ICF Raleigh Higher Education Coaches Special Interest Group (HEC-SIG) is now open for registration! All meetings will be held virtually (with the exception of the capstone celebratory gala event which is planned to be in person pending public health safety in early 2021). The HEC-SIG Inaugural Cohort 1 will run from July through December  on the third Thursday of the month from 8:00-10:00am via Zoom.  The group will focus on achieving these outcomes:

❏    Create communities to support coaching in higher education
❏    Share promising practices, lessons learned, suggestions for future directions
❏    Familiarize coaches with needs of undergrads, grads, & faculty/admin populations
❏    Institutional/organizational capacity building through campus leaders and policy-makers
❏    Build evidence for and evaluating the effectiveness of coaching in higher ed
❏    Create more visibility and recognition

HEC-SIG Cycle 1 will kick off in July 2020!

Cohort 1 Sessions:

July 16: Tools to start an ethical effective coaching relationship with clients in academia (CCEU CC#1,2,3/new CC# 1,2,3,4) CCEU = 2 core competencies
August 20:  Supporting university populations with listening and presence (CCEU CC#4,5; new CC#5,6) CCEU = 2 core competencies
September 17:  Leading with curiosity.  Using powerful questions to drive personal innovation of Higher Ed clients (CCEU CC#6, new CC#7)  CCEU = 2 core competencies
October 15:  Setting an agenda for a successful coaching session in Higher Ed (CCEU CC#7, new CCEU #7) CCEU = 2 core competencies
November 19:  Developing clarity by evoking new perceptions of thoughts, behaviors, and action in the academy (CCEU CC#8, new CC#7)
December 17:  Supporting goal-directed forward movement in Higher Ed coaching practic (CCEU CC#9,10,11, new CC#8)

January 2021 - Celebratory Gala:
Join the inaugural cohort of the Higher Education Coaches Special Interest Group.  Register today for all 6 HEC-SIG sessions, including a certificate of completion, gala dinner including you and your invited guest campus leadership, and oppprtunity to collaborative publish.                                                     

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS:

Rebekah Layton, PhD, CMC, PCC, UNC Chapel Hill is the Director of Professional Development Programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rebekah provides individual career coaching and leadership mentoring for trainees, and is a Certified Mentor Coach (CMC) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC). She is a published author on professional development and career outcomes, a contributor to Inside HigherEd Carpe Careers, and a member of the Graduate Career Consortium where she currently serves as the Southeast Regional Director. Rebekah designs, implements, and evaluates a comprehensive professional and career development program housed in the Office of Graduate Education supporting biomedical graduate students and postdoctoral trainees. Her expertise in personality and social psychology includes the study of self-regulation and goal-setting. Rebekah firmly believes that exciting career options await each trainee, and she helps individuals to identify and capitalize on their strengths to prepare for the next steps that are right for them to launch them toward career success.

Maryam Mohaghegh, MSc, NC State University is the Founder of Coaches in Academia, an online community of coaches in Higher Education. Maryam is a Lecturer of Persian Language and Culture at North Carolina State University where she serves as the ICF Academic Liaison, a member of the Board for Student Success and Program Coordinator for Asian Language Concentration. Maryam developed expertise as a scientist in molecular biology and virology, before turning her energies toward languages and teaching. Most recently, she has blended her passion for helping students learn and grow through teaching in the academy, with her passion for serving the whole person through coaching. She is a trained graduate of the Business Coach Institute in Raleigh and now brings her coaching skills to support students and faculty. Maryam believes coaching as a required element of higher education as they attempt in defining and designing their future path and works to bring it forward.

LOCATION:  Meetings will be held remotely through ZOOM

REGISTRATION FEES: 
ICF-RAC Members and Affiliates:  $60 early bird special till July 6; $80 on or after July 7
Partners and ICF Global Members*:  $70 early bird special till July 6; $90 on or after July 7
Guests/Non-Members:  $80 early bird special till July 6; $100 on or after July 7

*Contact ICF Admin for registration code (admin@icfraleigh.org).

In the meantime,Higher Ed Coaching SIG Session will also be participating in the Virtual Summit Session Friday June 26 at 9:00am (included in registration for 3-day summit)

Please contact rlayton@unc.edu or mmohagh@ncsu.edu with questions or for more information.

Interested in learning more about ICF Credentialing?  The first step is to review the Credentialing Information video at https://vimeo.com/396264207.  Once you watch the video you will be eligible to register for one of the following scheduled Question and Answers calls with ICF Staff.  The video contains the information to access the Live Q/A calls.

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 11am Eastern (North Carolina) Time
Register for the July 28 11 a.m. call here. 

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 9pm Eastern (North Carolina) Time
Register for the July 28 9 p.m. call here.

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 11am Eastern (North Carolina) Time
Register for the October 27 11 a.m. call here. 

