ICF Pittsburgh

Referring Clients
2021-08-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
Michael J. Marx, MBA, EdD, PCC, CPCC
CCEs: 1.0 (core)
Coaches are not therapists, yet coaching can be therapeutic. Where therefore is the line between coaching and therapy? As an ICF coach, you are responsible for being able to represent accurately what coaching can and cannot do. This presentation will help you know how to do that. Furthermore, there are times when the coach needs to know how and when to refer to professionals like lawyers, accountants, and mental health providers.
In this webinar we will:

Identifying barriers within yourself to broaching this subject
Knowing which type of professional to refer to as well as how and when
Learning how to differentiate mental health issues from “a bad day” or a “challenging time”
Initiating a caring and thoughtful discussion/referral for suspected behavioral health issues

Speaker:
Michael J. Marx, MBA, EdD, PCC, CPCC. Michael is an ICF Professional Certified Coach specializing in business coaching and corporate consultation. Dr. Marx has served as the leader of the ICF ‘Global Community of Practice on Ethics.’ He also serves on the ICF Independent Review Board and leads the team for the Ethical Interpretive Statements. Additionally, he is a past-president of Christian Coaches Network International and the author of Ethics and Risk Management for Christian Coaches (2016). He and his team have founded a non-profit call Coaching Suicide Awareness.
Registration:
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate/Premier – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

Gender, Sexuality, and Coaching
2021-08-04 13:00 - 14:00 | MRAC Webinar
Participants will earn .75 Core Competency and .25 Resource Development CCEs for attending this webinar.
When coaching Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) and gender non-binary people, having an awareness of the impacts and effects of their experiences of being outside of the heteronormative paradigm, can create deeper empathy, increased awareness of context, and allow for more trust and understanding in the coaching relationship. In this interactive workshop, we will explore many topics around gender and sexuality, through the lens of coaching clients who identify as LGBTQ or gender non-binary. Participants will leave with more knowledge on subjects related to sexuality and gender and a deeper understanding of the experiences of potential clients from this demographic. We will investigate the importance of language, then learn about, and discuss, the meaning of terms related to sexuality and gender (i.e.. queer, non-binary, sys-male/sys-female, they/them pronouns, etc.). This will also be an opportunity for participants to ask questions in a safe space, and even practice using some of these terms in an open dialogue.
Participants will gain knowledge and a deeper awareness of some of the challenges and complexities that may impact LGBTQ and gender non-binary coaching clients. They will leave with a greater capacity to understand some of the context present when working with clients from this demographic Additionally, they will have insight into topics and areas of focus where coaching may effectively support these clients. Furthermore, participants will learn about some of the specific language and terms that are related to gender and sexuality. Through open dialogue exploring these terms and their meaning, participants will become more comfortable using them. Finally, participants will increase their sensitivity and empathy for people experiencing life outside of the heteronormative paradigm.
Wil Fisher is a life coach, facilitator, producer, performer, and nonprofit professional. After graduating with a BFA in theatre from the Hartt School, Wil moved to NYC and found his energy pulled towards social rights issues affecting LGBTQ youth. He served as the director of special events for the Ali Forney Center (AFC), the nation’s largest organization dedicated to housing homeless LGBTQ youth.
Later, Wil served as the Executive Director of Easton Mountain, an LGBT retreat center where he worked with former ICF president Damian Goldvarg to launch the first LGBTQ Coaches Training program. He attended that program and became a certified life coach. He is a Fellow Coach with BetterUp and the founder of Willfully Living, his life coach practice that focuses on supporting gay, bi, trans and queer men.
For more information and to register click here.

ICF Pittsburgh in Person Summer Social
2021-07-20 16:00 - 19:30
Welcome All Pittsburgh Area Coaches!
North Park Latham Shelter
For directions click here.
Complimentary Food
BYOB

Come celebrate our individual and collective successes!
Explore the benefits of active membership in ICF Pittsburgh.
Bring your ideas and input for future programs.
Raffle of prizes

Please RSVP by July 10th to Roberta Rollings: roberta@pittsburghcoaches.com
Will follow Covid-19 Protocols in Place on the date

Sales is Your New Super Power
2021-07-07 13:00 - 14:00 | MRAC Webinar
Participants will earn 1 Resource Development CCE for attending this webinar.
Without sales, you have a very expensive hobby. And, you’re unable to make the impact and reach the very people that need your services. So, by attending this presentation, each attendee will not only gain clarity on how to view sales from a new perspective (sales as SERVICE), but will also gain confidence for how to handle objections and feel empowered through every step of a sales conversation. Sales are a key ingredient for running a successful busienss and every attendee will benefit from participating in this presentation.
In this innovative and interactive presentation, you’ll discover:

Why You’re Better at “Sales” Than You Think
The MOST Important Sale You’ll Ever Make (skip this at your own risk!)
10 Common Sales Mistakes Coaches Make (and what to do instead!)
How to Get to “Yes” More Often (and consistently Make More Money!)
The Magic question that will practically make objections dissolve on the spot (Yes, it’s THAT easy!)
and more!

