBI, President, MPN Inc. San Antonio, Texas
"This was my first experience with ICCO and I found a great, committed group of executive coaches and coaching program managers - all of whom were excited to discuss the future of coaching in organizations and how to continue to improve our work together. It was a great lab and I look forward to many more." - Jonathan Sibley, MBA, LCSW, Executive Coach, Montclair, NJ
"ICCO has given me the opportunity to share my perspectives on coaching in organizations. It has also helped me to grow my own coaching skills. Anyone who is interested in understanding and developing the dynamics of coaching in organizations should become an active ICCO member." - Ed Maier, Dallas TX, Head Coach, Think Straight Talk Straight
"ICCO is the place where serious, thoughtful coaches come together as individuals to build something greater than the sum of their parts. Conversations are rich, laughter is frequent, and learning is the hallmark. While we share a common passion for coaching within organizations, what we learn from each other enhances our coaching and OD work wherever it shows up, and makes us better ambassadors of the value of coaching in the world." - Susan R. Symington, McLean VA, Partner/COPIA Coaching and Consulting
"I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge each and every one of you for making my first ICCO experience such a marvellous one. I felt honored and humbled to be in the company of such passionate, caring coaches in San Antonio. The individual and collaborative brilliance of the group was awe inspiring and the lab felt like a wonderful family gathering of like minded spirits who are truly dedicated to being of service to our profession. I look forward to contributing my expertise in ways that grow and maintains ICCO's position as the preeminent coaching group for stellar organizational coaches. ICCO is a group that is truly setting the standard for making members feel honored...bless you all for creating that space. In gratitude," - Robert Stack, MCLC, APR, Fellow PRSA
Costa Rica - October 1 & 2, 2009
Attendees from the Costa Rica Symposium October 1-2, 2009
On October 1st and 2nd, The International Consortium for Coaching in Organizations (ICCO) held the XII Global ICCO Symposium “Coaching for Change Management in Hard Times” in San José, Costa Rica, sponsored by Bayer AG CA-C.
The colorful coaching savvy group from 10 Latin American countries and the US built a gratifying, intense, high-quality growth, learning experience, which seems to have been a landmark, deeply impacting most of the participants’ lives.
Surrounded by exuberant nature, incredible flowers on top of the tallest trees, and the Latin American typical warmth – well balanced with ICCO’s proverbial highest quality / ethical standards and rigorous world class coaches. Regional corporate clients, HR professionals and Business Leaders learned side by side, living in real time the coaching process of real people, and crafting the consulting proposals for real organizational challenge, in the intimacy that has come to be ICCO’s footprint for Symposia.
The whole experience left us all wanting more … and Bogotá, Colombia – the chosen location for the 2010 Symposium – will surely satisfy this strong wish. You are all invited (if you speak Spanish)!
Ramiro Ponce
“I would like to thank you for the great ICCO Symposium in Costa Rica. This is the second time that I participate with ICCO, my first being with Novartis and now with NISSAN. It was a good opportunity to meet other colleagues (Coaches and HR people) and share with them our Coaching experiences. It has been very useful for me and my company to present our case and receive new ideas and tips that we implemented with great benefit. Thank you again for the invitation, it was a great congress – great value.” – Talent Management Subdirector Nissan Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.
Como soy nuevo en el tema no sabía muy bien saludarles o expresar mi agradecimiento a todos, por esto me tome algo de tiempo para escribirles, la experiencia de la semana pasada marco un cambio en mi vida, debo darles las gracias a todos por plantar en mi las mejores señales de dirección y crecimiento personal que voy a poder disfrutar en mi y con otros. Adquirí compromiso de crecer cada día, humanizar y hacer sensible mi carácter.
(Translation) “Being new to this theme I didn’t really know how to express my thankfulness. That’s why it took me a little time to write you all. Last week’s experience in the Symposium marked a change in my life. I must thank you all for having put in me the best direction with signs and personal seeds for growth. I’ll enjoy this growth in myself as well as with others. I am committed now to grow every day, and to humanize and make my character more sensitive.” – Manufacturing Regional Director – M.E.C.O.
“Como te comenté, hace unos días participé en el Simposio de sobre Coaching Organizacional, el cual fue organizado por ICCO. Realmente fue una experiencia estupenda con gente experta y con calidad humana extraordinaria. A mi juicio es un tema que todos los que tenemos responsabilidades en la Administración de RRHH debemos conocer y practicar….Lo maravilloso de esto es que en el 2010 el simposio será en Bogotá, Colombia. Es una experiencia que merece se aprovecha, principalmente por el poder del ayuda que tiene el coaching para nuestra gente y la organización.” – HR Director of MECO Costa Rica
Kalamazoo, Michigan Symposium: Synergy in Community: August 27-29, 2009
Kalamazoo, Michigan is a community of many innovations and an understanding of what it takes to make a good community great. Most notably, it is the home of the Kalamazoo Promise, a scholarship program that offers every graduating senior an opportunity to have their college tuition and fees fully paid. In addition (and not coincidentally), in a time of great economic turmoil and job loss, this mid-sized community refuses to participate in the recession by attracting 5000 new jobs within the last year.
Our ancestors, in the spirit of community, regularly sat around a fire to have conversations that deepened their own communal connections. This dialog assisted in increasing the quality of life in the places where they lived. In our modern-day communities, there is a longing for shared meaning, connections, and the deep conversation that coaching can bring to our world of electronic social media and speed-of-lightening pace.
- How can coaching support the individuals and organizations that sometimes struggle to define their roles and find their place in the modern community?
- What are the ways that these organizations can work synergistically to optimize the spirit of community? What does coaching have to learn from a community?
- What can a community learn from coaching?
A number of senior coaches and community leaders explored these topics through “Synergy in Community”, the first ICCO Community Symposium on August 27-29 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The word “synergy” invokes the combined sum of individuals doing greater good than a single person can alone. In this ICCO community symposium, we explored how the combined sum of individuals and organizations can work together to create and sustain greatness within our communities.
Attendee Comments:
"The power of putting people together in a conversation for such an intense period of time allowed them to discover and share things in the trusted circle that they never would have shared before with anyone else. Coaching and consulting coming together was mind boggling. Everyone trusted that what was shared would remain confidential" - Bobbe Luce, Director of ONEplace
"Dynamic group of community leaders providing real-time support to everyday leaders" - Anne Wend Lipsey, Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes, Executive Director
"It was enjoyable connecting with community leaders and hearing their obstacles and using tools to help them move in the direction of solving their problems." - Loretta Cipkus Dubray: President/CEO Global Clinical Connections
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