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  • The Many Parts of Ourselves

    Many of us as children were given the advice “just be yourself”. This advice was well-intentioned but somewhat misleading. Since the self is multi-faceted and constantly evolving.

    We all have different parts of ourselves. Different versions that are constantly shifting as a result of our environment or our needs. There are parts of ourselves we would like to diminish and parts that we would like to bring to the forefront. This inner conflict can be navigated from a place of self-mastery and self-transformation as presented in Margaret Moore's webinar on Coaching the Multiplicity of the Mind.

    Personal growth as individuals and leaders calls upon us to explore, accept and even let go of aspects of our selves that no longer serve -- throughout our lives. Coaching is often a catalyst for just this kind of deep change, in what IOC thought leader and researcher, Tatiana Bachkirova calls, "the multiplicity of self".

    Moving to this growth edge within takes us into territory that Rick Simmons describes as liminal: that place where our internal narrative may feel disrupted, fuzzy and even frightening. In this month's webinar, Rick will share with us how a liminal space -- in ourselves, in our clients, even in the world -- can represent an opportunity for some new aspect of our "self" to be born.

    Likewise, Dr. Richard Schwartz reminds us that all of the parts of ourselves serve a purpose and navigating the relationships between the parts is crucial for positive change.

    His work on Internal Family Systems focuses on helping others find peace with the many parts of themselves. IFS is an optimistic and empowering perspective for understanding the complexity of our multi-faceted selves.

    With the theme of knowing ourselves, we also have an upcoming webinar with Dorie Clark on growing as an expert in your field. Dorie is well-known for helping thought leaders find their authentic voice and step into more visibility. With her guidance, many have bravely created followings by sharing the parts of themselves that they initially were hesitant to expose to the world.

    Embracing all of the parts of ourselves and the uniqueness these parts result in is how we empower ourselves, which then allows us to empower those around us.

    The IOC Team

  • Wood colored game pieces on one side, different color game pieces on the other side

    The exclusion of minority groups from opportunities to acquire valuable capital early in life leads the dominant group in organizations to conclude that they lack capital, which further excludes them from additional opportunities to gain capital in their early careers. “Capitals” are cultural (hard and soft skills), social (networks), and economic (financial), and are deeply rooted and valued in institutional leadership.

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  • Hand reaching for a book on a library shelf

    Coaching psychology education has more benefits than positive psychology education in generating self-insight, goal attainment, solution-focused thinking (including more resource activation), and psychological well-being.

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  • Phone, typewriter and office supplies on a wooden desk

    Recently (2019), authors Jonathan Passmore and Yi-Ling Lai capture the history of defining coaching in their article “Coaching Psychology: Exploring definitions and research contribution to practice,” published in the journal - International Coaching Psychology Review. Today’s dose explores this paper, while integrating other sources, and invites coaches to consider the nature of coaching and coaching psychology with fresh eyes, as well as opportunities to expand coaching education.

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  • Computer with Zoom call

    It’s undeniable that we’re entering a new era of remote work. While many leaders seek to run business as usual, why settle for the usual when remote teams allow us to work even better? The research shows that employees are more productive and engaged when they have the freedom to work from anywhere. Which means leaders need the skills to lead from anywhere....

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  • Colorful tree branches depicting a brain

    In this highly interactive talk neuroscience and management expert Paul Zak will discuss the brain mechanisms through which people affiliate and influence each other. Paul's books...

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  • For this webinar, the team of coaches and diabetes specialists will present the study rationale, new data, and conclusions from the first study to examine the impact of coaching for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong condition requiring intensive daily medical management, family support, and ongoing learning. It is imperative to promote positive health outcomes in this population by facilitating improved self-management skills during the childhood and adolescent years. This study was a randomized controlled trial exploring the effect of a bi-weekly 6-month telephone coaching intervention for parents of children with T1D on the primary outcome of the children’s health-related quality of life.

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  • Outline of a head with glowing golden gears inside and spilling outside

    Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself: I am large, I contain multitudes.  -- Walt Whitman...

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  • List of Bullet points with a painting depicting one self as many

    In this session we will consider how we understand ourselves as coaches – and what challenges and difficulties our self-understanding may introduce and foster in our practice. A non-traditional and therefore challenging view on the self will be proposed together with case examples from coaching that illustrate the issues the coaches regularly face. There will be an opportunity to discuss and experiment with different perspectives on the self. We will explore how deeper self-understanding and self-awareness can lead to greater success, self-satisfaction, and potentially improved outcomes in our coaching engagements....

