Topic: Experiential Group Coaching Speaker: Amy Kay Watson CEU: 1.25 Core Competencies 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm - DOORS OPEN 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm - MEETING 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm - SOCIAL HOUR *Registrants agree to the ICF Columbus Charter Chapter photography release unless they have otherwise notified the registration table at the meeting. This session will show participants how to conduct a group coaching session. The participants will experience and practice group coaching in small/breakout groups during this session followed by a debrief of the experience. At the end, a Q&A session opportunity will be available for participants. A handout featuring Key factors for consideration and resources for conducting a group coaching session will be given to participants and the ICF Core Competencies are identified in the process. Amy will introduce three “secrets” of group coaching. Essentially, that: • Coaches experienced in 1:1 coaching have already developed the competencies of coaching that (must) transfer to group coaching. • Group coaching has a different ‘feel’ and flow, which requires that the coach prepare for a tight focus, remain fully focused on the group, and remain aware of the needs and experience of each individual in the group, and • Because group process includes a ‘storming’ phase, a conflict process is necessary. The learning objectives of this presentation are: • Help those participants who are already conducting group or team coaching, her intention is to give participants one new idea to try the next time they conduct a group coaching session. • Show those who have not done any group coaching, her intention is to give participants enough of an overview so they will be confident enough to experiment running a session when they have an opportunity to do so.
About Amy Kay Watson: Amy Kay Watson has studied manager and employee engagement dynamics for 20 years, with a particular passion for vocation and identity. What this means for Amy’s clients is that she can help them discern a desirable and beneficial path out of many possibilities or what feels like no possibilities. As a practitioner of evidence-based coaching, she draws on a rich academic and consulting background in helping clients recover their true selves from stressful and anxiety-provoking work situations. Amy has worked on career coaching, leadership, personal effectiveness, organizational transformation, and organizational culture initiatives for The Ohio State University, Hertz Global Holdings, Feeding America, and The Unitarian Universalist Association. She has trained workers and managers from more than 11 countries to understand themselves and make more effective choices so their lives could be better and their experience of work more satisfying. https://careerleadershipalignment.com/