See you at ICF Converge later this week and Fall 2017 programming

I'm looking forward to meeting many of you later this week in Washington DC at the ICF Converge Conference. I'll be speaking on Thursday afternoon around my newest book, Effective Virtual Conversations, in a presentation entitled - Expanding the Coaching Conversation to Many Virtually!

I hope that you will join us. It's going to be a practical, resource-rich interactive presentation.

If you haven't joined me for any of the initial community calls for Effective Virtual Conversations,  I hope that you will check them out. For the next few months I'll be holding a couple of calls each month on Monday mornings covering topics related to making your virtual calls more effective and engaging. You can view past calls, and download a call listing at the new site EffectiveVirtualConversations.com. These calls are open to everyone and have no cost - only your time and connection (calls are held on zoom). The next call is September 11th at 11 am ET for 30 minutes. I hope that you will join us!

For those inquiring, we've got a full line-up for fall programs, with some spaces still remaining. Consider joining us for these upcoming programs:

Group Coaching Essentials (8.75 CCEs): starts Friday September 8th 10:15 - 11:45 am ET - runs to Click here to learn more and register. (5 spots open)

mid-October (5 weeks). My flagship program packed with dozens of best practices for designing, marketing and leading your own group coaching work (in-person, virtual, corporate or public groups). 5 spots still open.

Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum (10 CCEs): starts Friday September 8th at 1:15 pm ET with calls being held for 6 weeks on Fridays from 1:15 - 2:30 pm ET. This program looks at the art and practice of group and team coaching. We take a deeper dive into creating and leading group and team coaching work, and each coach has the opportunity to lead a practicum, getting feedback on their skills. Click here to learn more and register. (3 spots open)

Mentor Coaching Group - Fridays 9-10 am ET: September 8 - December 8 - This 10 hour small group mentor coaching program meets the requirements of the ICF for both ACC (renewal and new) and PCC. We take a deeper look at the 11 core coaching competencies and coaching rounds sharpen your skills. Space is limited to 6 coaches. Click here for more info and to register. (3 spots open)

Virtual Facilitation Skills Essentials - Mondays 1:45 - 3 pm  ET: Looking to amplify your webinars, conference calls and other virtual events (i.e. virtual retreats, virtual team building)? Join Jennifer for her newest program based on her book, Effective Virtual Conversations, as we explore best practices and practical tools and approaches for creating more engaging virtual events. Calls starts Monday September 8. 5 weeks with calls held September 11, 18, October 2, 16 and 23, 2017. Click here to learn more and register.

See you later this week!

Best wishes,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, CPCC, PCC, BCC
Potentials Realized | GroupCoachingEssentials
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Group Dynamics and Group Coaching: This Thursday at 3 pm ET

This week I'm the guest speaker for a couple of Special Interest Groups on the topic of Group Coaching. I know that many of you are interested in the topic of Group Coaching and Group Dynamics. On Thursday Augsut 4th from 3 - 4 pm Eastern I will be this month's Guest Speaker for the Group Coaching SIG hosted by Suzee Eibling. It's a great group which meets every month (1st Thursday of each month at 3 pm Eastern). It's open to all coaches so hope that you will join us this Thursday. There is no charge for the call, other than your own long distance charges.

Here's the info below, along with a subscription link to the monthly SIG calls (highly recommended!).

Thursday Aug 4th, 2011 at 3pm Eastern
Bridge Number: 402-237-2153 pin1234#
Back up Bridge Number: 407-318-2773
Host: Suzee Ebeling PCC, PMC suzee@intuitioncoach.com

Subscribe to the Group Coaching SIG: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GroupCoachingSIG/

Group Dynamics and Group Coaching: What? So What? Now What?

The call will explore the topic of group dynamics in group coaching with Effective Group Coaching author Jennifer Britton:

• Tricky Issues with group dynamics

• Tuckman’s model of Group Dynamics;

• Techniques and exercises for different stages

• Considerations/issues for virtual, in-person, public and corporate programs

About Jennifer Britton, MES, CPCC, PCC

Author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010), Jennifer weaves together her rich experience as a former manager with the UN, coach, trainer and performance improvement specialist. Jennifer brings a 20+ year history of high impact group and team facilitation in over 18 countries. She leads the Group Coaching Essentials program (6.75 CCEs) and the Group Coaching Intensive (15), supporting coaches with their own group coaching work. Check out Group Coaching Ins and Outs blog for more tips & ideas. You can also connect at twitter.com/jennbritton & www.facebook.com/effectivegroupcoaching.

