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Onward and Upwards: The ICCO President's
Report for June, 2010
Dear ICCO
Community of Members,
I'm diving into my last quarter in my role as President
and wanted to share with you what I'm up to…
We at ICCO do have the conversations that don't happen anywhere else. As one of our Advisory Board members Lloyd Raines shared, "Through carefully convened conversations utilizing symposia and/or colloquia designs in tandem with coaching’s methodology and spirit, we engage with more complex social arenas on issues that reflect ownership and stewardship of our world.”
I don't know about you, but in my mind that says it all. I know of no other organization that can make this claim. The conversations we have are edgy, real and generative, enabling us to move forward from all stakeholder perspectives.So
what is the critical
thinking, choices and areas of focus that can move us forward?
Some
of the things we're tackling are:
From a
membership and marketing perspective:
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We are
looking at how we can engage organizational members to be a part of the
ongoing conversations and growth of ICCO and the field of coaching. Who do
you know in organizations that is dying to be a part of a generative
community of high level professionals so their organizations evolve into
their levels of excellence? Let us know. We want to hear.
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If we are
a think tank-like organization that is working towards strengthening our
presence in the world so we are the go-to organization when it comes to
coaching in organizations, how do we create that strong, professional
presence more than we're doing right now?
Other questions that are on the table include:
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Our
presence in Latin America is continually growing and strengthening. How can
we do the same in other parts of the world and do it well? Thoughts on the
subject? We'd love to hear.
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Our
symposia and teleforums are our signature events that attract great minds
from around the world to create and generate actions that move us all
forward. We have two symposia and two teleforums coming up this summer in
the US and one happening in the fall in Bogota, Colombia. What topics are
you dying to discuss? What are the critical issues that you feel we could
design a symposium around? Let us know. We want to hear.
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What
topics would make for a rich discussion in our Teleforum? Or worthy of
continuing the discussion after a symposium? Let us know. We want to hear.
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As an
apolitical organization, we don't align with one way of doing things,
whether they be methodologies, credentialing, etc. We look at the best way
of doing things. In many of our conversations, we look at the implications
of credentialing or not, certifying or not, hiring, research, education, a
360° view of what coaching means in organizations. What do we need more of
and what might that look like? What do we have to stop doing to make
room for what we need to be doing?
How do you want to participate?
From
an infrastructure perspective:
We are
now updating our technology. We will be moving our shopping cart to a better
system so it supports a better registration and membership application and
renewal process. We will be putting in place a back-end, members only area
for resources, materials, and ongoing conversations (among other things).
Our Lab, which will take place the end of September, will be the
container for the critical dialogues we have to have to move us all
forward, i.e., each member, the ICCO, our fields of practice, and the
coaching profession. What do the practitioners, clients, program
managers, OD Specialists, researchers, educators and everyone in between
need? How do we raise the bar for coaching worldwide?
It's not by having the conversations that are happening everywhere else.
We are looking from the future back to see what we have to do in order
to strengthen our global presence and define what “cutting-edge” means
for coaching in organizations. A lofty goal? Perhaps, but one I firmly
believe is within our reach, especially as our members have the best
minds in the business.
There are many questions we will address at the ICCO
Lab 2010.
We will be holding our annual members meeting during
the Lab to let you know specifics and introduce you to many of the new
Board members who will start their term October 1st. Be a part of the
conversations and create what the future of ICCO will look like by
helping your Board representatives do the best job they can. This is the
opportunity to be heard, partner with, create, engage, participate and
be instrumental in defining excellence and mastery in coaching in
organizations. We're not talking about best practices that have been
around for years, although we're not going to throw the baby out with
the bathwater. We're talking about next practices. How will
organizations operate? What is changing rapidly right now that we're not
paying attention to? What will the next wave of leaders need to be
masterful in what they do? And the questions go on and on.
We can keep asking the questions until the cows come
home and as those in the coaching world know, we often do. What we do in
ICCO is provoke with questions, then create ideas, concepts, movement,
and committed actions that help us lead the direction of our profession.
We still have a lot to do and I'm excited with the
possibilities.
Let's take possibilities to 'do-abilities' to "we're
there” as we join forces around the table to grow ICCO into its next
phase. Be a player and join us.
With deep gratitude and continued anticipation…
Donna Karlin, President
The International Consortium for Coaching in Organizations
http://www.coachingconsortium.org
President@coachingconsortium.org
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