To register click here.
Krista Martin, MBA, CPCC, PCC, is the President & Founder of Make Your Mark. As a sought after speaker and business coach, she helps her clients attract more clients, make more money, and create a bigger impact.

Harness Your Coaching Skills to Create Transformational Presentations
2021-06-02 13:00 - 14:00 | MRAC Webinar
Participants will earn 1 Resource Development CCE for attending this webinar
While public speaking is one of the most effective ways to attract the right clients to your business, position yourself as a thought leader, and make big impact in the world, most coaches who speak are following tired formulas for how to present (and sell) and are positioning themselves as experts at the expense of showing off their coaching skills. In this dynamic, interactive presentation designed specifically for coaches, Alexia Vernon will show attendees how to create presentations that provide audience members with a rich coaching experience, how to use core coaching competencies when inviting audience members into ongoing work, and how to overcome discomfort with visibility and owning a powerful point of view.
Participants will be able to:

Develop presentations that demonstrate their coaching acumen and create breakthroughs for audience members
Integrate the core coaching competencies of creating intimacy and trust, coaching presence, creating awareness, direct communication, and powerful questioning into their speaking
Sculpt and deliver powerful calls to action that guide raving fans into individual and organizational coaching clients

To register click here.
Alexia Vernon, ACC is the author of Step into Your Moxie: Amplify Your Voice, Visibility, and Influence in the World. Branded a “Moxie Maven” by President Obama’s White House Office of Public Engagement for her unique and effective approach to communication and leadership development.

Finding Our Calm in the Storm: Holistic Approaches to Stress Management
2021-06-01 18:30 - 20:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
Rosemary Hanrahan, MD, MPH, ACC
CCEs: 1.5 (0.75 core / 0.75 resource)

We are now nearly 18 months into the COVID pandemic. This has been a time of unprecedented change and disruption. Stress, is a natural and automatic physical, mental and emotional response to change, disruption and challenge–and a normal part of everyone’s life. When used positively, stress can lead to growth and meaningful action. But negative, long-term stress can impact on quality of life, livelihood and relationships. Managing stress will help clients (and coach) lead more balanced, healthier and fulfilling lives.
This interactive Well-inar will explore how stress may be showing up for us and our clients and will offer a range of holistic stress management strategies that can be integrated into coaching practice.
This Well-inar will:

Identify the types of stress and the potential positive and negative impact of stress
Discuss emotion-focused versus problem-focused stress management
Explore holistic “soul-lutions” for stress management that can be offered as a complement to coaching

Participants will be able to:

Recognize the different types of stress how they potentially show up and impact on individuals (coach and client)
Using a coaching Case Study, determine how to integrate holistic stress management practices into coaching
Create a library of holistic stress management practices and resources to utilize with individuals (coach and client)
Gain confidence and ease in introducing holistic stress management practices by participating in an interactive small group setting

Rosemary Hanrahan, MD, MPH, ACC is a certified professional coach, speaker, author, non-profit specialist, and physician with a Master of Public Health, brings her coaching and workshops to individuals and organizations in the academic, healthcare and non-profit sectors. In her speaking and coaching engagements, Rosemary draws on recent evidence-based studies by the American Medical Association, the National Academy of Medicine, the Institute of Coaching and the Greater Good Science Center at Berkley to help clients develop personal and professional strategies to remain engaged, passionate and productive in their chosen profession. Rosemary also facilitates professional development seminars and workshops for community groups and organizations on topics such as: Cultivating Caregiver Resilience, Compassion Fatigue Awareness and Prevention, Developing Strategies to Beat Burnout and Build Resilience.
Rosemary is certified as a Reiki Level I, II and Master Practitioner, Tai Chi For Arthritis and Falls Prevention Instructor, and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Practitioner. She has recently participated in an international Climate Change Coaching Training Circle, sponsored by Climate Change Coaches in the UK.
REGISTER:

ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate/Premier – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

"Do Good and Don’t Just Avoid Bad"
2021-05-20 18:30 - 20:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
Panel Discussion
by Sonia Layne-Gartside
Sharletta Green
CCEs: 1.5 (core)
In this third installment of ICF-Pittsburgh’s “Courageous Conversations on Race” we will explore the ICF Code of Ethics Section IV: 28 (I am aware of my and my clients’ impact on society. I adhere to the philosophy of “doing good” versus “avoiding bad”) in light of current global social, political and health crises. Our expert panelists will provide their perspectives on how current events impact the client / coach relationship and how coaches can be prepared to address these challenges rather passively ignore them. Group sharing will provide the opportunity to consider other thoughts and approaches to develop a personal plan to confidently “do good” in interactions with clients specifically and society in general.
In this presentation participants will:

Explore the ICF Diversity Statement and ICF Code of Ethics tenets when applied to race issues
Discuss how do we honor these ICF principles as coaches and as individuals
Discover the impact we have on society, at large

You may find it helpful to take a look at the ICF Diversity Statement Code of Ethics at this link: Diversity and Inclusion at ICF – International Coaching Federation before the webinar.
Sonia Layne-Gartside is a dynamic and results-oriented certified DEI Consultant, Master Trainer™, Change Manager, and Strategist. She has been collaborating with corporations for the past 10 years, helping leaders to champion the behaviors that create a more equitable, inclusive and diverse culture. As well as facilitate more inclusive, compassionate, & effective communication and action around DEI.
Sonia specializes in helping organizations determine the metrics that clearly define, prioritize, and measure the impact of DEI initiatives. She is also an International Speaker and author of the book Workplace Anxiety: How to Refuel and Re-Engage. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Management Studies and a Master’s in Education from the University of the West Indies. She is also a certified Online Instructor, Case Writer, and Instructional Designer.
Sharletta Green, a native of Charleston, WV, is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. She is a member of ICF and holds a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University, a Master of Arts degree from Marshall University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia State University. Currently, Sharletta is a Ph.D. student at Pepperdine University in Global Leadership and Change.
Sharletta is an educator, pastor, leader, and bridge-builder in the community. She is known for integrating spaces with grace, love, intellect and is skilled at managing difficult conversations. She is a trailblazer in facilitating cultural diversity and leader’s well-being and self-care conversations. Sharletta has the gift of using her educational background and knowledge of various faith traditions and travel experiences to inform her teaching and coaching.
REGISTER:
ICF Pittsburgh Chapter Member/Affiliate/Premier ($0)
ICF Affiliate Chapters ($10)

The 7 Habits of Highly Ethical Coaches
2021-05-19 13:00 - 14:30 | MRAC Webinar
Participants will earn 1.5 Core Competency CCEs for attending this webinar.
“Demonstrates Ethical Practice” is ICF Core Competency number one for a reason: without an ethical underpinning to your work, all of the other competencies are compromised. The guidelines can seem clear-cut and unambiguous on paper, right? But you only have to have been coaching for a short time to realize that things can get a bit messy and the lines a little fuzzy out in the real world. This interactive session offers an in-depth critical review of the new ICF Code of Ethics and explores the many situations that challenge our relationship to that Code. Bringing together wisdom from a diverse group of experienced coaches, real-life examples of ethics in action, and peer learning, participants will engage with the content and one another to deepen their understanding of what it means to make ethical practices the foundation of their coaching work.
To register click here.
Beth Buelow, PCC, is committed to supporting leaders and their teams in creating a positive culture of communication and connection. As a coach, mediator, and facilitator with more than a decade of coaching experience, she specializes in ICF mentor coaching, conflict resolution, and interpersonal communication.

ICF Pittsburgh: All Member Open Board Meeting
2021-05-18 18:00 - 19:30 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
ICF Pittsburgh is pleased to invite all members and friends to participate in its May 18th Board meeting.
Highlights of the virtual agenda include:

Meeting the ICF Pittsburgh board members, learning about their roles and why they chose to step into a leadership role.
Learning about the ICF Global Foundation and what it has to offer our local chapter.
Hearing about some upcoming events that will be hosted by ICF Pittsburgh.
Recognizing a number of ICF Pittsburgh Members for their years of service and dedication.

Please join us, share your ideas, learn what’s happening and enjoy the dialogue.
Registration is required. Please email your name, email address and phone number to Roberta at roberta@pittsburghcoaches.com.

What is Coaching’s Greatest Possibility for Humanity and the Planet?
2021-05-05 13:00 - 14:00 | MRAC Webinar
Participants will earn .75 Core Competency and .25 Resource Development CCEs for attending this webinar.
ICF Foundation reflects the passion and commitment of coaches to make a difference. Each of us want to make a difference. This session delves into how we can create, though our emerging potential as coaches, the difference. When we apply coaching to humanity’s greatest challenges the seemingly impossible becomes imaginable. The imagined becomes compelling and with human will, the compelling becomes possible. This in turn, multiplies the impact of coaching for societal progress.
This session, immersed in small group dialogue and wider room sharing, will strive to create shared meaning for social progress and question how we as coach leaders flourish as a whole and not just as the parts.
This presentation gets to the very spirit and inspiration of coaching. It provides and opportunity to collaborate on what can be achieved and where the insertion points are with social change organizations.
Learning Objectives:

Acknowledge commitment and responsibility as a coach (updated core competency 2 embodies and coaching mindset & specifically 2.4 “remains aware of and open to the influence of context on self and others” Also considering the revised Code of Ethics: #28 “Am aware of my and my clients’ impact on society. I adhere to the philosophy of “going good” versus “avoiding bad”)

Coaches role in impacting societal progress.

