Keeping it Simple in Groups and Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum starts Friday April 13th at 11:45 am ET

With recent social media scrutiny, I don't want to assume that you have been keeping abreast of all

your feeds and notifications.  A couple of alerts here at the Group Coaching Ins and Outs blog regarding upcoming programs, and recent Facebook Live calls I've hosted. One of the beauties of technology is that you can always catch up if you weren't able to attend

Upcoming CCE Programs:
Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practium starts tomorrow, Friday April 13th at 11:45 am Eastern. Looking for really get what group and team coaching looks like while you get practice in Hope you'll join us. A few spots still open! Cost: $495 US for the six sessions

your skills. Join me for part 2 of the Essentials program, the Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum, where each week a different coach will take us through a 30 minute group/team coaching conversation, with us as their group. We'll take a deeper dive into different elements of group and team coaching such as design, engagement, virtual, what really are the distinctions, setting groups up for success, and virtual. This program is approved for 10 CCEs with the ICF (including 9.25 hours of core competencies). We're meeting this spring on April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18 Fridays 11:45 - 1 pm ET/ New York on ZOOM.

Group Coaching Essentials - Looking for the foundations of creating, leading and marketing your own group coaching work? This program explores practical and tactical ideas for you to consider in your own work. Content rich, this is suited for coaches who want a quick primer on the essentials of group coaching. Follow up with the Advanced Practicum for experience in sharpening your skills. The Essentials starts Friday April 20th - with calls held on Fridays from 10:15 - 11:30 am ET/New York on ZOOM - Group calls April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18. 8.75 CCEs with the ICF. 4 spots still open. Grab your spot here.

Catch up on past calls:
This week's Facebook Live Call was on Keeping it Simple! Whether we are thinking about design, exercises, fieldwork, keeping it simple is essential in group and team work. In this short 15 minute FB Live call I cover several areas you will want to think about. Stay tuned for our bi-weekly call announcements. They usually happen on Mondays but may occur in the morning or afternoon depending on my schedule. Next call Monday the 24th.

Join me Monday for this month's Effective Virtual Conversation Community Call. Everyone is invited for this month's complimentary EVC call on Monday April 16th from 11 - 11:30 am ET. We meet in zoom room 270-302-0415. This month's topic is on 3 activities for your virtual work. 

With an ice storm heading our way here in Toronto over the weekend I hope our power lines will stay up! If you don't see me Monday, you'll know why.

Finally, we kicked off the Coaching Biz Growth Lab last Friday at 3 pm ET. This is my newest group for coaches - geared for those who are looking for support around their business develompent. We meet the first and third weeks of the month. With monthly themes, calls are geared to coaching you on topics which are important in the moment. Regular touchpoints throughout the week keep you focused and moving forward on your business. I'm really excited about this program and you can join us at any time as it is an open enrollment group. Want to amp up your business this spring - consider joining us. You can join for the year, the quarter or the month. GEC alumni rate also available. The group is meeting the first and third Fridays of each month for live calls from 3 - 4 pm ET. The program also includes regular supports, a monthly article and template to support your growth. Only $149/month. Check out our program registration page here, or the CBGL portal here.

Hope that you will join me for an upcoming program. You are sure to pick up a few tips you can apply in your own virtual or in-person work with clients.

Best wishes,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, CPCC, PCC
Author of multiple books including the Coaching Business Builder (2018), Effective Virtual Conversations (2017) , From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013), and Effective Group Coaching (2010)

Visit our varied websites (which usually are related to my book titles!)
GroupCoachingEssentials
From12many.com
EffectiveVirtualConversations.com
Coaching Business Builder.com 

Advanced Group Coaching Practicum starts Friday April 4 at 12 noon ET

Are you a coach looking for more hands-on practice with group coaching in a virtual environment? Join me later this week on Friday April 4th at 12 noon ET by phone as we start the Advanced Group Coaching Practicum. The program is approved for 8 CCEs with the ICF including 7.25 hours of core competencies.

The program includes 6 x 75 minute group calls, 5 individual 15 minute 1-1 calls with me, along with weekly module notes full of more ideas, templates, and resources to support you in your work, along with audio and video tips.

We take a deeper dive around group coaching topics including:

- Core skills and techniques in group coaching

- Tricky issues in group coaching

- Engagement, systems and support for group coaching

- Virtual programming best practices (webinars, teleseminars/teleclasses, group coaching by phone)

- Co-Facilitation and Co-Leadership

- Advanced Issues in Marketing Group Coaching

- Advanced Design Issues in Group Coaching

Each coach will have at least one opportunity to lead a 25 minute group coaching session as part of our class, and will receive written and verbal feedback on their skills. This will give you an opportunity to see different styles and approaches for group coaching at play. We will also hold our calls in different virtual environments so you get to experience them for yourself - bridgelines, skype, Google Hangouts etc.

Calls will be held on: Fridays from 12-1:15 pm Eastern on April 4, 11, 25 (bonus call with the larger alumni community), May 2, 9, 16 and 23.

Cost: $450 US or $450 CDN (plus HST)

Here's what past participants have said about the program:

"I highly recommend the Advanced Group Practicum with Jennifer. It provided me with tools and insights to be able to develop and implement my own group coaching program. The materials and content over delivered so the value enormous. The practicum was awesome and it gave me a safe space to try a group coaching and to receive feedback.  I would do it again!”

Cindy Hooker, CPCC, ACC,Gold Dog Consulting,www.golddogconsulting.com

 "The Advanced Group Coaching class created an environment where I finally gained the courage to try it out! I was fully supported by the wonderful leadership of Jennifer Britton, equipped with great planning tools, a safe space to explore new technology, freedom for creativity, wonderful collaborative learning, and a very positive environment to grow ~ a true gift! Truly life changing for me :)"

- Coach Michelle Mullins

I hope that you will join us! Three spots are still open.

With best wishes,

Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, MES, CPT, PCC
Group Coaching Essentials | Potentials Realized

Author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013)
(416)996-8326
Upcoming programs include:
Mentor Coaching Group for ACC Renewals and ACC/PCC portfolio - March 31 - June 30 (Mondays 10 - 11 am Eastern). Group calls March 31, April 7, 14, 28, May 12, June 2 and 30.
Group Coaching Essentials - Tuesdays 12 - 1:15 pm Eastern/New York: April 15, 22, 29, May 13 and 20 (6.75 CCEs with the ICF)