Krishna De: Insights From Ireland On Digital Marketing, Social Media And Entrepreneurship

Quick thoughts and tips about building visibility, buzz, reputation and profits - plus stuff that doesn't fit my blog

European Mentoring And Coaching Council (EMCC) Conference 18-20 November 2010, Dublin

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If you are a coach you might be interested in attending the forthcoming European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Conference which takes place in Dublin between the 18-20 November 2010 - this is their 17th conference.

The venue is the Fitzpatrick castle and Hotel and the keynote speaker is Phillip Matthews President of the National College of Ireland who will be speaking on the leader as coach.

Find out more about the conference and the workshops taking place here: http://www.emccconference.org/conference-2010

Mastery in Turbulent Times: Coaching in Unchartered Territory

Coaching colleague Tara Nolan shared with me about a forthcoming workshop by Aboodi Shabi, taking place on the 8-9 April 2010 in Dublin.

This is an experiential workshop and will cover:

  • Coaching’s important role today, within a larger historical context
  • How our personal histories and beliefs shape our sense of possibility
  • How the body is a conduit for learning and lasting change
  • Practices to shift moods and expand your emotional intelligence
  • Connecting to mood and emotion, and discovering their effect on our actions
  • Working productively with fear, anxiety and stress
  • Developing generative practices that support a future that you (or your clients) want to see happen.

Tuition Incentive: € 550 before 10 March 2010 - Regular price: € 650 (includes refreshments)

Register Today Online: www.newfieldeurope.com/Dublin

For more information, contact: Tara Nolan on +353 (1) 6813555 or by email to taranolan@btinternet.com

How To Differentiate Yourself And Get Selected As A Coach

Two events are taking place next month which might be of interest to you if you are a coach in Ireland - hosted by the Association for Coaching in Ireland (disclosure: I am the chair of AC Ireland).

Tuesday 23 February 2010 – How To Differentiate Yourself And Get Selected As A Coach with Gobnait O'Grady and How Organisations Select The Best Coaches with Paddy Stapleton of ESB

Venue: Ulster Bank, Ulster Bank Group Centre, George's Quay, Dublin 2

Time: 6.00-6.30pm Registration. 6.30-8pm Workshop. 8.00-8.30pm Networking

Price €15 (Members) €30 (non members).

Wednesday 24 February 2010 – How To Differentiate Yourself And Get Selected As A Coach with Gobnait O'Grady and How Organisations Select The Best Coaches with Seamus Carey and Anne McCormick, The Beeches Management Centr who provide coaching to the health care sector in Northern Ireland

Venue: 12 Hampton Manor Drive, Belfast, BT7 3EN

Time: 8.30-9.00am Registration. 9.00-10.30am Workshop. 10.30-11.00am Networking

Price: £15.00 Members, £30.00 Non-Members (inc. VAT).

Find out more about the event on the AC Ireland event page at http://www.associationforcoaching.com/event/workshops.htm#1_8

Follow AC Ireland on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/acireland

Association for Coaching International Conference March 2010 - Going Global

‘Going Global 2010’ is the theme of the Association For Coaching's International confernece taking place on the 11 and 12 March in London. It is a definite 'must attend' event for coaches who are looking for leading edge thinking and a opportunity to connect with professional coaches and learning and development professionals.

Disclosure - I am the Chair of the AC in Ireland - but I would be sharing this information with you even if I wasn't. Having attended two of their previous interrnational conferences I know this will be a very well organised and high quality event.

Going Global 2010 promises some of the most powerful and challenging speakers in coaching, while giving you the opportunity to master your coaching skills and connect with peers and other movers and shakers of the coaching world.

This year, we will be celebrating coaching as a global community, with a dedicated stream for global coaching, and a truly international focus. A few highlighted speakers include Philippe Rosinski, Julio Ollalla, Professor Stephen Palmer, John Leary-Joyce, Professor Reubin Bar-on, Jonathan Passmore and Sir John Whitmore; and from the Corporate tracks, Syl Saller, Margot Hennessy and Joan Hodgins from Diageo, Veera Johnson from ProcServe, Liz Wallace from Vodafone, along with others sharing stories on how coaching is being used to transform leaders within organisations.

The conference will also see the launch of the AC's fourth book, "Leadership Coaching", with the AC's publishing partner Kogan Page.

The content will cover:

Stream 1. Executive Coaching
Stream 2. Organisational Coaching
Stream 3. Personal / Business Coaching
Stream 4. Global Coaching Diversity and Cross Cultural
Stream 5. Beyond Coaching

You can attend just one day or both days - full details of the conference and how to book are HERE.

U Coaching Programme: 25 January, Galway 2010 - 10% discount

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If you are a coach I am sure you always looking for new tools and techniques to support your clients.

I was recently made aware of a programme called U Coaching.

U-Coaching is based on the work of Prof. Otto Scharmer's (MIT) work on 'Theory U' or 'Presencing'.

