January 21, 2008
The Power of the Unconscious Mind
Charles Bonasera will conduct a mini-seminar to help coaches identify unconscious motivations that may help clients achieve their full potential. Non-coach participants also will gain insights and useful tools in identifying their own unconscious motivations.
Bonasera was a practicing psychotherapist from 1962 to 2003 in the Buffalo, N.Y., area and presently is a consultant, author, presenter and speaker. He founded the Stress Management Center to evaluate and treat stress related problems, and he is president of Personal Identity Controls, which produces interactive audio materials that he has developed. Bonasera has written “How to Stay Well and Live Life to the Fullest” and “The Mental Side of Golf.”
February 18, 2008The Power of Coaching – So What's All the Buzz About Coaching?
All it takes is one conversation with Carol Hawthorne and you’ll feel the absolute passion and energy she has for coaching and her deep sense of compassion for others. You will often hear her say, “coaching is more than a set of skills; it’s a way of being,” and it has become her inner compass. Carol is a Certified Empowerment Coach, an Accredited Energy Leadership Coach, and the Florida School Director for iPEC Coaching’s ICF accredited coach training program in Florida and the Southeast (www.iPECcoaching.com). She comes to iPEC with over 25 years of business experience as an entrepreneur and corporate marketing executive for Fortune 500 companies.
March 17, 2008
Coaching for the Second Half of Life
Life coach Donald Buck will review “Coaching for the Second Half of Life: Dispelling the Myth of Retirement” Donald Buck's presentation will focus on why retirement and age 60 should be the beginning, and not the end.With 30 years of counseling, therapy, sales training and mentoring experience, Buck’s coaching centers on clients’ untapped potential for living a more fulfilling and rewarding life after age 60. He previously worked in
forensic mental health therapy, vocational rehabilitation therapy, psychiatric/intensive care unit counseling and long term care facility counseling as well as in sales training and mentoring.
April 21, 2008
Enneagram Basics for CoachesThis introductory presentation by Tim Flood frames the Enneagram, a psycho-spiritual mapping system that has a track record of over 3,000 years, as a vital and practical tool
for modern day coaches. Linking discernible behaviors to specific motivational patterns, the Enneagram empowers coaches, in Ericksonian terminology, towards appropriate first degree change interventions using second degree, transformational change insight. A single common issue applied to several of the Enneagram’s nine types will demonstrate how the Enneagram delivers highly targeted and efficient coaching strategies.Tim Flood brings 25 years of business & consulting experience in marketing, service, and manufacturing firms to the coaching table. After an award-winning career as an advertising creative director, agency owner, and marketing consultant, Tim now specializes in serving entrepreneurial and executive clients. His coaching reflects the contributions he has made across a full range of business issues, from marketing and finance, to public relations and advertising, to team communications, change initiatives, and leadership development.
Tim is the first Enneagram Instructor in the Tampa Bay area to be certified by Helen Palmer & David Daniels of the TriFold School in Berkeley, CA. He is also certified in the EQi, MBTI, and other methodologies.
May 19, 2008
Overcoming Negativity in the Workplace
Acknowledged as a superior group motivator, our presenter, Frank Clark has established a significant record of new business start-ups and company turnarounds. He actively counsels numerous businesses and has appeared on national radio and television as an advocate of career self-management.
June 16, 2008Leadership in Government
Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton will discuss leadership in this important sector.
July 21, 2008
Reducing Stress in the Workplace
GSCA Board Member and business coach and consultant Bob
Hoopingarner will relieve some stress as he presents this months hot topic.
August 18, 2008
"Who Will Do What by When?" - A Simple Way to Hold Oneself And Others Accountable
Presented by Birgit Zacher Hanson
Coach, Author, Professional Speaker
Whether you are a coach or a manager, one of the biggest frustrations in today's world is "interpersonal ineffectiveness." All too often people spend time and energy determining what needs to be done and who should do it only to find out later that assigned tasks didn’t get done in a timely manner or didn’t get completed at all. Or, some people take "let me see what I can do" for an answer and are waiting forever for something that might never happen.