Understand how coaches can engage in coaching’s greatest possibility for humanity.

Learn about the current social impact data collected from ICF Foundation initiatives

To register click here.
Anu Arora, MTech, PCC, ICF Foundation Council of Ambassador is a Conscious Leadership expert, visionary author, inspirational speaker, and a Leadership and Executive Coach. Anu coaches leaders of high-tech companies, non-profits, start-ups, and educational institutions to identify core issues, make the complex simple, helped moved them past their blocks, and create transformational results.
Zach Prosser, PCC, ICF Foundation Council of Ambassador is a global award-winning coach, serving in the United States, China, and around the world, with experience of over 12 years in executive leadership and 20 years of non-profit industry work. His expertise adds to his passion for leadership development coaching

The Business of Coaching: Tips for Success
2021-04-13 18:30 - 20:00
VIRTUAL by ZOOM
Free
CCEs: 1.5 resource
This presentation will focus on the business of coaching highlighting concepts from “The Lean Startup.”
The discussion will include:

How you can create a business plan that honors your strengths and authenticity.

Learn about company formation and what elements and practices you need in place for maximum profitability.

There will be time for Q&A and open discussion about best coaching business practices.

REGISTRATION: To register for this event please send your name, email address and phone number to roberta@pittsburghcoaches.com.

Susan Ralston earned her ACC credential from Duquesne University’s Palumbo-Donahue School of Business while founding and coaching at Ralston Coaching and Consulting. She is a member of the International Coaching Federation.
She is the Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer for Old Point National Bank. Before serving at Old Point National, she served as Chief Operating Officer/Senior Vice President for the Virginia Division of Dollar Bank.
Susan has a B.S in Business Administration from Washington & Jefferson College and a M.A. in Business Administration from Old Dominion University. She is a graduate of the American Banker Association’s Stonier Graduate School held at Georgetown University.
She was awarded the Cleveland Waltersdorf Award for Innovative Leadership in 2018 from Washington and Jefferson College. Inside Business Magazine selected Susan as one of the “Outstanding Women in Business” in Hampton Roads, Virginia in 2010.

Beyond Diversity & Inclusion to Belonging
2021-04-07 13:00 - 14:00 | MRAC Webinar
Participants will earn 1 Core Competency CCE for attending this webinar.
While the work of Diversity & Inclusion is important and meaningful, Katie proposes that we move beyond that to create true belonging in our organizations. In today’s world, people go to work for more than a paycheck; they go in search of belonging and purpose. In this talk, she goes deep into belonging to define it and understand how that differs from our previous approaches to the engagement of our teams. In order to build and measure for belonging, every leader needs to play a role in creating small, consistent moments of proof for their teams.
Key Takeaways:

Understand what belonging looks and feels like
Consider how your organization may need to operate differently to support belonging
Learn how to create belonging in your organization, and what hinders it

To register click here.
Beth Buelow, PCC, is committed to supporting leaders and their teams in creating a positive culture of communication and connection. As a coach, mediator, and facilitator with more than a decade of coaching experience, she specializes in ICF mentor coaching, conflict resolution, and interpersonal communication.

Beyond The Basics-Coaching and Seeing Systems
2021-03-24 18:30 - 20:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
A learning opportunity with author & coach, Anne Starr, MBA, PCC
Chapter 18: Coaching and Seeing Systems

CCEs: 1.5 (1.0 core/0.5 resource)
We live in a universe of nested systems that influence our individual, group and collective experience. Yet, we often don’t see them. Taking up the study and practice of working with systems can increase our capabilities, add to what we bring to our clients, and enrich what they take with them on their journey.
Key learnings from the chapter include:

The 3 Basic System Principles – System, Mental Models and Story.
Stories to help illustrate aspects of systems at work in the internal, external and interaction worlds.
Coaching possibilities in each domain

REGISTRATION:
ICF Pittsburgh Chapter Members/Affiliates/Premier ($0)
ICF Affiliate Chapters ($10)
Non members ($20)