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 9pm Eastern (North Carolina) Time
Register for the October 27 9 p.m. call here.

NOTE:  Registration is only available through Global ICF.

ICF - RALEIGH
2020-21 STRATEGY MEETINGS

It's that time of year when the ICF-Raleigh leadership team reviews the programs and progress made so far for the year and begins planning for next year.  

ICF-Raleigh values your input and wants you to be part of our success.  Please join us for one or all of the strategy meetings.  All meetings will be held on Wednesdays from 10:00am-12:00pm.  There is no fee to participate, but we do request that you register to ensure you receive the Zoom link.  When registering, please indicate which session(s) you want to participate in.

PROGRAMS COMMITTEE (August 12)
Create programming that is aligned with the board vision and mission and draws coaches to ICF-Raleigh for membership, continuing education, networking, and fellowship.  Programs will deliver education, reinforcement of skills, and create a place of community for the sharing of ideas, experiences, and resources.

BUSINESS, EDUCATIONAL, and NONPROFIT LIAISON (August 19)
Ensure that local businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofits will connect with professional coaches from our Chapter to meet their needs. The Committee strives to support professional coaches to develop and sustain vibrant and thriving coaching practices by connecting them to the business needs of our local community.

MEMBERSHIP (August 26)
The Membership Committee is the key group that embraces, engages, empowers, and provides information to Chapter members/prospective members/guests in the chapter.  The Committee develops and implements strategies to maintain and grow membership, welcome and orient new members, engage and retain current members, and educate guests on how to become members.

COMMUNICATIONS (September 2)
Communications' role is to stimulate members' interest and engage in ICF-Raleigh by sharing pertinent news about programs, events, chapter awards, etc.  The Committee solicits, develops, and distributes informational updates to the ICF chapter members, utilizes social media to align chapter messages virtually, and develops and distributes press releases about newsworthy chapter events.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN ZOOM LINK

Click Here to Register

CCEU's: 1 Core Competencies; .5 Resource Development

Due to popularity, this event has reached registration capacity.  We will be adding a second date to repeat the program.  You can sign up for the waitlist for this event to ensure a seat for the second session.  Date tbd.

Unconscious Bias:  Introspection and Action

Monday, August 17, 2020
4:30pm-6:00pm

Each and every one of us is biased toward something, somebody, or some group.  So, if we all have bias, what do we do about it? First, we recognize our biases (introspection) and then we decide what to do about them (action).

With recent events leading to a rise in awareness about racial injustice in America, the concept of unconscious bias is top of mind for many of us. It’s flipping the script on the paradigm that patterns of discriminatory behavior are conscious; that people who know better do the right thing, and those who don’t have bias. This leads to a “good person/bad person” paradigm: a belief that “good” people are not biased, but inclusive, and that “bad” people are the biased ones.

It’s simply not true…and it’s not simple. All humans have bias of one kind or another, and we actually need bias to survive. We go out in the world every day (well, we used to!) and make decisions about what is safe or unsafe, what is appropriate or inappropriate. These decisions are hard-wired into humans.

As coaches, being aware of what is below the surface first for ourselves and then for our clients will lead to greater insight and transformation. Creating awareness and action about unconscious bias and supporting client transformation is a critical first step for the hard work of dismantling systematic racism. 

Join us for this CEC where we will discuss unconscious bias, reflect on our own biases, and discuss next steps.

Facilitators: Asila Calhoun and Debbie Laxer

Asila Calhoun, ACC, PHR, SHRM-CP
Leadership Coach & Principal

After many years of receiving feedback that she was a natural coach, Asila decided to pursue her Business Coaching Certification from NC State University.

Asila Calhoun’s business and executive coaching practice focuses on partnering with new leaders, emerging leaders, and leaders and executives who are ready for change. Asila facilitates this change during one-on-one coaching sessions with her clients and through her consulting services of delivering leadership training, team facilitation, and offering talent development assessments. Asila works with her clients to develop a customized approach for each client’s unique situation.

Asila has coached individuals from a variety of professional backgrounds, including leaders in information technology, marketing, finance, and contracts and proposal management. She has clients from several industries, including biotechnology/clinical research, healthcare, and law, as well as leaders working for non-profit organizations and business owners.

During Asila’s 25+ year career as a strategic HR business partner in the engineering, clinical research, software, and research industries, she successfully worked with senior leaders to enhance the skills, tools, and learning opportunities they need to successfully manage and support effective employee performance.

Asila earned her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from UC Berkeley, and she holds PHR and SHRM-CP Human Resources certifications. She is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC).
Visit Asila's website at www.calhouncoaching.com

Debbie Laxer, MBA, SPHR, ACC
Laxer and Associates

Debbie Laxer, founder of Laxer and Associates has over 20 years of experience as a senior level coach and HR professional with firms such as The Body Shop, RDU Airport Authority, Dress for Success, Triangle Leadership, the City of Raleigh, and Genworth Financial and has partnered with many small businesses in the Triangle area in all matters of HR, strategic consulting and coaching.  A graduate of Concordia university in Montreal, Canada, Debbie has an MBA and an SPHR designation.

