PACA Summer Coaches Café

“Making Meaning, Creating Connections”

Saturday, June 13, 2009, 9AM to 3PM

Date: Saturday June 13, 2009

Time: 9AM-3PM

Location: ACE Conference Center, 800 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

Directions: http://www.aceconferencecenter.com/directions.asp

Speakers: Laura Berman Fortgang, Jennifer Gleeson Blue, Maria van Hekken, Jerry Wistrom and
Christine Gallagher

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                * The first 50 registrants will be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift !!

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MORNING SESSION (9:00 am - 12:15 pm):

Keynote Speaker, Laura Berman Fortgang

In the morning, you will hear from keynote speaker, Laura Berman Fortgang, one of the most recognized names in coaching. Laura is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the personal coaching field and is known for her no-nonsense, entertaining writing and speaking style. She is the best-selling author of several books and her latest, “The Little Book on Meaning” debuts April 30th, 2009.

Laura’s appearances on Oprah, The CBS Early Show, NBC's Today, Good Morning American, various nationally syndicated and cable outlets and many others, combined with major print media such as USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, MONEY and many international newspapers have paved the way for successful coaches in the industry today. One of the first recipients of the International Coach Federation's (ICF) Master Certified Coach credential, Laura was a founding member and four-year board member of the ICF. She is also a tireless champion for coaching around the world.  Laura will talk about how coaches can help clients create meaning in their lives and how we as coaches create meaning in our own lives. 

For more information about Laura, please visit:  http://www.laurabermanfortgang.com/

OPEN SPACE

Following Laura, you will move to “Open Space”, an organic experience where you will connect within our coaching community by exploring meaningful issues that YOU identify.

Haven’t previously experienced open space? Open Space enables groups of any size to address complex, sometimes controversial issues and achieve meaningful results.

LUNCH (12:15 - 1:15 pm)

AFTERNOON SESSION (1:15 - 3:00 pm)

Three fabulous concurrent workshops will be offered in the afternoon.  The workshops will ground you in ways to bring more meaning into your coaching practice and/or new ideas for connecting with clients, potential clients and other coaches.

“Coaching in the Real World” - presented by Jerry Wistrom, PCC, who teaches at three coaching institutions and is active in a number of ICF roles - will look at how professional coaches really function. 

Here you will learn how to:
      -bring all of yourself into your coaching practice.
      -grow your skill set

      -be confident in what you bring to the world.

You will leave with SOLID TAKEWAYS to bring back to your practice so you can be a better coach. More information can be found at http://jerrywistrom.com


“Leveraging Generation Capital” – led by coaches Jennifer Gleeson Blue (a 20-something) and Maria van Hekken (a 50-something) – will provide a clear framework for how organizations and leaders can and must begin leveraging generational diversity as an asset.

Jennifer and Maria focus on helping organizations leverage generation capital. They will provide you with new insights and knowledge about the ways diverse generations impact the workplace and how coaches can share this model with their clients. You will leave with simple, practical tools for shifting to a more positive framework. More information can be found at http://www.genedgeleadership.com  


“Conversation Transformation: The Power of Using Social Media to Market Your Coaching Practice” – delivered by Christine Gallagher, a consultant in communications and technology – will show you how and why social media techniques can benefit your business.

Learn to “socialize” in less than 15 minutes a day and to use the tools that are right for you.  Maximize social media to make connections for business visibility, branding, referrals, alliances and relationship-building!  More information can be found at: http://communicatevalue.com

 

This is going to be special day and you can't afford to miss it.
You will leave as a better coach and with more coaching connections!!