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  • Monday, March 1, 2021 - 8:00pm to 9:00pm

    March and April Featured Book:  Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett

    The IOC Invites you to join our new Book Club, which will meet once a month on the first Monday of every month. We will spend two meetings per book, one for a review of the major themes and the other for specialized topic dives related to your coaching practice.

    Go to Registration Page

  • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 1:00pm to 1:30pm

    Carol Kauffman will talk with Marshall Goldsmith about the Life Plan Review, a fabulous tool for coaches.

    Sign Up

  • Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

    In this highly interactive discussion, Rick Simmons, CEO, the telos institute, will provide coaches the framework to work with clients and leaders to help them realize the incredible potential of these uncertain times.  At Telos, we use the term “liminal space” to define periods of discontinuity that create an openness to change, much like the environment many of us find ourselves in today. Utilizing real-life examples of when liminal space was best managed for transformative results, the discussion will highlight effective methods to facilitate the journey to successfully capture the power of liminality.

    Go to Registration Page

  • Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 10:30am to 12:00pm

    The Internal Family Systems model is an extremely popular form of psychotherapy that is  increasingly being applied to coaching. Using it, coaches help clients quickly access a state called the Self which is characterized by qualities like calm, clarity, curiosity, and compassion. Then, from that state, clients explore and transform their relationships with the parts of them that are blocking their goals or their vision. Finally, they are more able to lead their personal and work lives from the state of Self-leadership which creates more harmony in their relationships.

    Presenter: Richard Schwartz

    This is a public webinar

    Register

  • Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm

    You're great at what you do - and now it's time to ensure even more people recognize it. Dorie Clark - Harvard Business Review author and Duke University executive education professor - will share practical strategies to help you build a following around your ideas and ensure you're viewed as an expert, not a commodity.

    This is a public webinar

    Register

Director's Corner

  • The Many Parts of Ourselves

    Many of us as children were given the advice “just be yourself”. This advice was well-intentioned but somewhat misleading. Since the self is multi-faceted and constantly evolving.

    We all have different parts of ourselves. Different versions that are constantly shifting as a result of our environment or our needs. There are parts of ourselves we would like to diminish and parts that we would like to bring to the forefront. This inner conflict can be navigated from a place of self-mastery and self-transformation as presented in Margaret Moore's webinar on Coaching the Multiplicity of the Mind.

    Personal growth as individuals and leaders calls upon us to explore, accept and even let go of aspects of our selves that no longer serve -- throughout our lives. Coaching is often a catalyst for just this kind of deep change, in what IOC thought leader and researcher, Tatiana Bachkirova calls, "the multiplicity of self".

    Moving to this growth edge within takes us into territory that Rick Simmons describes as liminal: that place where our internal narrative may feel disrupted, fuzzy and even frightening. In this month's webinar, Rick will share with us how a liminal space -- in ourselves, in our clients, even in the world -- can represent an opportunity for some new aspect of our "self" to be born.

    Likewise, Dr. Richard Schwartz reminds us that all of the parts of ourselves serve a purpose and navigating the relationships between the parts is crucial for positive change.

    His work on Internal Family Systems focuses on helping others find peace with the many parts of themselves. IFS is an optimistic and empowering perspective for understanding the complexity of our multi-faceted selves.

    With the theme of knowing ourselves, we also have an upcoming webinar with Dorie Clark on growing as an expert in your field. Dorie is well-known for helping thought leaders find their authentic voice and step into more visibility. With her guidance, many have bravely created followings by sharing the parts of themselves that they initially were hesitant to expose to the world.

    Embracing all of the parts of ourselves and the uniqueness these parts result in is how we empower ourselves, which then allows us to empower those around us.

    The IOC Team

Featured Research

  • Wood colored game pieces on one side, different color game pieces on the other side

    The exclusion of minority groups from opportunities to acquire valuable capital early in life leads the dominant group in organizations to conclude that they lack capital, which further excludes them from additional opportunities to gain capital in their early careers. “Capitals” are cultural (hard and soft skills), social (networks), and economic (financial), and are deeply rooted and valued in institutional leadership.