Anne Starr, MBA, PCC is an executive coach and group facilitator working with leaders and their teams to achieve exceptional results. She sees every client as having a unique contribution to make and serves as their thought partner to strengthen self-awareness, capacity for breakthrough thinking and insight, and the will to take effective action.
She has been coaching leaders in finance, manufacturing, professional services, philanthropy, higher education and global non-profits since 2006.
Anne is certified by the Coaches Training Institute and is credentialed Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coaching Federation. She is also certified by Dr. Susanne Cook-Greuter to score and debrief the Maturity Assessment for Professionals (MAP) instrument of the Leadership Maturity Framework™. As a developmental coach, she draws on this tested and validated body of work to help clients examine how they make meaning of their experience and experiment with new perspectives that afford them greater freedom of movement and choice.
Anne holds an MBA from Simmons College. She wrote the Chapter “Coaching and Seeing Systems” in Professional Coaching: Principles and Practice (Springer, December 2018). She studied Leadership and Mastery and the Organizational Learning Core Course with Peter Senge, and is a Focusing Professional grounded in the Gendlin Process Model philosophy. She is an on-going student of systems, appreciating how the ability to recognize and work skillfully with complexity enables one to achieve results that are accepted and lasting.

An Evening of Courageous Conversations on Race
2021-03-23 18:30 - 20:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Webinar via Zoom
Free to All (must register)

Join ICF Pittsburgh for our next courageous conversation. The issue of race is often on a continuum, as individuals grapples learning and bringing insight to the conversation. The dialogue is critical and necessary to unpack thoughts, feelings, and action. During this interactive discussion, attendees will have opportunity to share questions, comments, and thoughts.
“For many people uncertain of what to say or what to do next, the intensity of uncomfortableness can almost be too much to take that next step. In our view, the current cultural movement calls for people to stretch their boundaries to better understand how members of our society have been marginalized. One of the best ways to gain knowledge is conversations, but conversations about race can be uncomfortable with worries of being offensive or insensitive stopping conversations before they start.” —Audrey Pyle Voss, The Menninger Clinic.

MRAC - Generative Knowledge: Unleashing Hidden Resources for Change
2021-03-17 13:00 - 14:00 | MRAC Webinar
Participants will earn .75 Core Competency and .25 Resource Development CCEs for attending this webinar.
In any given moment, human beings can process up to 11 million stimuli but we are only conscious of about 40. Thus, as we go through life, juggling competing demands and addressing daily challenges, we are naturally developing a vast reservoir of skills, strengths and capacities that exist completely outside of our awareness. This hidden dynamic generates what’s referred to as tacit and embodied knowledge, essential “know-how” that shapes who we are and everything we do – we just don’t know it. Research shows this essential knowledge cannot be reached through typical methods of reflection. Traditional modes of inquiry that focus on what we think or how feel cannot reach it. We need a different approach. Furthermore, the hidden nature of embodied knowledge creates a formidable split between our conscious beliefs, and our unconscious (embodied) insights, skills and capacities. Thus, what we believe to be true about ourselves is often wrong. This disconnection creates varying degrees of confusion, stress and fragmentation as well as tremendous losses in purpose and productivity. To address this gap we must learn how to ask questions that surface this hidden knowledge. For example, when we ask children “what did you learn at school today?” their most common response is “nothing.” The problem lies in the question; it’s what’s called a “disembodied” prompt – it literally hides the embodied knowledge (the body of knowledge) people gain from their life experience. When we ask disembodied questions (the kinds of questions we most typically ask), people struggle to have a meaningful response. In this interactive session, Dr. Peet will introduce participants to several methods she developed through her research at the University of Michigan that are effective in surfacing the hidden resources people need to create change in their life. These resources are called Generative Knowledge, a sub-type of embodied knowledge. She will introduce key concepts and facilitate a series of exercises that will allow participants to start identifying the vast hidden resources they’ve already developed through their life experiences.
Through this interactive session, participants will:
1. Discover the embodied realm of intelligence that is essential to wholeness and regeneration and yet entirely hidden from view;
2. Distinguish between embodied and disembodied communication;
3. Learn how to ask embodied questions that surface hidden sources of strength;
4. Identify hidden resources for change within oneself and others;
5. Discuss how to apply these tools and resources to their own coaching practices.
To register click here.

