Past Programs

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Topic/Speaker

Coaching the EFT Way

At ICF conference in November, we were reminded and challenged again to work on the business side of our coaching businesses as hard as we've worked on obtaining our coaching skill sets. If you're like most coaches, this message brings up some negative emotional responses. Our meeting this month is designed to address any emotional blocks you may have around building your business. We're going to learn a powerful tool which you can also use with your clients to help them break through emotional blocks -- Emotional Freedom Technique. So, think about marketing and promoting your business and bring any emotions which don't serve you to our meeting. We'll be asking for a couple volunteers to work with, and everyone will practice and benefit.

Leaders:  Barbara Luther, MCC and Hank Epstein

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a Corporate Coach? Connie Nicely, an internal coach at Edward Jones, will share her experiences and note the distinctions between independent and internal coaches. She'll also discuss navigating the coaching arena in a large corporation and how external "contract" coaches are also utilized.

Connie Nicely is a Business Coach and an ICF member.  She completed B Coach programs, as well as several other online programs and is currently a Coach and Sales Trainer at Edward Jones, a position she has held for six years. Her focus, at Edward Jones, is working with salespeople to help them develop their sales skills with the intent of becoming more profitable and successful.

She is also building her own Coaching business, Coach 2 The Top, LLC, focusing on Sales people and entrepreneurs. She has worked in several industries including the Legal profession, Healthcare, Fashion, as well as Financial Services.  She has been the Director of Career Consulting with Executive Management working with top executives in their career search within many industries.

Reproducing Excellence:  NLP and Coaching

This program will briefly introduce NLP, the foundation of its success and one useful tool for the process of coaching.

NLP is the study of what works in thinking, language and behavior – how our brain works with our language patterns to produce (or not) the results we want in life. Coaches know that people are multi-faceted with needs in a variety of areas, and one size does not fit all when it comes to taking new actions, achieving goals, or changing habits or behaviors. We all have our own unique mental map of the world, and how we construct our view of the world determines how we navigate the world we live in. New powers of choice lie within the freedom to change one’s map of the world and experience new results.

NLP is also the study of reproducing excellence and presupposes that what is possible for top performers and goal achievers is possible for others to learn, practice, and use to generate new results in their own lives. It provides strategies for both the conscious mind and the unconscious mind so that we can learn how we do what we do, and keep reproducing more of the same. NLP presupposes that success comes from within and depends on excellence in our thinking, speaking and doing, and is the study of the patterns and habits in these areas that produce or inhibit results. NLP examines the structure of the brain, and how that structure can be coded in others and be enhanced to establish what works for them.

Annette Rolls is an Organizational Development Consultant who specializes in improving business results by creating engaged workforces. Her areas of expertise include Neuro-Linguistic Programming, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Coaching, Strategic Planning, Team Development, Training and Instructional Design, and building Competency Models and Performance Management Systems. She will graduate from Newfield Network’s Coaching for Personal and Professional Mastery program in April and is currently blending coaching competencies with NLP skills in coaching her clients. She pursues coaching because she is committed to the belief that organizations can be places where individuals can live authentically,  self-aware and in pursuit of their highest dreams as a mechanism for achieving business results in new and extraordinary ways.

Managing the Interface Between Coaching and Psychotherapy

Tom Krapu will provide a presentation around the interface between coaching and psychotherapy. A model will be presented to conceptualize the differences and overlap between coaching, psychotherapy, and consulting/mentoring. Important distinctions will be presented that distinguishes coaching from consulting and mentoring as well as psychotherapy.  A coaching role-play will demonstrate how to make a referral for a mental health problem and resources on the distinction between coaching and psychotherapy will be provided.

Tom Krapu is a creative, and mindful Coach grounded in Arbinger principles. He is passionate about people functioning optimally and perseveres until results are achieved.  Tom's own outstanding leadership achievements and absolute dedication inspires others to attain and incorporate organizational as well as personal goals.  His brilliant understanding of the dynamics of relationship creates an environment of confidence in which to excel and of clarity needed to move forward decisively. He is most definitely a change-maker.

Tom has extensive professional experiences in a broad range of areas. Trained as a counseling psychologist, he has worked in academic as well as private sector settings. He has taught at all post-secondary levels, lead a non-profit organization, consulted with business, presented at national and international conferences, served on the editorial board of a professional journal and made significant volunteer contributions to his local, national and international communities. He has managed his self employment as a child, adolescent, and marital private practitioner since 1985. His professional coaching services draws from this extensive practical and real world experience.

Authentic $elling™ - The Coach-Approach to Selling Your Services

It’s virtually impossible to find anyone who likes being on the receiving end of a sales pitch.  Most of us have had salespeople pressure us to buy something we don’t really need, so we:

• Avoid answering the phone because we think it could be a telemarketer.
• Run the other direction when we see a salesperson coming our way.
• Become defensive at the first hint of a sales pitch.

Truth be told, even sales professionals themselves confess they’d rather endure a minor medical procedure than hear another human being tell them why they cannot live without a particular product or service.

If you are responsible for selling your coaching services and are ready to enhance how you operate and how you are perceived, then this inspiring and motivational program is for you.  Scott Wintrip, an internationally acclaimed coach and speaker, provides powerful stories and insightful suggestions that show you how to:

• Ethically disarm the defense mechanisms most people deploy.
• Enroll people as willing and enthusiastic participants in a win, win, win sales process.
• Attract and retain more clients with:
  • HalfTalk™ (talk half as much and double your sales)
  • Launch, Lead, or Lock? (ask the most effective questions at the most effective times)
  • Connect the Dots (tap into human nature to grow your business)
• Employ life-altering principles to sell courteously, empathetically, and ethically while making you more money at the same time.