    Share
    /
  • Hand reaching for a book on a library shelf

    Coaching psychology education has more benefits than positive psychology education in generating self-insight, goal attainment, solution-focused thinking (including more resource activation), and psychological well-being.

    Share
    /
  • Phone, typewriter and office supplies on a wooden desk

    Recently (2019), authors Jonathan Passmore and Yi-Ling Lai capture the history of defining coaching in their article “Coaching Psychology: Exploring definitions and research contribution to practice,” published in the journal - International Coaching Psychology Review. Today’s dose explores this paper, while integrating other sources, and invites coaches to consider the nature of coaching and coaching psychology with fresh eyes, as well as opportunities to expand coaching education.

    Share
    /

Videos

  • Computer with Zoom call

    It’s undeniable that we’re entering a new era of remote work. While many leaders seek to run business as usual, why settle for the usual when remote teams allow us to work even better? The research shows that employees are more productive and engaged when they have the freedom to work from anywhere. Which means leaders need the skills to lead from anywhere....

    Share
    /
  • Colorful tree branches depicting a brain

    In this highly interactive talk neuroscience and management expert Paul Zak will discuss the brain mechanisms through which people affiliate and influence each other. Paul's books...

    Share
    /
  • For this webinar, the team of coaches and diabetes specialists will present the study rationale, new data, and conclusions from the first study to examine the impact of coaching for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong condition requiring intensive daily medical management, family support, and ongoing learning. It is imperative to promote positive health outcomes in this population by facilitating improved self-management skills during the childhood and adolescent years. This study was a randomized controlled trial exploring the effect of a bi-weekly 6-month telephone coaching intervention for parents of children with T1D on the primary outcome of the children’s health-related quality of life.

    Share
    /
  • Outline of a head with glowing golden gears inside and spilling outside

    Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself: I am large, I contain multitudes.  -- Walt Whitman...

    Share
    /
  • List of Bullet points with a painting depicting one self as many

    In this session we will consider how we understand ourselves as coaches – and what challenges and difficulties our self-understanding may introduce and foster in our practice. A non-traditional and therefore challenging view on the self will be proposed together with case examples from coaching that illustrate the issues the coaches regularly face. There will be an opportunity to discuss and experiment with different perspectives on the self. We will explore how deeper self-understanding and self-awareness can lead to greater success, self-satisfaction, and potentially improved outcomes in our coaching engagements....

    Share
    /

Books

News & Events

  • Monday, March 1, 2021 - 8:00pm to 9:00pm

    March and April Featured Book:  Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett

    The IOC Invites you to join our new Book Club, which will meet once a month on the first Monday of every month. We will spend two meetings per book, one for a review of the major themes and the other for specialized topic dives related to your coaching practice.

    Go to Registration Page

  • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 1:00pm to 1:30pm

    Carol Kauffman will talk with Marshall Goldsmith about the Life Plan Review, a fabulous tool for coaches.

    Sign Up

  • Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

    In this highly interactive discussion, Rick Simmons, CEO, the telos institute, will provide coaches the framework to work with clients and leaders to help them realize the incredible potential of these uncertain times.  At Telos, we use the term “liminal space” to define periods of discontinuity that create an openness to change, much like the environment many of us find ourselves in today. Utilizing real-life examples of when liminal space was best managed for transformative results, the discussion will highlight effective methods to facilitate the journey to successfully capture the power of liminality.

    Go to Registration Page

  • Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 10:30am to 12:00pm

    The Internal Family Systems model is an extremely popular form of psychotherapy that is  increasingly being applied to coaching. Using it, coaches help clients quickly access a state called the Self which is characterized by qualities like calm, clarity, curiosity, and compassion. Then, from that state, clients explore and transform their relationships with the parts of them that are blocking their goals or their vision. Finally, they are more able to lead their personal and work lives from the state of Self-leadership which creates more harmony in their relationships.

    Presenter: Richard Schwartz

    This is a public webinar

    Register

  • Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm

    You're great at what you do - and now it's time to ensure even more people recognize it. Dorie Clark - Harvard Business Review author and Duke University executive education professor - will share practical strategies to help you build a following around your ideas and ensure you're viewed as an expert, not a commodity.

    This is a public webinar

    Register

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