Leveraging the Power of Coaching & Change Management to Navigate Disruption
2021-03-17 12:00 - 13:00 | ICF-ACMP Webinar
A four-part webinar series beginning March 2021.
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) have been proactively exploring the numerous synergies between change management and coaching, particularly the power of coaching in organizational change initiatives. The goals of this collaboration are to:

Explore how these two professions complement each other
Support the continued development of shared competencies
Build organizational resilience
Increase value to members in both

This FREE panel series will be led by experienced coaching and change management practitioners, as well as industry leaders who will share how they leverage both disciplines with regards to four unique topics.
The four topics:
1) Social Justice | March 17, 2021, at 12 Noon (New York)
2) Leadership from the Front Lines | April 14, 2021, at 12 Noon (New York)
3) Re-Opening after the Pandemic | May 19, 2021, at 12 Noon (New York)
4) Coaching Change Leaders | June 16, 2021, at 12 Noon (New York)
Learn More

MRAC - What a Coach Needs to Know about Creating Psychological Safety in Remote Teams
2021-03-03 13:00 - 14:00 | MRAC Webinar
Participants will earn 1 Core Competency CCE for attending this webinar.
Teams are the mechanism for solving our most challenging and complex problems, as well as the everyday issues we face. Teams are everywhere but the way we are teaming is changing. There are more remote teams than ever before bringing challenges to team leaders, team members, and the internal and external coaches who support them. Psychological safety allows individuals to be themselves and openly express ideas and concerns without a fear of retribution. This is the foundation of truly successful teams!
What does a coach need to know about psychological safety to best support their clients who are working in and often leading remote teams? What tools and insights can a coach use to strengthen how their clients create a psychologically safe environment in their team? Blending the latest in research and practical application you will come away with a clear framework, tools, and tips to get the most out of your ability to coach and support your clients as they strive to create cohesive and engaged teams.
• Understand what psychological safety looks like in a remote team and the benefits of having it.
• Discuss how a coach can best support their clients’ needs in creating psychological safety on their remote and hybrid remote teams.
• Learn best practices to support your clients as they develop a higher level of psychological safety on their team.
To register click here.

Learning Circle for Coaches: A Place to Share, Learn & Grow
2021-03-02 19:00 - 20:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
March 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Topic: Review the newest ICF core competencies
Meets bi-monthly
Virtual by Zoom
Free to all
– Are you looking for a place for informal learning & feedback from other coaches?
– Are you interested in growing your skills through peer coaching?
– Are you trying to decipher some new coaching concepts but need a sounding board of other coaches?
– Are you aware that the ICF Core Competencies have been updated and need more information?
If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, the Coach Learning Circle is the right place for you! We will meet every other month (dates below) and will be discussing a variety of topics. All members of our coaching community, from the novice to advanced, are welcome to participate. This is a very flexible meeting, intended to support the needs of the participating coaches. Primary topics will be posted in advance.
Other Dates & Topics:
May 4, 2021 Topic: Practice the new competencies through peer coaching
July 6, 2021 Topic: Bring your most challenging coaching situations and questions and have the other coaches share their expertise and insights.
September 7, 2021 and November 11, 2021 Topic: TBA

Learning Circle Leader: Jane Rahenkamp, PCC
As a life and leadership coach, Jane is passionate about helping others improve their personal and/or work lives by partnering with them to reflect on where they are currently and what they need to do differently to bring fulfillment into their lives. Her own personal and leadership experiences have shown her that true fulfillment is possible in all aspects of our lives. For more information on the variety of programs Jane offers, visit her website at www.allgoodthingscoaching.com.

Beyond The Basics – Life Coaching: The Heart and Soul of Professional Coaching
2021-02-17 18:30 - 20:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
A learning opportunity with renown author & coach, Fran Fisher, MCC
Chapter 29: Life Coaching: The Heart and Soul of Professional Coaching
CCEs: 1.5 (1.0 core/0.5 resource)
Life Coaching is the heart and soul of professional coaching. It is the mother from which all other types of modern-day coaching emerge. Regardless of the type of coaching (life, business, organizational, leadership, executive, career, relationship) the coach is essentially supporting clients to uncover what it is to be human and what it takes to be in the fullness of who they are as they achieve their greater potential. Through this most enlightening discussion, participants will:
•Be introduced to the roots of present-day life coaching.
•Learn about coaching principles arising from shifts in consciousness.
•Review & discuss life coaching tools, techniques and strategies.
•Discuss the future of life coaching.
Fran Fisher, MCC mission is to empower her clients in achieving their visions while living their best lives. Her legacy to the international coaching profession demonstrates the value of personal and professional mastery and mentorship for all professional coaches.
She is a visionary leader, international speaker, and published author. Fran specializes in providing coaching services for visionary leaders, executives, and business owners, collaborative work teams, as well as coaching and mentoring for experienced coaches.
Fran served as a founding ICF Executive Board member, and co-chair of the Ethics and Standards Committee, responsible for developing the Credentialing Programs for aspiring coaches and training schools. Fran was the first Executive Director of the Association for Coach Training Organizations, ACTO. She has been serving ICF as a PCC and MCC Credentialing Assessor since 1998.
Fran is certified in the Core Values Index (CVI) assessment as a Master VAR (Value Added Relationship) with Taylor Protocols, Inc. She has also authored several books, including: Violet’s Vision, www.violetsvision.com, The Illusion of Hopelessness, www.theillusionofhopelessness.com, and Calling Forth Greatness, Seven Coaching Wisdoms for Transforming Your Life.