Looking forward to having you join us!

Warm regards

Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC

Group Coaching Essentials

Author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010)

Upcoming programs include the Group Coaching Essentials teleseminar (6.75 CCEs starting Aug 11th) and the Mentor Coaching Group (August 12th). Early Bird rate on now for the November 5-6 Group Coaching Intensive in Toronto.

Heading To The Western Coaching Conference this week

I'm getting ready to hit the road (and skies) for the next 10 days or so. On Thursday I head to Banff, Alberta where I am leading a Pre-Conference Workshop on Expanding Your Business Using Group Coaching for the Western Coaches Conference. I can't wait, and hope to be able to capture some pics as well as quick posts via Twitter, as well as at the Effective Group Coaching page on Facebook. For those who will be there, I look forward to meeting you!

Next week I'm off to Halifax to speak at the HRANS Annual Conference on High Performing Team issues. Even with all my travel, I've never been out to the East Coast of Canada and I am looking forward to taking the train to really see it.

I am really looking forward to "getting out of the office (and off of the phone)" and away from my usual radius of every day experience.

Hope that you will tune in and follow some of my thoughts at Twitter and/or Facebook.

Warm regards
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC
Author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010)
Email: info{at}potentialsrealized{dot}com

Join me Thursday at 4 pm ET for CoachChat at BlogTalkRadio

I've been invited to the Guest Expert on Group Coaching Issues on tomorrow's CoachChat show at 4 pm ET. CoachChat is a new half hour radio show on Blog Talk Radio, sponsored by the ICF New York City Chapter, geared to coaches.

Join us tomorrow from 4-4:30 pm ET for the half hour episode on Group Coaching and call in to (347) 989-8081.

I'll be sharing many tips and ideas for coaches from my book Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) around group coaching, including some best practices.

Hope that you can join us. See you there!

Warm regards,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized
Phone: (416)996-8326
Next Group Coaching Essentials program starts Thursday July 8th at 10:30 am ET (Accredited for 6.75 CCEs with the ICF)

Join Me Thursday at 3 pm(ET) when I speak to the Group Coaching SIG

Happy New Year Everyone!

I hope that 2010 will be a great year for you, your business and your loved ones.

I want to invite you to join me at 3 pm (EST) this Thursday January 7th when I join the ICF Group Coaching SIG (Special Interest Group) as their Guest Speaker. My presentation is entitled: Group Coaching: Tried and Tested Tips and Tools.

Here's the description:
Join author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC for an engaging session on Tried and Tested Tips and Tools for Group Coaching our January ICF Group Coaching SIG call. Jennifer will be covering at several foundational tips to support you in creating powerful group coaching programs this year including:
· 1 tool for designing powerful programs
· 2 must-have resources
· 3 questions every coach needs to ask when focusing on their marketing of group coaching
· 4 Best Practices of Great Group Coaches

The tips will cover the realm of design, implementation, client support and marketing. The call will shed light on a number of practical nuts and bolts issues, as well as several core pieces to make your programs stand out.

The call will be of interest to coaches who are new, and experienced in group coaching.

Call In Details:

Bridge Number: 1-712-421-7401 pin1234#, Back up Bridge Number: 1-407-649-8983

Even if you are not a member of the ICF, you can attend this call as a guest. I hope that you will join us.

I'll also be making a special announcement on Thursday about my book launch. It won't be avaialble until next week - January 15th at Amazon - but a number of copies will be available through my site, with bonuses, later this week. Please stay tuned.

Warm regards,

Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC

Group Coaching Essentials

Phone: 416.996.8326

Email: info{at}potentialsrealized{dot}com

PS - Just a reminder that the Group Coaching Essentials class which starts tomorrow - Tuesday Jan 5th at 10:30 am (ET). Take action right away on making your vision for group coaching real. We'll be meeting on Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 and Feb 16/2010. Calls are recorded if you can't make a call. Click here for more info or to register.

About Jennifer: Jennifer Britton has led the Group Coaching Essentials™ program, an ICF CCE accredited program, since January 2006. A group facilitator since 1988, Jennifer has refined her own unique approach to group coaching over the last seven years. She offers programs for the public including the 90 Day BizSuccess™ program, as well as for corporate and non-profit groups. Originally trained and certified by CTI, Jennifer is a PCC with the ICF. Jennifer’s book – Effective Group Coaching – is published by John Wiley and Sons and is due out this month. It can be purchased at her website: www.groupcoachingessentials.com or at Amazon.com at http://bit.ly//7PDpn2 .