U-Coaching provides a framework for coaching that can be navigated using a collection of mindsets and tools to help you be a better coach.

I met Barry Walsh, one of the organisers of this programme some 5 years ago when we were both coaches on a programme for the IMI. He tells me that the U Coaching programme which is running in January in Galway will be covering:

- How to fine-tune your listening skills to obtain maximum response from the client

- How to distinguish between two levels of change - developing skills/behavioural change and re-framing attitudes/breakthrough in perspective- through the application of U-Coaching

- How to integrate U-Coaching approach with your own experience and values.

Barry has kindly offered members of the Biz Growth Community a 10% discount - just mention you heard about the programme from Krishna when you book. Note - this is not an affiliate link and I am not being rewarded in any way for passing this information on to you.

More details about the programme can be found online - this is a PDF - http://www.peopledevelopment.ie/documents/U-Coaching_Programme_Jan_2010.pdf

Contact Barry Walsh for more information -

t: +353 (0)91 638 635
m: +353 (0)87 2905 322
e: barry@peopledevelopment.ie
w: www.peopledevelopment.ie

Association for Coaching Ireland Conference, Dublin, 27 November 2009

Rewriting The Rules of Leadership and The World of Work

Association for Coaching Ireland Conference 2009
 27 November 2009, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin

As the Founder and now Chair of the Association For Coaching in Ireland, one of the projects I am gifting my time to at the moment is the planning of our first conference.

The conference team is hoping that the conference will radically challenge the way we think about the future world we live in. We will debate how these changes will influence the way that we conduct business. And we will offer ideas and insights on the opportunities this presents for us to thrive as business leaders and as coaches.

When Sir John Whitmore presented to us during our programme of events in 2007 he predicted the collapse of the financial markets and the world economy. He also told us “The Biggest Human Disease is Denial. The world will never be the same again”. How right he was!

This conference will offer business leaders, HR professionals and Coaches new insights on the need to rewrite the rules of society, business and the world of work.

THE SPEAKERS

Sir John Whitmore PhD, Executive Chairman of Performance Consultants and pre-eminent thinker in leadership and organisational change. Sir John will speak on ‘The Future of Society and the need for change’

Richard Douthwaite, Economist and author will speak on ‘The Future of the Economy and steps we need to take to respond’

Mary Ann O'Brien, Founder and Managing Director of Lily O'Briens Chocolates will speak on ‘The Future of Leadership in Business’

Nick Williams, Author and Founder of Heart At Work London will speak on ‘The Future of Coaching and why the world needs our inspiration, gifts and authenticity’

THE AGENDA

11.30:   Introduction & Welcome Address – Oliver Johnston, Penna
11.45:   KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The Future of Society and the Need for Change – Sir John Whitmore PhD, Executive Chairman, Performance Consultants
12.30:   The Future of the Economy and steps we need to take to respond – Richard Douthwaite, Economist and Author
13.15:   LUNCH
14.15:   The Future of Leadership in Business – Mary Ann O’Brien, Founder and Managing Director, Lily O’Briens Chocolates
15.00:   Table Task and Coffee Break
15.45:   The Future of Coaching and why the world needs our inspiration, gifts and authenticity – Nick Williams, Author and Founder of Heart at Work London
16.30:   Closing Address – Krishna De, BizGrowthNews
16.45:  

CLOSE Followed by networking drinks receptio

CONFERENCE FEES

Members €70/£65 per person and Non-Member €95/£85 per person

HOW TO BOOK

You can book online at http://snipurl.com/acireland09

I do hope you will share this with your colleagues and friends if you are a coach or mentor.

The Association for Coaching is a non profit organisation so our council all gift their time.

 

Developing Mental Toughness Workshop

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The Association for Coaching in Ireland has two events this week - “Developing Mental Toughness” with Doug Strycharczyk of AQR Ltd.

Here is the information for the Dublin event taking place on 15 September.

The same event runs in Belfast on the morning of the 16 September.

Full details can be found on the Association for Coaching website: HERE

(Disclosure: I am the Vice Chair of the AC in Ireland).

How To Increase Your Coaching Fees In A Difficult Economy

I have recently had the opportunity to review a new home study programme by Hannah McNamara, author of 'Niche Marketing for Coaches'.

I have recorded and will soon post an audio interview I did with her for one of my podcasts and have just created an online video to show people the extensiveness of the product.

Hannah McNamara : Find Your Niche Home Study

In the meantime, Hannah has a FREE teleseminar taking place on 9 July 2009 about how to charge what you are worth and set your coaching fees - in fact she specifically covering how to charge more for your coaching services. You can access details of the free teleseminar HERE.

Note: The links to Hannah's programmes are my referral link - but the call that I am recommending is free - so don't worry there is no fee to be paid to you and nothing will be paid to me.

What questions do you have for Hannah about setting your pricing structure and fees for your coaching services - I will then ask Hannah to come back and join me for another podcast interview to answer your questions.