IAC VOICE, Volume 2, Number 2, January 27, 2005


Volume
2, Number 2, January 27, 2005
Sent
to our 7,725 members

In
This Issue:

  

Sharing
What is There – A Message from the IAC President

  Designing
Supportive Environments – IAC Membership Update

  

Revealing
People to Themselves – Coach Spotlight on Mitch Meyerson

  

Honing
in on What's Most Important – Letters to the Editor



 

 

Editorial Board


Michael "Coop" Cooper

Acting Editor
BetterMe
Paragon Strategies


Ruth Ann Harnisch
Contributing Editor
Thrillionaires.org


Barbara
Mark PhD

Contributing Editor
BarbaraMark.com

 

 Sharing
What is There

A
Message from
Barbara
Mark PhD

President, International Association of Coaching

BarbaraMark.com

This is the time of year that
many of us review our priorities and make some decisions about
what we would like to accomplish in the coming year. The IAC
is also engaging in a visioning process and I would like to
include you in it! What would you like to see the IAC become
over the next year? What changes would you like to see the
IAC make? How can we support you as a coach? What would you
like to contribute to the IAC? What special talents do you
have that you would like share with the IAC? Help us to make
2005 a great year for the IAC and for the coaching profession.
Please email me your thoughts to barbara@barbaramark.com.

Warmly,

 
Designing
Supportive Environments

A
Message from Barbara
Lemaire

IAC Membership Chair

Now that the IAC
has the Certification process in place; a process that took
most of the resources available to the IAC and thousands of
volunteer hours, your Board of Directors are now able to take
a look at some of the inconsistencies that have made their
way into the organization over the past 2 years.

Our first task was
to redefine the levels of membership and define what comes
with each.

We believe that
the list below accurately represents what the IAC can offer
to our members at this time. As we grow benefits of membership
and sponsorship will of course grow along with us.

Individual
Membership Levels
Diamond
Lifetime Membership
$1,000.00
Limited
to a total of 500 Name Listed on website, eligible for
Certification, member benefits and subscription to the
Voice.
Platinum
Charter Membership
$100.00
Open through December 31,
2005 – Name Listed on website, eligible for Certification,
member benefits and subscription to the Voice.
Gold
3-Year Membership
$25.00
Eligible
for Certification, member benefits and subscription to
the Voice.
Silver
1-Year Membership
$10.00
Eligible for Certification
and member benefits and subscription to the Voice.
Bronze
no
fee
Receives
subscription to the Voice.
Corporate
Sponsorship Levels
Diamond
Sponsorship
$10,000
per year
Limited
to a total of 500 companies. Name and Logo displayed on
IAC website with link back to their organization. Company
name listed on Sponsor Page of IAC website, one member
of corporation eligible for lifetime membership certification,
member benefits and subscription to the Voice.
Platinum Sponsorship$5,000 to $9,999 per yearCompany name listed on Sponsor
Page of IAC website with link back to their organization,
subscription to the Voice.
Gold Sponsorship $2,500 to $4,999 per yeaCompany name listed on Sponsor
Page of IAC website subscription to the Voice.
Silver Sponsorship$1,000 to $2,499 per yearCompany name listed on Sponsor
Page of IAC website subscription to the Voice
Bronze Sponsorship$100 to $999 per yearCompany name listed on Sponsor
Page of IAC website subscription to the Voice.

We thank you for
your support of the IAC and remind you that the IAC is run
solely by volunteers. We invite you to become involved and
help us grow… Anyone who in interested in working long
hours for no pay please contact us for Volunteer Opportunities.
According to Martin Seligman in Authentic Happiness it was
discovered that philanthropic activity leaves the individual
feeling gratified and often they find themselves in the state
of FLOW.

 

 Revealing
People to Themselves

Coach
Spotlight on…

Mitch
Meyerson
Guerilla
Marketing Coach


mitch@gmarketingcoach.com

How
did you discover coaching?

I've been a psychologist / counselor / therapist since 1985,
so I've had 20 years of experience there. Coaching as I see
it was a natural extension of the counseling work I had done
for two decades. What I realized five years ago is that I
could become virtual, to work on the phone and internet, so
that I could live exactly where I wanted. A lot of my experience
is from the skillset I learned from counseling.

What
personal growth work did you do to help you become successful
as a coach?
In my own personal
growth, early on, as a therapist, I did my own growth working
with counselors and therapists, back in the 80's. If you don't
do your own work, you'll be ineffective as a coach, because
it's very easy to project your own un-solved issues on the
client and not even know it.

What
coach training have you had?

Basically, CoachVille Schools of Coaching has been my main
area of coach training.

Do
you have a coaching specialty/niche?

One of my challenges is that I'm an eclectic guy! My current
focus is on online marketing and the Guerrilla Marketing Coaching
program. I really have three strong areas and it's difficult
to focus on one, but I think they are all connected – you're
dealing with people and a set of principles allows me to be
effective there.

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 Honing
In on What's Most Important

Letters
to the Editor

I have a another perspective
to Jann
Snyder
re: Coach training.

There are a number of components
to both the topic and her letter.

The first is what might be broadly
termed the coaching process skill sets. For example, of communication,
building rapport, listening, inquiry, dialogue, feedback,
recognising conflict styles etc; the understanding of adult
learning principles, change, problem solving skill processes…all
fundamentals that underpin effective coaching. Then, there
are context specific skills that matter.

Take the example of coaching
a dysfunctial executive team. Provided the person could work
in a business environment,I can't see the problem if the coach
is also a psychologist in this context. It might be that the
background as a psychologist has equipped the individual to
be a more effective coach particularly with an understanding
of group dynamics. On the other hand, the psychologist is
unlikely to coach the team on business strategy and tactics.

We all come to coaching from
some where… Life/work expereince, skills and knowledge.
Credibility to coach often emerges from one's prior work/life
experience, successes and wisdom and then transitions to coaching.
The skills you choose to learn as a coach are therefore multi-faceted.
You may go to one school to learn the finer nuances of communication
skills, another for spirituality, another for deeper values
training, etc. depending on what type of coaching you specialise
in. I see Martin Seligman's – Authentic Happiness Coaching
Program is an example of niche training.

One size doesn't fit all, and
some coaches are going to come to coaching with MBA's and
Ph.D's and some won't. What matters is that the coaches choose
an area of coaching where they have relevent skills knowledge
that compliment their coach training. Most importantly they
have the awareness and ability to know what they can and can't
do.

As for Marshal
Goldsmith
…for my book, he's a good example for the profession.

Regards

Liz Barrett
embarrett.consulting@bigpond.com.au

©2005
International Association of Coaching

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