2012 started with fireworks from Auckland, New Zealand to my local village.  The IIC wish you all a Happy New Year 2012.

Coaching in all its various forms, life coaching, business, corporate, executive, spiritual, VIP is the tool used from small business owners to global corporations.  This year the personal development profession will provide professional coaching and mentoring programmes to assist commercial enterprise reach both its bottom and top figures.

The IIC is delighted to say it will be part of this surge by providing ethical and industry based accreditation to those coaches who care about their clients and the positive growth of coaching. 

Last year during 2011 we took some time to remodel and update the official IIC accreditation system.  This year you’ll see more about the levels we have created to help you achieve professional accredited coaching status.

Workshops:  if you own and run a coaching workshop then 2012 is the time to commit to becoming recognised in the industry with full accreditation to support your message.  Do contact the IIC accreditation department and begin the process to professional recognition. 

http://internationalinstituteofcoaching.org/course_recognition.php

Be part of the community spirit and join our various Facebook sites:

Facebook Profile: www.facebook.com/IIC_coaching

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/pages/International-Institute-of-Coaching

Newsletter: Click the link below to sign up for your coaching newsletter where you can learn more news and what the IIC has to offer: 

http://www.internationalinstituteofcoaching.org/index.php

January is the perfect time to finalise your business plans for the year ahead.  As you put the finishing touches to your coaching business for your future, know that the IIC are here to support you in your professional journey as an accredited coach.

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NOTES FOR EDITORS:

Dr PaTrisha-Anne Todd is available to supply coaching articles for your publications and arrange interviews with members of the IIC Team.

patrisha-anne AT the-iic.org  

http://www.internationalinstituteofcoaching.org/index.php

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Hello IIC Friends!

Join us and let’s welcome Deb Bixler with the IIC Webinar:

Creating a Caring and Sharing Team - Recruiting 101 on 29th November, 2011 @8pm GMT.

Webinar Snippet:

Creating desire for your products, services and your business
opportunity can all be accomplished using the same techniques.
Isolating recruiting as a separate entity creates a chasm in the field that
causes many in your sales organization to view recruiting as something
that is different or harder. Learn how to teach your team to recruit from
day one and create a recruiting machine.

More on Deb Bixler:

Deb Bixler was honored two years in a row in the “Direct Selling Power
50” awards and voted one of the top 30 most influential women in direct
sales world wide in the “Women Of Power” for 2010. As a leading expert
in direct sales education she manages the largest FREE direct selling
resource center on the web: www.CreateACashFlowShow.com
Deb replaced her 30 year corporate career in 2000 when she build a
direct sales business capable of replacing her salary in only 9 months.
Using best business practices that all successful companies operate
under Deb now teaches professional systems to direct selling
professionals.

Grab your seat! Attract more people to your products and services and be a magnificent charmer.

IIC Members get in for free. Register here.

Knowing who else, which others are in the market place is extremely beneficial to you, especially if you intend to make a going concern of your business.

Furthermore, being aware of the hidden details of the market place you propose to work in and who your competitors are is subsequently essential. When you are familiar with this piece of information it becomes an automatic measurement to your overall coaching practice success.

At this moment first steps first, let’s take the time to discover who your target market is. Read on to learn how you can define and understand the competition.

You would have already thought about your coaching niche, so you are in no doubt of the area your clients will want to have coaching on – that’s the topic of coaching!

Next, knowing your niche and topic is the heart of your practice, in other words knowing who will flock to your door because they are convinced you are an expert in your field i.e. executive coaching, group coach facilitator, relationship coaching, life coach trainer; there are so many speciality areas available to attract different types of paying client. Just a note here, I sincerely trust you have not made the mistake as many novice coach trainees and new business owners make of falsely thinking you can coach ‘everyone’ and spend unnecessary time and energy on worrying about missing out on sales opportunities, when in reality prospective clients actually turn away from you as they are confused about your exact coaching service and are apprehensive that you are not sufficiently qualified to coach them on their particular problem anyway!

