12th Annual Year End Group Programs Call - Jennifer Britton

Late last week I held my 12th Annual Year End Group Programs call which has become an annual tradition. Over the years, I've migrated from bridgeline, to zoom, to this year's blended format of bridgeline and Blab. If you missed it, you can listen into, and view the 30  min call/presentation here.

In the call I shared four key themes of this year which impacted our work as group and team coaches, facilitators, and trainers. They included:
1. Explosion of technology
2. The different options and combinations needed by clients
3. Value in the variety of tools available
4. Recognition that clients engage in different ways (visual, auditory, kinesthetic

Key needs and focus areas in our work continue to be:
Trust
Connection
When coaching focusing in on goals (as articulated by the clients), support for action and awareness, and on-going accountability
Providing a rich space for conversation

You can also listen into some of the trends I see coming in 2016 - will be blogging on this in early 2016!

What are you doing to create a pause for the end of the year? Do you journal? Retreat? Join me for a one day retreat on Thursday December 17(8-4pm Eastern/NewYork) where over the course of 8 hours we'll be doing a combination of group calls, individual reflection and I'll be available throughout the day for some 1-1 laser coaching. You'll also have ongoing access to the Inner Biz Leader Virtual Business Planning Retreat on-demand program which you can return to quarter after quarter at your own pace. Cost: $495 for the day, or save 35% at http://bitly.com/dec17vrspecial.

Have a great weekend,
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)
Join me at the Learning Lab and Design Studio for ongoing group and individual coaching support during 2016. Six and twelve month packages now available. 

Coaching Questions - Year End Review and Vision for the Next Year

This is an exciting part of the year where many of our coaching clients want to take stock of the year

Photo D. Lupeneau - Freeimages.com

that was and look ahead to the vision for their next year. That was the inspiration for today's post.

In my December newsletter I include 10 Activities you may want to undertake as part of your year end process with groups and teams. You can read it here.

Some of the questions I like to use at year end include:
What do you want to celebrate about 2015? What have been your greatest achievements this year?
What opportunities have provided you with the greatest learning? What have been those key learnings?
Who has helped you be successful?
What has helped your successes?
What obstacles have you overcome?
AS you look back at the year, how would you sum it up in 1-2 sentences?

AS you look ahead to the new year:
What is your intention for the new year?
What are the top three goals you have set for yourself? (or what are your main goals if people find it too hard to isolate or prioritized just a couple)
What's going to support you to be at your best?
What might get in the way? How can you be proactive to make sure this doesn't happen?
What is really important to you in 2016?
What plans do you have to recharge? Renew?
What commitments are you making to yourself for 2016?


I do a lot of visioning work at this time of year and you can listen into a 10 minute vision piece for yourself and your business at the Inner Biz Leader Virtual Business Planning Retreat. Scroll towards the bottom of the page where you will see all of the elements of the course including the Audio on Vision. (with the Preview button highlighted).

Perhaps you will even consider joining me for the one day virtual retreat session I will be holding on Thursday December 17th between 8-4 pm ET by phone. I'll be leading the group through both group activities and I will be available for one on one conversations throughout the day as well. You can save 35% off using this special link.

As you start this week consider how you would like to schedule time for yourself for planning for 2016 and reflecting on 2015. Not sure what areas you might find yourself coaching around in 2016? View last week's Group Coaching Design Studio blab (Blab 6.2) where I cover 24 areas coaches often find themselves coaching around. Enjoy!

Have a great start to the week,
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)
Join me at the Learning Lab and Design Studio for ongoing group and individual coaching support during 2016. Six and twelve month packages now available. 

A reminder too that the 12th annual year end call will be held on Thursday December 10th at 12 noon ET at the Group Coaching Design Studio blab, or you can dial in to 1-805-399-1000, access 998223. No cost to attend other than your own long distance charges to connect by phone.

What Would You Do? Team and Group Coaching Scenarios

Earlier this week I was a guest expert on Coaching Impact Radio. They are doing a series on Coaching here.

http://coachingimpactradio.com/

Scenarios and I spoke on a couple of different situations we may face as group and team coaches.. I wanted to share with you the link to this podcast on Team and Group Coaching Scenarios which runs about 33 minutes. You can link to the podcast

New and experienced coaches will enjoy listening into these weekly podcasts - be sure to check them out!

On a related note, for those looking for more extensive virtual training on group and team coaching, I will be leading a 30 hour group and team coaching training program online starting on Monday September 30th at 1:30 pm ET through Impact Coaching Academy. You may be interested in checking it out. More info here.

Have a great weekend,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013)
Upcoming September programs include the Mentor Coaching Group for ACC Renewals and ACC/PCC portfolio routes starting September 12 (Fridays 9-10am ET) or September 29 (Mondays at 10 or 11 am ET) as well as the Group Coaching Essentials teleseminar (starting Friday Sept 12 at 10:15 am ET - 6.75 CCEs)

Four Ways to Use a MindMap in Your Group Programs

MindMaps are a terrific tool for learning, brainstorming, and review. In this short audio post, I share four

ways you can use MindMaps in your group programs.

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Which approaches would you want to bring into your next program?

Best
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC
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

Join us for an upcoming program - the Group Coaching Essentials teleseminar starting July 17th (Thursdays at 10am ET)- 6.75 CCEs. You can also join me in beautiful Huntsville, Muskoka on July 10-11 (Thurs/Friday) for the Group and Team Coaching Intensive (15 CCEs)