MRAC - How to Look Good on Video
2021-02-03 13:00 - 14:00 | MRAC Webinar
Participants will earn .5 Core Competency and .5 Resource Development CCEs for attending this webinar.
Video is the best tool for creating connections online. And coaches understand the importance of building “know, like and trust” with potential clients. But starting to use video can cause a lot of anxiety. In this session, Brighton will cover why video is such a powerful tool for coaches, where to start with video as a coach, and how to overcome the anxiety and technical hurdles of getting started. And coaches will practice looking fabulous on their webcams. Anxiety is typical when venturing into a new technology. Where should you start? Why is this tool important? What equipment do you need? How much will this cost? Will this really grow my coaching practice? How long will it take to get a return on investment? Join this workshop to get your video questions answered, and get on the path to video mastery. Not only will you leave understanding the how and why of video, but for this workshop, you’ll be paired with another coach for a quick test run using your webcam in a breakout room, immediately applying what you’ve learned in class.
Understanding why video is powerful and being able to determine if this is an important step for their business. Know where to start with video, which platforms will give which results, and the best place to practice their new skills. Overcome the anxiety of making their first video by creating a video with a partner, following a 90-second checklist.
To register click here.

MRAC - Cultural Competency in Coaching: How to Develop it. How to Use it!
2021-01-20 13:00 - 14:00 | MRAC Webinar
Participants will earn 1 Core Competency CCE for attending this webinar.
Any coach worth his or her weight in gold knows that there is no cookie cutter approach to coaching that will support them to connect with their clients in ways that enhances presence, supports active listening and empowers them to ask power questions, and co-create meaningful actions to move their clients forward. Each client brings their culture and historical background to the coaching conversation. To be effective, the coach must take into consideration the impact of their client’s culture on their fears, limiting beliefs, feelings of efficacy, vision, passions and goals. Without this awareness the coach is unable to provide the highest level of support required by their clients. Current and pass research on the importance of cultural intelligence in the workplace and beyond underscores the significance of what has recently been identified as cultural competency in coaching. We define it as coaching that is responsive to diverse client populations and cultural factors that can influence insights and actions, such as language, communication styles, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Milt and Nicholas together have coached clients in several different countries, as well as a wide variety of clients in the U.S. These experiences along with their experiences as African-American men in our highly diversified U.S. culture has provided a phenomenal laboratory in which to observe the impact of culture on individuals. The insights and knowledge they have gained both through their experiences and their research form the basis for this powerful workshop that will greatly enrich the participants awareness of how they can take their coaching to another level.
Participants in this interactive workshop will be involved in role-plays which will:
-Clearly demonstrate the impact of cultural competency in the coaching experience
-Support them to know what are the various cultural norms and values which affect their clients
-Sensitize them to be aware of how they must adjust their coaching approaches to meet their culturally diverse clients where they are
-Increase both their confidence and their ability to provide maximum service to their clients regardless of their cultural background
-Co-create actions which will support them to increase their level of cultural competency in coaching
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Beyond The Basics – Cultivating Capacities In Pandemic Times
2021-01-13 18:30 - 20:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
A learning opportunity with renown author & coach, Margaret Moore, MBA
Chapter 23: Internal Family Systems: Applications in Coaching
CCEs: 1.5 (1.0 core/0.5 resource)
The key to navigating life and thriving during these pandemic times is to learn how to discern and tune in to a set of common primary subpersonalities. This will serve as a tool for coaches and, with their help, their clients’ access, discern and learn from their distinct inner voices. Through this most enlightening discussion, participants will:
•Be introduced to the multiplicity of mind models, Internal Family System (IFS) model and the Strengths-Based Inner Family Model by Margaret Moore.
•Learn about 4 coaching applications of IFS used by coaches and thought leaders.
•Review & discuss the details of the Mindful Self and the nine personality parts.
•Discuss new frontiers & applications.
Margaret Moore (Coach Meg), MBA, is an executive coach, and founder and CEO of Wellcoaches Corporation, the firs
t coaching school for health professionals. Wellcoaches has trained 13,000 coaches in 50 countries since 2000. In 2010 Margaret co-founded the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching, a nonprofit subsidiary of the National Board of Medical Examiners, establishing coaching standards, coach certification, and healthcare reimbursement of health and well-being coaching services.
Moore is co-founder (2009) and Chair of the Institute of Coaching at McLean, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, and co-
director of the Coaching in Leadership & Healthcare conference offered by Harvard Medical School since 2008. Moore teaches transformational leadership at Harvard Medical School’s Office of Global Education, and coaching psychology at Harvard University Extension School.
She is co-author of 19 peer-reviewed articles and 7 book chapters on coaching, the peer-reviewed Coaching Psychology Manual published by Wolters Kluwer, and Harvard Health Books Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life and Organize Your Emotions, Optimize Your Life