The Market Place

Your chosen market place demographic area houses your target audience and more than likely your competitors too and according to your actions you’ll either fail miserably or achieve success levels that can be amazing.

By understanding your strengths and those of your business you’ll rise above the competition easily – it’s all a matter of positioning your coaching practice correctly.

There are 5 steps in planning and operating your business. Here’s what you can do to get ahead of the competition:

Step 1 Have A Vision: 

Right now take time out to get clear on your business vision and understand your overall goals. Once you can ‘see’ what you want and expect for your coaching practice you’ll move forward and be able to instigate the necessary legal procedures you need to take, such as entity structuring, handling strategic planning, your goals outlines and an analysis of your current client coaching portfolio.

Step 2 Opening Proposition: 

This is the time to go over your initial coaching proposition, what you intend to offer your clients. Think about our niche, your topic and your talents and skills.

Step 3 Market Intelligence: 

Regular review your market place and the competitors you find there. Keep abreast of what’s happening in respect of current trends and economic statistics. 

The bottom line, there is no one route to commercial coaching success, you have to invest in market research – your future depends upon it.

Step 4 Implementation: 

Implement what you’ve learned, this is the exciting step because now you get to see progress by putting into place with confidence all the right moves and can see that success is moving towards you!

Step 5 Ongoing Growth: 

In this step you’ll need to determine who else needs to be in your team to meet your annual targets and adjust for each new financial year. 

SOURCE: IIC GLOBAL COACH NEWSLETTER August 2011   sign up today.

Greetings friends of the IIC,

On July 12th, please join and welcome Schelli Whitehouse as she presents her Webinar:

3 Savvy Secrets to Create Expert Status in Your Business

Schelli Whitehouse is a Pioneer for Conscious Business Evolution with an expertise in helping soulful entrepreneurs create and maintain a professional presence for their own special brand of transformation. Schelli incorporates 9 Essential Elements to build her own profitable coaching career; Creating Expert Status in Your Business is just one of them.

You can visit Schelli’s website at the link below:

http://thenexthighestversionofyou.com/about-personal-branding

To learn more about this fantastic Webinar, please visit the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=216247641741390

Event time in different parts of the world
Los Angeles: 12:00 (Noon)
New York: 15:00 (3:00 PM)
London: 20:00 (8:00 PM)
Cairo: 21:00 (9:00 PM)

Greetings to Coaches Everywhere,

I would like to extend to you a personal invitation to join the IIC “International Institute of Coaching”.
 
If you are a coach or a student coach or involved in the world of coaching in any way, then being a member of the IIC will keep you in touch and up-to-date with all of the latest ideas, methods, and technologies being employed in this wonderful and growing world of coaching.
 
It is very important to be a part of your industry, to understand what is happening within this incredible field and should you wish to, to  be involved in shaping the future of coaching worldwide.
 
The IIC is unique in the world of coaching standards and accreditation. It is not only the second largest body of its kind in the world, currently trading in 76 countries, but it is also the only organisation that is actually owned by its volunteer members.
Every single volunteer member receive shares in the organisation, that is truly unique!
 
I myself got involved as an accredited coach back in the year 2000. Shortly after I volunteered to help, as indeed anyone can do, and of course I got completely sucked in  :-)
 
I found that the people involved were some of the nicest and friendliest I had ever met.
With such a strong desire and vision to help all people through coaching.
 
As a member of the IIC you will receive unparalleled support and regular ongoing training using the latest technology like Webinars, etc. We also have regular meetings and groups that meet in many countries around the world.

You will also be part of a worldwide organisation that has undoubtedly the highest standards, see here:
http://www.internationalinstituteofcoaching.org/standards_and_ethicsa.php
 
You can choose to join as an associate member ( this is open to absolutely everyone irrespective of any coach training or qualifications they may or may not have).
Or, you can join as an accredited member. The process to become accredited is one of the most straightforward and simple that you will find.
Full details here:
http://www.internationalinstituteofcoaching.org/join_the_iic.php
 
To see in a little bit more detail just what it is that makes the IIC unique then go here:
http://www.internationalinstituteofcoaching.org/what_makes_the_IIC_different.php

If you would like to discuss in more detail the benefits of becoming involved I would be delighted to have a chat, perhaps a coffee on the phone or Skype :-)
Either with myself or one of my wonderful team.
 