Scott Wintrip, PCC, is Founder and President of StaffingU, a global training, coaching, and consulting services provider.  StaffingU is a Savings & Solutions Partner and Approved Continuing Education Provider of the American Staffing Association.

Coached and trained more than 25,000 individuals from such national and international companies as Wells Fargo Bank, Manpower, Compuware, J.M. Agency (China), AFLAC, Snelling Personnel Services, Century 21, Nikken,  Boeing, Discover Financial, Proctor & Gamble (United Kingdom), A.G.  Edwards, American Red Cross, Accountants Inc., Cox Target Media,  InteliStaf, University of New South Wales (Australia), Kohl's Department Stores, and Wachovia.

Top-rated speaker at state, regional, national, and international conferences for organizations including the American Staffing Association; National Association of Personnel Services; World President’s Organization; National Technical Services Association; International Coach Federation; Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services; Rotary International; and National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses.

Join us as Larry Smith, internal coach at The Dial Corporation, discusses the importance and "how-to's" of forming coaching teams.

In today’s business environments, teams must be able to negotiate the natural stages of team development and deliver high levels of performance, all in record time. In our discussion we will cover:

1. Purpose of the team is to pool the intellectual capital that can provide the competitive edge.
2. Each team has the opportunity for success, and the reality of failure.
3. Successful Teams are those with strong leadership, committed team members, skilled communication, and a clear vision.
4. The Coach’s Role

And much more!

Larry currently is an Internal Coach and Employee Relations Manager with The Dial Corporation in St. Louis.  Dial-St. Louis is the manufacturer of Purex laundry detergents (both powder and liquid) and Renuzit adjustables air fresheners.  Larry is a graduate of Corporate Coach University, 2004 and is a member of the ICF St. Louis Chapter Board of Directors.  Larry has over 25 years of experience working in Human Resources and Team Building for several St. Louis area companies.

For the July meeting of the St. Louis Coaches group, we’re inviting all regional coaches and those interested in coaching to join us for a networking social event where we’ll share exciting details about the upcoming ICF annual conference (coming to St. Louis in November!) and how you can get involved.

We'll provide the fun, the snacks, and the liquid libations, you bring yourself and $10.00, of course.

Where:  Barbara Luther's Home, 2388 Wesglen Estates Drive Maryland Heights., MO 63043, (314) 878-4044

Time:  Party starts at 5:30 and ends at 7:30 P.M.

We’re looking forward to seeing you!

If you can’t join us but are interested in helping with the conference, please contact Bev Berner at Bevcoach@mindspring.com or (314) 351-6812.

Important! Please pre-register for this event here.

Bev Berner will present the official ICF information on getting credentialed...what it takes, what it means and how you will benefit from getting credentialed. This is a terrific time to get the full information, ask questions and understand why this is an important step for you as a coach.

October 31

No meeting this month -

This is the night before the conference begins - we will need all hands on deck to make final preparations. If you are going to the conference and can give some volunteer time, please let Bev Berner know (bevcoach@mindspring.com) If Bev already has your name, you don't need to respond again.

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Topic/Speaker

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January 25

February 22

March 29

Critical Success Factors for Coaches - Hank Epstein and Barbara Luther

April 26

May 31

Patrick has an extensive background in the Behavioral Sciences having as a counselor at the college level, where he was also a full professor in the Counseling department. After leaving education, he developed a private practice as a psychologist focusing on new and innovative practices.

Continuing his own growth professionally, he accepted a position as a senior consultant/coach for a consulting company. There he worked with executives and professionals coaching them on career transitions and business issues.

He has a Ph.D. in Counseling and a doctorate in Theology. He is also a graduate of the B-Coach training program.

June 28

No Nonsense Practice Building - Part Two:  Your Turn!  Hank Epstein and Barbara Luther return to complete the Practice Building discussion started in March.

July 26

Assessment Tools:  A Panel Discussion.  Join us as we learn more about the Birkman, Emotional Quotient Inventory and the Myers-Briggs.

August 30

The Future of Coaching.  Beverly Berner, PCC will be discussing how coaching has evolved and where it is going.

September 27

Starting a Client Strongly.  Sarah Dinsmore will be discussing and demonstrating a simple tool coaches can use to get important information from clients and use that to set the stage for powerful coaching sessions.

October 25

Are you ready to be inspired and entertained?  Join speaker, coach, and new author Michael Charest to hear his highly acclaimed talk, From Grunt To Greatness!

Just imagine learning to grow your business and life in this unique way…

• Build your confidence through a math equation

• Take persistent action by watching the Shawshank Redemption!

• Be a great coach by modeling the English Bulldog

• Attract clients by learning from frogs

• Love yourself by eating dried apples…or not!

Michael Charest is the founder of Coach & Grow Rich, which has helped thousands of coaches attract more clients and grow their business.   Michael is currently the president of Business Growth Solutions which helps soloprenuers grow their businesses via a unique licensing opportunity for coaches.  From Grunt To Greatness is Michael’s first of several books in the Umbrella of Life Series. Please visit www.BGSLLC.com to learn more about Michael and his companies.

November 29

ICF Conference Recap - Barbara Luther and Friends

December 11

Date:   Sunday, December 11
Time:   Drop in anytime between 4:00 - 8:00 PM
Venue: Bev's home.... St. Louis, MO 63116
Attire: You guessed it....holiday!
What to bring: Food: Something to share. Liquid libation: Bev will have soda and water. Feel free to bring your own bottle(s), of wine, beer, whatever.