Webinar: What Do You Want? – Coaching the Inner Desires
2020-12-03 18:30 - 20:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
CCEs: Pending
Coaches are trained to close the gap between a person’s external goals and his or her daily reality. But an area that is sometimes neglected is the inner life of the client and the desires contained within it. In this hands-on webinar, Chuck Gohn will utilize coaching tools that will help create greater awareness of their client’s heartfelt desires and provide a simple approach to coaching them from where they are to where they long to be.
In this interactive webinar participants will learn:

Discover the steps involved in inner change
Become familiar with The Wheel of Inner Desires assessment tool
Learn how to clarify desires and co-create practical action-steps to help move clients from where they are to where they want to be

Chuck Gohn, ACC is a professional speaker, trainer, and performance coach who prides himself on his ability to utilize practical tools that help individuals and organizations move beyond obstacles and towards their true potential. He is a member of the International Coach Federation (Pittsburgh Chapter) and a Life Coach Instructor at the Community College of Allegheny College. Prior to becoming a coach, Chuck served as VP and Controller for a Restaurant Chain in Portland, Oregon and most recently as Lead Pastor for Bellevue Christian Church. He holds a Doctorate from Fuller Seminary, a Masters from Emmanuel Seminary and a BS in Business from Portland State.
To Register:
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate/Premier: Click here.
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

How Vision Acts as Lever for Change
2020-11-09 18:30 - 20:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
Dr. Angela Passarelli
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
CCEs: 1.5 (1.0 core/ 0.5 resource)
This webinar will feature research that demonstrates how crafting a personal vision optimizes the brain for development and change. Anchored in Intentional Change Theory, a cornerstone of vision-based coaching is the ability to help others connect core elements of their past to their dreams and aspirations, creating an image of an ideal future that fosters hope and openness to new possibilities. This image of an ideal future, along with the positive emotions it engenders, can help to overcome inertia, motivating and sustaining individuals on a path of intentional development. Through the process of visioning, a living “statement” emerges as a tangible product of the coaching process. When the vision statement is used “first and frequently,” it promotes the joyful pursuit of goals leading to lasting change.
In this webinar we will:

Explain Intentional Change Theory (Boyatzis, 2008) with a focus on translation of theory to practice as it relates to visioning.
Share published and emerging research on visioning in the brain
Discuss best practices for working with vision in coaching

Speaker:

Dr. Angela Passarelli is an Assistant Professor of Management at the College of Charleston, SC, and an instructor in executive education at the Weatherhead School of Management, where she is also a Research Fellow with the Coaching Research Lab. Her research focuses on how developmental relationships support behavior change, particularly in the context of leader development. She draws on neuroscience and psychophysiology to explore the implicit dynamics of these relationships. Her research has been supported by the Harnisch Foundation at the Harvard Institute of Coaching and has been published in scholarly outlets such as the Leadership Quarterly and the Consulting Psychology Journal.
Angela has significant experience designing and delivering leadership development programs in both corporate and educational contexts. Currently, Angela teaches courses and non-degree programs on leadership, coaching, organizational behavior, and experiential learning and maintains an active coaching practice. She also serves on the Scientific Advisory Council for the Harvard Institute of Coaching.
Angela has a PhD in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University, an MS in Educational Administration from Texas A&M University and a BS in Psychology and General Business from James Madison University. She is also a Board Certified Coach.
Registration
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate/Premier – $10
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

Webinar: “Color Blind” OR “Color Brave”
2020-10-29 19:00 - 20:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
Join ICF Pittsburgh for an engaging discussion based on a TED Talk by Mellody Hobson, president of money management firm Ariel Investments. In it, she discusses the difference between being “color blind” or “color brave” when it comes to the subject of race.
In this candid conversation, she shares her vision of a more harmonious, diverse America — and the difficult truths we need to swallow (and discuss) to get there. The subject of race can be difficult and as Hobson says, it’s a “conversational third rail.” She makes the case that speaking openly about race, makes for a better society.
During this interactive discussion, attendees will have opportunity to share questions, comments, and thoughts.
If you are interested, please forward an e-mail to roberta@pittsburghcoaches.com and a zoom link will be sent.
