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Onward and Upwards: The ICCO President's Letter February, 2011
Dear ICCO members,
You should have received my President's letter last week. Here is round two. For the first time ever, we have committees and committee chairs for some of the major operational functions that must occur regularly: marketing, membership, technology, social media, and governance & ethics. In years gone by, board members did all the heavy lifting in making some of these functions work. We now can extend an invitation to our members to review and declare what for committee opportunity(ies) they would like to be considered. Anyone making such a declaration to the respective committee chair will be considered by the board for approval to work on that committee.
Given the work done last year and this year to date, we are able to use your support/engagement to forward our collective efforts on behalf of what ICCO stands for. Please look at the committee descriptions below, provided by that committee chair. If you see one that strikes your fancy, email that committee chair to explore/discuss further. We will handle the rest.
Marketing/Membership Committee
The Marketing/Membership Committee (MMC) of the International Consortium For Coaching in Organizations (ICCO) encourages participation in ICCO programs and membership in ICCO.
Please join us if you'd like to get involved in helping spread the message of ICCO to people and organizations who might join us!
As the marketing committee of ICCO, the MMC:
- Creates a strategic marketing and communications plan to support the goals of ICCO.
- Suggests ways to compellingly communicate the benefits of membership in ICCO and participation in ICCO events.
- Helps raise awareness of ICCO and ICCO events to increase our visibility, event participation, and membership.
Please join us if you'd like to get involved in helping current ICCO members communicate and participate in our organization!
As the membership committee of ICCO, the MMC:
- Suggests policy and process regarding membership issues.
- Supports outreach and connection among current members.
- Identifies benefits for each of our member groups (executive coaches, organizations, program managers, and schools).
The MMC meets 1-2 times per month for 45-60 minutes conference calls to conduct business. Team members help plan and conduct outreach as well. For more information or to join the Marketing/Membership Committee, please contact Bill Carrier, MMC Chair, at bill@carriercoaching.com. And remember, if you like ICCO and want to spread the word, "the MMC is the place to be!"
Technology Committee
In 2011 the Technology Committee will be focusing on expanding ICCO's Internet-based media to better serve the on-going needs our members. We welcome your involvement if you're interested or have expertise in:
- Initiating and monitoring blogs
- Managing website content
- Enhancing marketing through multi-media
- Building a virtual community of practice
To learn more and find out how you can join this committee, please contact JC Heinen, Technology Committee Chair, at jc.heinen@lhh.com.
Social Media Committee
The purpose of the Social Media Committee is to:
- Enhance the members' experience.
- Convey to the coaching community the purpose of ICCO and the benefits of membership.
- To create a more dynamic and collaborative organization by providing members a way to leverage technology to communicate and share.
The purpose of the Social Media Committee will be achieved:
- Through working with the technology committee to redesign ICCO's website and to "keep it alive" so that it is used by members and prospective members.
- Through working with the Membership and Marketing Committees to identify synergies and work collaboratively to support their initiatives.
- Through the use of Facebook to communicate events, teleforums, and symposiums and to create a forum for members to communicate.
- Through the use of Linkedin to market ICCO to the business community and to provide a tool for members to collaborate, share information, and address business issues.
For further information and to discuss how you might contribute as a member of this committee, please contact Lou Chrostowski, Social Media Chair, at lou.chrostowski@verizon.net.
Governance and Ethics Committee
The Governance and Ethics Committee (GEC) of the International Consortium For Coaching in Organizations (ICCO) has the following responsibilities in accordance with the organization Bylaws and established practices:
- To conduct the annual nomination and election process of the Board of Directors.
- To create and manage a process for member expulsion for any reason other than nonpayment of dues and fees.
- To issue a formal annual report of its activities to the membership.
- To assist in the annual election of Executive Officers of the Board, as requested by the Board of Directors.
- To prepare a draft of all Amendments to the Bylaws at least once each year and submit such draft to the Board of Directors for their review and approval.
- To act on other governance, ethics and professional conduct matters as requested from time to time by the Board of Directors.
The GEC is currently composed of four members: Ed Maier (Chairperson), Rahul Bedi, Susan Symington and Karen Toole. The committee meets approximately twice monthly for one hour via conference call to conduct its business.
We welcome any ICCO member who wishes to learn more about how the organization operates to join our committee. We are seeking two additional members for the committee. For further information, please contact Ed Maier, GEC Chair, at ed@thinkstraighttalkstraight.com.
Thanks so much for your consideration and patience while we put this infrastructure in place. Carpe diem.
Best regards,
John
Onward and Upwards: The ICCO President's Letter September, 2010
Dear ICCO members,
This is my first official message to you as President of ICCO. I am honored to serve you in this way and anticipate a full, challenging, and rewarding year ahead. While I will be drafting my President’s letter in the next week or so, there is something already afoot that warrants this note. As you may know, we held our annual members event, the ICCO Lab, in Chicago, last month. The energy and participation level was high and many wonderful and insightful ideas were generated. Of special interest were ideas about the kinds of events we might hold over the next 15 months.
The new Board has confirmed four new (potential) symposia and one new event, a workshop, to be scheduled, designed, and delivered. Here they are:
Symposia
- Developing leaders in an increasing virtual world, Chicago, late April or early May (design team already formed)
- Virtual teams
- Context/performance effectiveness for coaching in organizations
- Resilience/managing stress and burnout
- Leadership and the multi-generational workforce
Workshop
- Contracting for coaching – “inside-out”
Here’s the opportunities:
- Choose to become a design team member to help design and deliver a symposium.
- Choose to become a design team member and/or facilitator to design, develop, and deliver our new workshop.
If you are interested in learning more about these and how you can play, please contact our Association Administrator Alexia Longacre (leaders@coachingconsortium.org) on behalf of the Events Committee to register your name, contact information and event you’re interested in.
We appreciate your consideration and thank you for your interest.
Looking forward to creating extraordinary event experiences consistent with what we have delivered before,
John
President
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