President’s
Message- Nahid Casazza
 The Importance of Peer Networking
Peer networking groups provide you with an opportunity to develop long-term relationships with your professional counterparts. This is especially important in a professional service business like coaching or consulting where the product being sold is time spent with YOU. Your time is limited, so once you get past the initial hurdles of building a client base, you will notice that some of your projects take more time than you have to give. There are two ways to handle this:
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Get more selective about who you take and refer the business you can’t or don’t want to handle to a respected peer
You can’t refer business to others for long before the energy of reciprocity sets in, and they put extra energy into sending good referrals your way. If you dedicate yourself to building a solid referral network, you can build your business to the point where all your clients come from referrals, and networking is your only marketing tool. |
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Continue to grow by pulling together teams of peers to handle assignments that require more knowledge and resources.
If you choose to take on larger assignments and partner with other coaches, even more opportunities open up. Large profitable projects can feed you and your peer team for several months to several years at a time, and it really only takes one or two big clients per year to keep the momentum going.
Many people get impatient for these kind of results… |
Next Chapter Meeting Thursday, July 12,
2007
Business And Coaching Excellence Program
5:00 - 6:00pm
 What
does it take to get Credentialed?
Patricia Hirsch, MCC, MBA, RN
Immediate Past
President 2006
The
internationally known ICF credentials are coveted, but the prospect
of applying for them can be intimidating. While it takes several
years of training and practice to qualify at the master level for an
MCC credential, the ACC and PCC are reachable within your first 2-6
years of being in business. Patricia Hirsch will outline the
credentialing process in easy-to-follow steps, and share tips on how
to tap into a wealth of resources to get what you need to succeed.
Headliner Event:
6:30 - 8:30pm
The
Power of Group Coaching
 Coaching in
groups enables you to leverage your time, create cost-effective
programs for your clients and tap into a special kind of energy
that can inspire and motivate far beyond one-on-one coaching
conversations.
Join group
coaching experts Douglas Gfeller, Joan Friedlander, Nahid Casazza
and others as we demonstrate different group coaching techniques,
processes and programs, and discuss the keys to effective
facilitation for different types of groups and teams.
As a bonus,
this meeting will kick off our new ICF-OC Coaching Success Team
program. All tier one participants are eligible to join a success
team and experience the power of group coaching for themselves.
Event Registration Here
Coaches Toolbox
Secret to Reading Seven Books in One Day
Reading seven
books in one day is a bit much, even for those of us that love to
read. Here's a way to get caught up on the latest business books
without having to read the entire book. The secret is book notes by frumi.
Frumi Barr was
one of our blue chip coach panelists at the June Headliner and is an
avid reader of books aimed at personal and professional development.
She chronicles her efforts in book summaries which she shares with
friends, clients and colleagues.
Here are just
a few of the books she summarizes:
Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others
Good To Great
The 3 Financial Styles of Very Successful Leaders
Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One
Conversation at a Time
There is no
charge to download the book summaries (PDF format) and they're
very thorough. Here's the 'secret' link to get you to the
complete list: book notes by frumi
 Master
Client Enrollment
Workshop July 14th 9am-4pm
Michelle Schubnel
Last day to sign up for $99 rate!
In this
powerful one-day workshop you will:
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Learn the industry’s most effective and successful
sales process. |
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Learn step-by-step how to
offer and conduct highly effective
Complimentary Coaching Consultations. |
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Set specific client
attraction goals and be inspired
to take action. |
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Learn how to obtain more
clients by launching an active sales outreach campaign
based on the marketing tactics proven to work quickly. |
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Discover the secrets and
strategies to consistently fill your sales pipeline,
including how to better leverage your website, speaking
engagements, strategic alliances, networking and more. |
Register Now
and Learn Effective Sales Process
 Coach Spotlight
Emily Woodman-Nance
(562) 212-3715
emily.woodman@pdm-sys.com
1.
What do you enjoy about coaching?
What I enjoy about coaching is that it comes as natural as
breathing and propels my passion for helping others connect with
themselves to achieve the success they desire.
2.
How did you get started as a career coach?
I have been a self-proclaimed coach from as far as I can
remember. My coaching ability truly manifested when I began my
Information Technology Consulting career with Electronic Data
Systems (EDS). I was focused, successful and happy. These
attributes brought about a desire to open up to close friends
and colleagues to help them develop and execute plans to pursue
career fulfillment. Before I knew it people were being referred
to me for assistance. I provided services ranging from interview
preparation to transitioning individuals into careers that
better aligned with their interest and passion.
3.
Do you have a specialty area?
My coaching specialization is in the area of career transition.
Career transition involves working with people to believe it is
“OK” to explore avenues that can truly align with their career
passions no matter how different from their past or immediate
job experiences. Throughout my professional career I have
constantly encountered people that are not getting true
satisfaction from their careers. Some feel trapped because of
family influence, educational investments or have just given up
on basic expectations such as enjoyment of career choices. After
all, we invest quite a significant amount of our prime
productive hours each week in our careers. My specialty is
getting people to see the possibilities available and allowing
themselves to explore them.
4.
How would a good friend describe you?
This is a good question because I recently engaged some of my
associates with this question. The consistent adjectives that
resonated from the respondents were honest, humble, motivating,
confident, intelligent, caring, good listener and positive. I
think most of my friends would surmise their assessments into a
statement like “Emily is a straight shooting realist”. I can be
candid and inspiring in the same conversation.
5.
Is there something in your life that inspired you to be a coach?
What inspired me to make coaching my primary vocation is when my
friends and colleagues continued to express their appreciation
of how I impacted their careers. I was impacting their lives by
assisting them with movement towards aligning their careers with
their true interest and passion. Through introspection, I
concluded that I have the ability to engage and energize
individuals. My personal interest and passion is realized when I
can work with others to make career breakthroughs in a balanced
way.
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