Join Me in Toronto on October 21st

I hope that you may join me here in Toronto on October 21st at 2 pm, when I will be presenting
Group Coaching: A Method to Support Organizational Performance at this year's CSTD/IFTIDO Annual Conference.

I will be co-presenting with colleague, Maureen Clarke. In addition to a very interactive session where you will be getting to explore how you can use group coaching to support your organizational performance, I will also be sharing some insights from how group coaching is impacting organizations across North America. Maureen will also be sharing some of her own research around how group coaching has impacted organizations.

Many of you will know that I was busy this summer writing Effective Group Coaching which will be published by Pfeiffer-Wiley in January 2010. I will be sharing some of the insights gathered from my research during my presentation next month. I hope that you can join me!

For more information on this year's CSTD/IFTDO conference, please visit http://www.cstd.ca. More information will be coming soon about pre-launch book information. Stay tuned!

Warm regards,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC, CPT
Potentials Realized
Group Coaching Essentials
Email: info{at}potentialsrealized{dot}com
Phone: (416) 996-TEAM (8326)

Expand Your Reach: Tips for Group (and Team) Coaching

The recording from the February 3 2009 Expand Your Reach: Tips for Group (and Team) Coaching call is now available. You will be able to listen to it for the rest of February 2009 by dialing into:

Playback Dial-in Number: 1-218-339-2651 (Midwest)
Playback Access Code: 241201

Callers are responsible for their own long distance charges to connect with the bridgeline. Length: 45 minutes

Do enjoy listening!

Warmly
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCCC
Potentials Realized
Group Coaching Essentials
Phone: (416) 996-8326

Thanks for lunch!

Just a quick post to thank those coaches who joined me today for the ICF-GTA Practice Talks call, where I presented on Expand Your Reach: Tips for Group and Team Coaching. We not only had coaches from Toronto but also the US. It was great to have you on the line. Note the ICF GTA Practice Talks are held the first Tuesday of each Month from 12-12:45 pm (ET). Mark it down! I'll be presenting again on May 5th on Building Your Platform - Using Blogs, Social Media and More!

The recording for our lunch call today is not yet ready (and might be a victim of mercury in retrograde), so I'll invite you to listen to my December call - 9 Tips for Great 2009 Programs. You can listen to the first part of it here, if you haven't listened to it yet.

Some of the key topics we spoke about today were:
What is group coaching?
How does it differ from 1-1 coaching? From workshops?
What forms does group coaching take?
How do you fill your programs?
Tips and tools for your own program design

Wanting more information on group coaching or want to launch your own program? Please consider joining me for this month's Group Coaching Essentials program starting on FEB 17th (Tuesdays from 12 - 1:15 pm ET, Feb 17, 24, March 10, 17 and a call in April). Click here for more info and to register. Space is limited to 6-8 coaches.

Warmly
Jenn

Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC, CHRP
Potentials Realized
Phone: (416) 996-TEAM
Toll Free: 1-866-217-1960
Email: info{at}potentialsrealized{dot}com

Join me for lunch: Tuesday Feb 3 at 12 noon (ET)

I hope that you will join me next Tuesday Feb 3rd from 12 - 12:45 pm (Eastern) for a lunchtime speaking engagement with the ICF-GTA Chapter Practice Talks call. I'll be speaking next week on Expanding Your Reach - Tips and Tools for Group and Team Coaching.

Each month a 45 minute teleconference call on issues related to coaching and business building is held.

I hope that you will join me next week for an engaging lunch time discussion.

Here are the details:
Date: Tuesday Feb 3 from 12 - 12:45 pm (Eastern)

Dial in to: (218) 339-2626, access code 164873 (Note: Callers are responsible for their own long distance charges)

What I'll be talking about:
Wondering about how you can leverage your time and serve more clients outside just a 1-1 model? During this month’s ICF GTA Practice Building call, Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC, will be covering some quick tips and tools to support you in expanding your coaching reach to groups and teams. She’ll be discussing how group coaching is similar to, and also different from, individual one-on-one coaching. She’ll also share how you can adapt some of your current coaching tools to teams and groups. Please bring any and all of your questions about group coaching to this month’s lunchtime call.

There's no cost and no need to register.

I look forward to having you join me for lunch next week!

Warmly
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC, CHRP
Potentials Realized
Group Coaching Essentials
Phone: (416) 996-TEAM (8326)