Warmest,

Gerard O’Donovan

gerard@the-iic.org

International Institute of Coaching President
 
 

How To Sign Up:
Members, log into your IIC account, then visit the following link:

http://internationalinstituteofcoaching.org/eventjoin_members.php?event=17

Non-Members, simply visit the following link:

http://internationalinstituteofcoaching.org/eventjoin.php?event=17

This is a video preview of the latest IIC Live Webinar:
“Building Your Coaching Practice” By Gerard O’Donovan

Presented Live on March 22nd, 2011, 8P London.

February 2011.

Heather Bond is a Certified Business and Life Coach as well as a Certified Trainer of NLP, NLP Coaching and Time Line Therapy™
Heather worked for over 15 years in the IT industry where she reached senior management level, before retraining as a coach and trainer. Her clients have included O2, Sony, BT, IET and small businesses.

In the past 18 months Heather has trained with a leading internet Marketer in online business, learning marketing, technology and product creation. She is currently working with a UK University on an online training project as well as training projects of her own.

“Why I feel qualified…

I have spent the last 18 months learning the hard way about the benefits and pitfalls of using the internet with your coaching business. I am currently training 10 coaches to take their business online. I have been trained by some of the key internet business people in the world – Christian Mickleson, Mike Klingler, Mike Dillared, Mark Hoverson, Eban Pagen etc. I also have worked in the IT industry for 20 ish years and still keep up with the very fast changes and trends that will impact businesses.

I have a Professional Diploma in Management (as part of the MBA programme) and Post Graduate Diploma in Computing for Commerce and Industry.”

The IIC welcomes their new Head of the International Team, Barbra Rudmann.       

January 2011.

Barbra joined the IIC several months ago. She is an enthusiastic coach, currently working as a Shared Service Director at Johnson & Johnson d.o.o., responsible for the South East Europe region. Barbra has many years of experience as a senior manager and leader in several international companies. She is always keen on and dedicated to developing members of her team. She has a great interest in people and revealing their potential to help them grow and develop. Encouraged with coaching experiences and results achieved with her current team in Johnson & Johnson, she launched her coaching and consulting business in Slovenia with very ambitious plans for growth and expansion.

She has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. She studied coaching at Nobel Manhattan Coaching and one of her future plans is to become a strategic partner of Nobel Manhattan Coaching (an international coach training organization, headquartered in UK) for Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.
   

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The International Institute of Coaching, is an independent organisation with an international focus to build, maintain, and work with International Standards and Ethics to promote best practice and raise awareness, while providing value added benefits to its members.  

The IIC welcomes their new Head of Webinars, Rasha Morchedy.

November 2010.  Rasha has been a member of the IIC for the last 6 months. Currently, she has a thriving coaching practice in Cairo, Egypt. Beginning in January, Rasha and will be moving with her husband and 10 year old daughter to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Her interest in people, developing relationships and personal growth is the driver for her rapid progress in the coaching world. In addition to her practice, Rasha studied coaching with Noble Manhattan and one of her future plans is to become a regional coach trainer for Noble-Manhattan (an international coach training organisation, headquartered in UK).

Rasha is an enthusiastic coach who comes with wide exposure and variable experiences across various fields. Prior to migrating to a full-time coaching practice, she was a corporate executive working in various capacities including training manager for one of the Intercontinental Hotels, and quality assurance manager for one of the Hilton Hotels in Egypt. Prior to the hospitality experience she was an account executive in both the advertising and communications industries. She has also been an executive for the World Health Organisation in Egypt working on regional research and health policy for the United Nations.

Rasha completed her bachelor’s degree in medical science at Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, School of Medicine.    

If you want to learn about professional coaching, identifying and accomplishing your own goals, and what professional coaching can do for you, please visit our website.

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