Debbie is also a certified business coach and an International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach (ACC).  Her coaching clients include leaders at all levels who are smart enough to know they want to be better.  Debbie's supportive and straight forward style of coaching enables individuals to identify their inhibiting behaviors and hep them move past them to become their very best.  Her consulting skills allow her to brainstorm with clients so that ideas and solutions can be quickly generated.  Debbie uses assessment tools to help identify behavioral tendencies and skill gaps so that clients can then lean into making improvements that are felt throughout the organization.

On a personal front, Debbie hails from Montreal, Canada where she was a faculty member at concordia university for 12 years.  Debbie is married and has 3 adult children who appreciate her both as a mom and as a coach.  Debbie and her husband love to travel, hike and root for the Carolina Hurricanes.

Registration Fees:
ICF-Raleigh is pleased to offer this event at no cost, however, advance registration is required.  Please note registration is limited to 20 participants.  Register early to ensure your seat!

Please contact us , if you want to facilitate a Cutting Edge Conversation event.

UNITED: Strategies to Address Racial Bias

An ICF Southeast Region Town Hall

August 20, 2020, 1:00-3:00pm EST

The second ICF Southeast Region Town Hall on racial injustice moves the discussion forward to educate us all on the realities of racial bias and share strategies to address it when encountered in our daily lives.  Based on feedback from our first session, we have expanded to a 2-hour program that will include:

• Defining racial bias and identifying related implicit and explicit behaviors
• Sharing strategies to address racial bias
• Experiential opportunities for attendees to engage and share

We invite you to join us as we continue the conversation to navigate this difficult time and work together to effect positive change in our communities and the world.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Additional Info:

This event is FREE and there are no CCEUs.

Tonya Echols, President ICF Georgia chapter, will facilitate the discussion.

Akasha Saunders, Vice President ICF Caribbean, will provide strategies to address racial bias.

Anik Clemens, Senior Development Manager, North America will represent ICF Global.

CCEU's:  1.5 Core Competencies

THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
by Debbie Ford

Thursday, August 27, 2020
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

BOOK CLUB WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY THROUGH ZOOM

It is easy to forget that the circumstances of our day-to-day lives are the results of decisions we made yesterday, last month, last year. If we want to understand how we have created our present-day reality, all we need to do is look at the choices we made and continue to make along the way. The Right Questions offers a remarkable new awareness of why we do what we do, providing the tools as well as the freedom to create the life we always wanted.

In this book club meeting, we will explore how when you ask these questions in the decision -making process, you immediately see whether the choice you are about to make is an expression of your light or your darkness, whether the choice comes from your vision and dreams or from your fears and doubts.  These questions supply you with the wisdom you need to make what was previously unconscious, conscious, so that you can choose with all the power that comes from being fully aware.

PLEASE NOTE:  At the beginning of each meeting we will have a 10-15 minute summary and review of the book.  Even if you didn't have time to read the whole book, we will make sure you feel part of the club.

Facilitator:  Vickie Bevenour, MBA, PCC, CPBC

Vickie is a Leadership Strategist and Certified Personal Branding Coach. Using her natural passion for excellence, she inspires and activates her clients to use their Inner Leader, all day, every day, to become the top 2% in their world. 

Her passion is to pave the path for individuals to truly embrace and leverage their Inner Leader into a series of achievements that translates into personal happiness, a purposeful legacy, and a world where living at the top of one’s game is a constant state of being. Across the board, her clients name ‘the connection of high achievement with personal happiness’ as a key benefit of their coaching partnership with Vickie. 

This passion is evidenced in the recent publication of her first book by John Wiley & Sons, titled:  Unleashing Your Inner Leader, An Executive Coach Tells All.

LOCATION:

Meeting will be held remotely through ZOOM

Registration Fees:
Members:  Free

Affiliates:  Free

Students:  Free

Partners - ATD-RTA & TODN:  Free

Guests:  $5

Contact us if you have any Book Club questions.

*To be eligible for the CCEU credit for this program, please show up on time and stay for the entire event.

CCEU's: 1.0 Core Competency

Southeast Webinar Series
Transformational Coaching with HEART

September 10, 2020
1:00-2:00 pm EST

Registration Fees:

$10 Members and Affiliates

$20 Partners and Guests

CLICK HERE to register.  Because this webinar is being offered by ICF Global, registration requires a two-step process.  The first step is to register with ICF-Raleigh.  Once you successfully register and make payment, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to register with global.  Payment is only required during the first step.  The second step authorizes global to send you the Zoom link for the webinar.  

Please contact us if you have any questions.