L&D Webinars
The monthly L&D webinars are led by experts who are handpicked for their experience, expertise & ability to add significant value to our member-coaches. The webinars usually of 90 minutes duration, are co-designed with the chosen webinar leaders, being mindful of:
Relevance - to the learning needs of the chapter members
Application based - leveraging on the expert experience of the chosen webinar leaders – through sharing of case studies, real scenarios, examples, stories and more
Experiential - we strive to enable participants to get hands-on experience during most webinars . When feasible & required, we plan follow-up sessions between the webinar leaders and webinar participants, with the objective of providing participants the space and opportunity to apply learnings from the main webinar and come back to share successes, pitfalls, questions and deepen their learning.
Our L&D webinars take a balanced approach to cover four important areas of Development for Coaches :
ICF core competencies development
Developing coaching practice / business development
Coaching skills, tools & techniques
Latest trends, developments & approaches in coaching
CoP will be virtual gatherings of coaches, coming together on specific topics. The objective of the CoPs is to provide dedicated development groups that dive deeper into the topic through sharing best practices, subject matter expertise, latest and emerging trends and tools. These CoPs will provide a valuable edge to the professional development of the chapter members by deepening their subject matter expertise.
The CoPs will be active learning groups led by volunteer leaders who will facilitate the learning and experience on the CoP. The learning methods could be webinars by subject matter experts, facilitated discussions, practice sessions and more.
Each CoP will host a bi-monthly (alternating months) session.
We plan to launch our CoP in the third quarter of 2021. In case you are a Member of Associate of the Chapter and interested to know more email us at events@icfchennai.com
ICF Global also provides Member Coaches access to participate in different CoPs. For more details,
Reciprocal Peer Coaching Program – Season 3.0
Program Highlights:
RCP 3.0 brings together a robust panel of 6 MCCs serving as Mentor Coaches and 8 experienced Coach Supervisors – all dedicated to supporting and developing the participating coaches. This unique blend of structured practice, mentorship, and supervision makes RCP a standout opportunity for coaches seeking growth, confidence, and mastery.
If you are an ICF coach who is interested to participate in the next RCP program, write to events@icfchennai.com
ICF Chennai Chapter has always held the spirit of learning, dialogue and discovery an integral part of its culture. We have a thriving WhatsApp community of over 150 coaches who engage actively in learning dialogues. Building on it, we launched a virtual learning platform in our WhatsApp group, where every Sunday there would be a new topic for learning. These topics would include a diverse range that includes coaching competencies, philosophy, ethics, coaching skills, business/coaching practice etc. Learning Sundays Discussions span through the Sunday, a day where most coaches could have mind space for reflection, discussion, debate and learning, with multiple perspectives emerging, thereby creating new learning for all.
We have had over 30 topics discussed last year (2020) and 23 topics in 2021 (as of May)
Coaches Coffee Connect
Member experience has always been a key focus of our chapter and keeping our member coaches engaged with the Chapter is a priority for us. After experiencing challenges with planning Face to face Member Connects in the second quarter of 2020, we transitioned into a Virtual format for Member Engagement. We launched Virtual Coaches Connect which was re-launched In these 90 min Connects, space was offered for Coaches to share their experiences with coaching in the pandemic times and also seek support from others in the community. It was designed as an easy, relaxed session that provides much needed support for our coaches. These sessions also had our own coaches run mini expert sessions by our own Members & Associates on topics of interest like Tools to support virtual working, Buddhist philosophy, Biology of Belief, Becoming a Coach Entrepreneur, Agile Coaching, Psychodrama etc. A wonderful platform for our coaches to showcase their knowledge & talents.
Based on the superlative feedback we received from our Coaches, we decided to embrace it as an ongoing feature in 2021 and beyond. We re-launched in January 2021 as Coaches Coffee Connect. Everything being the same, with a welcome of Bring your Own Coffee! It metamorphosed as an opportunity for members of the coaching community to interact, exchange information and share ideas. These monthly meetings are designed to provide opportunities for coaches to explore topics of interest together. The connect also features important ICF Global and the local Chapter highlights.
Thanks to the rising popularity of this event, we have coaches from other India and Global chapters join us, and walk away with learnings & new friendships! Anyone who is interested in learning more about coaching is welcome!
If you are a Member or Associate of the Chapter and wish to present at next CCC on a topic that you are passionate about, write to us at membership@icfchennai.com
Book Pulse
Welcome to the Coaching Collaboratory
The future is here. Artificial Intelligence (AI) coaching has been constructed and are now in early deployment phases. It is likely that AI coaching will be used in conjunction with, as an adjunct to human-to-human coaching. This blended approach can provide the best of both worlds where coaches can offload low value coaching activities such as brief questions, assessment, and journaling—and keep the high value work of complex, transformational coaching in the human-to-human domain. The technology will allow coaches to find ways to move deeper into organizations such as working with managers and leaders to enhance their coaching skills, provide additional learning modalities for students and trainees, or assisting organizations in building a coaching culture. The advent of AI coaching could make coaching accessible to more people across the globe, enhancing the societal impact of coaching. As coaching becomes accessible to more people, awareness grows and potentially increases the size of the market dramatically. The development of a set of AI coaching proficiency standards may provide significant benefit to coaching consumers, knowing that the particular AI coaching technology has passed one or more levels of proficiency and ethical evaluation.