This lack of follow-through and accountability is costing companies greatly and as coaches we are often called in to help people who suffer, because they:
. Frequently hear excuses
. Are frustrated because people say one thing, but do another
. Feel powerless when certain individuals make promises and don’t follow through
. Struggle with how to “complain” in order to get what they want
. Would like others to take responsibility and get things done
Birgit will be answering questions related to accountability and share valuable tools and distinctions internal or external coaches can offer to their clients. Her Amazon bestselling book and program“Who Will Do What by When?” outlines how organizations can create a culture in which all leaders and employees:
. Use a simple language to enhance commitment and follow-through
. Make and honor requests
. Deliver legitimate complaints when promises are broken
. Transform whining and gossiping into problem-solving
Birgit Zacher Hanson, president of Heads-Up Performance Inc., prides herself in sharing simple insights people actually remember and implement right away. One of her core beliefs is that even the smallest behavioral change will have a huge impact over time. Why not start today?
Birgit is the co-author of Who Will Do What by When, a business fable on improving performance, accountability and trust with integrity. Her work brings humor and perspective to daily business interactions and reignite peoples’ commitment to communicate clearly and powerfully.
A banker by trade, Birgit holds an MS in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins University and a coach certification from the Coaches Training Institute in San Rafael, CA. She is also a long-term student of Psychodrama and currently enrolled in Newfield’s CEO coaching program. She has 15 years of international corporate experience, including not-for-profit organizations.
Birgit has partnered with the best, including the New York Yankees, and continues to entertain salespeople, managers, fundraisers and other professionals with her delightful and interactive presentations. Her self-declared niche is accountability and integrity in any industry
September 15, 2008
How to Use Coaching Techniques to Build a Strong Staff and Organization
Leadership and executive coach Elena Pell will discuss how business owners and managers can learn how to use coaching techniques to build a strong staff and organization. Attendees will gain insight into what coaching is, and isn't, and come away with practical ideas for promoting coaching leadership within their organization.
Pell is principal of Equilibria Coaching and Consulting with more than 30 years of experience supporting effective individual and organizational transformation in philanthropic, governmental, business and non-profit sectors. She has worked with such clients as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wachovia Bank Corporation, Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center and many others.
Prior to starting her own consultancy 14 years ago, Pell held management positions at the ASPIRA Association, the Ford Foundation, U.S. Basic Skills Investment Corporation and Mellon Bank. She has a bachelor's degree in sociology from the State University of New York and a master's degree in public administration from Columbia University.
October 20, 2008
Attract and Retain Your Team
Attract, and then keep, your most talented people committed, loyal and motivated. While the supply of unemployed workers has recently increased, how do you decide who to hire and then for what jobs? The more talent you retain, the more talent you'll attract. Learn the ten best tips for talent retention. This program is led by Jean E. Juchnowicz, SPHR, CBM and Judy S. Blum.
Jean is the owner of Human Resources Simplified, a local human resources consulting company, helping businesses do more with less. Jean recently served as the Director of Human Resources and a member of Key Management at Charlotte Regional Medical Center, Punta Gorda, FL, from 1994 to 2008. Previously, she was Assistant Director of Human Resources at Venice Regional Medical Center. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Rowan University, where she majored in Psychology and concentrated in Personnel Management. She holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Argosy University, with a concentration in Human Resources.
Judy is currently performing Human Resources consulting for Human Resources Simplified, helping business do more with less, decreasing the employer's liability. Recently Judy was the Human Resources Director for the Sarasota Family YMCA for 4 ½ years. Previously, she was the Assistant Director of Human Resources at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota from April 1987 -- January 2004. She has been responsible for recruitment, retention, background screening, benefit administration, performance evaluations, wage administration, employee relations, job descriptions, orientation, and supervisory training.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Eckerd College, St. Petersburg where she majored in Business Administration and minored in Human Development.
The GSCA program meetings have moved to:
Mediterraneo located at 1970 Main Street in Sarasota, FL. Validated parking is available in the garage behind the restaurant (entrance on Ringling Blvd.)
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.