May Activity - May 13 (Tue)

Theme : Introduction on the new activities of IAC HK Chapter
1. Examination and Certification
2. Be a lisenced mentor on IAC Coaching Masteries
3. Professional Development

Facilitator : Coach Bonnie, IAC-CC
主持人 : Coach Bonnie, IAC-CC

Date and Time : 13th May 2008 (Tue) 7:00-8:30pm
日期 : May 13 (星期二) 晚上七時至八時半

Place : Rm1704 Car Po Comm Bldg., 18 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, HK. (MAP)
地點 : 香港中環擺花街18號嘉寶商業大厦1704室 (地圖)

Fee : Sharing on Venue Fee (Total HK$400)
費用 : 共同平均分付場地租用費 (共計HK$400)

Maximum Participants : 20 people
最多人數 : 20人

Language : Cantonese
語言 : 廣東話

RSVP : bonnie@coachlite.com via email
報名 : 請電郵至 bonnie@coachlite.com

Notice:

With the suggestions from the members, we are in the proess of looking for another venue. Please stay tuned with the update.

More About Test 1

As far as I can get 70% correct, I can pass Test 1 and one step closer to IAC-CC designation.

Coaches attended the IAC HK Chapter 's Apr meeting see things differently. Here are some of their findings after we have gone through the drilling on the sample test.

1. There is always a tactic to do multiple-choice test smartly and get passed. Yet, I choose not simply focusing on the passing rate (70%) but to carefully look in to the masterful message behind each question and its answer.
2. I came to recognize the language pattern in coaching in English. As a Chinese coach, "cheerleading" sounds a very strong ecoragement towards the client. However, it is considered at the superficial level. Instead, "support" and "champion" implies a strong connection in the coaching relationship.

Coach Bonnie's hints to the coaches:

1. Treat Test 1 as a warm up for Test 2. Enough stretching work out before the running race or a basket-ball game, reduces injuries. WHY? Your body is flexible enough to support any vigorus action.
2. Understanding the inter-woven beauty of the masteries. How could you be masterful in Masteries 2? Well, stire-fly Masteries 1, 3,4 and 5 with a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Done!
3. Just thinking how to get passed in Test 1 wont help. Give yourself a chance to experience Test 1 as a coaching session. Isn't US$37 too cheap for the learning opportunity? Purchase for 2 sessions is never a lost to anyone.

What Happens When Coaches Make Mistakes?

It is indeed a real question that all coaches should ask themselves before they come in to professional practices.

"No coach can help every client?" could be a fundamental question to begin with and to admit to.

Being a coach, we will not put ourselves at nowhere. We love to turnaround or shift things upside down creatively. Therefore, we play an exercise on searching ourselves internally - "Who are my favorite clients." If you are working with the right category of clients, you will find the coaching flow goes as is because you are an expert than a on-the-job training coach.

Coaches are life-learners. Professional Coaches always hire their personal coach to raise their self-awareness and clear the blind spots. If your coach never have a mentor coach than only learnt coaching from his/her coaching school, he/she may not understand the real deep taste of coaching. Then, how could he/she coach you for your maximum benefit.

below is a message from coachng common.

What Happens When Coaches Make Mistakes?
Posted: 27 Feb 2008 11:22 AM CST
When I read this article from Thailand, it really made me think about how coaches admit, respond and make adjustments when they feel their clients are not making the anticipated progress. This coach talks quite candidly about realizing that he coaches top level execs very well, but does not experience the same success with middle managers.

His lightbulb-moment caused him to rethink his client base as he rededicated his coaching efforts to the group that reached desirable outcomes. Remain an executive coach, yes, but not for just ANY executive.

Do coaches receive coaching to help them understand their strengths, assess their effectiveness and evaluate their outcomes? What happens when coaching clients do not reach their goals? Do coaches consciously gravitate toward clients they know they can help or do they cast their nets wide and understand that no coach can help every client?

Where to get the right support?

I wrote this message only after 6 months of experience in running the IAC HK Chapter. let me gather my mind to answer this question.

I found the support came from people than the system. I found IAC gives quite a free hands to the Chapter host to run their local chapter which I believe they respect our knowledge on local needs and culture. Whenever, I have any questions, I could freely contact with the Chapter Leader, Kerru and exchange views with her.

Moreover, I found the attendants to the HK Chapter indeed have given the most support and power to the Chapter. Some come periodically while the others only drop by for a look and never come back. It is always crucial that being a host, I have to tell myself that the Chapter only attracts people when our goal and purpose are aligned. I do not need to be everyone for everything. This well settle down my ego thoughts.

However, I found there is one thing very helpful and useful to me so far - which is before I kick off the chapter, I clearly define the culture that I would like to see happening in the Chapter. Since I have been members of many other voluntary or paid membership organizations, many people come and thought of being served. From the beginning, I told all the attendants that everyone come here is for "Contributing as their Recipical". Since our simple structure, we do not set up an gentle reminder system for all the upcoming meetings, interested party has to check the Chapter Blog by themselves. We fixed the place and time for meeting without change. I commit to myself that even nobody will come, I still be there. Fortunately, this never happened to me.

Now, some of the regular attendants are spreading the words for the meeting at their own initiative. Of course, there are lots of appreciation to them and their passions motives me. They gave me suggestions on how the running could be better and more effective. We put thoughts together to find next suitable venue at cheaper cost.

Well, if you ask me "How much effort you have to spend for hosting a Chapter?" I would answer you that, "Please ask me how much I benefit and appreciate the blessing of being an IAC local chapter host?" The support comes by itself as we are like-minded people with same purpose and goal in coaching.