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11:00 - 11:15 Opening and Welcome
Saba Imru-Mathieu, ICF PCC and Diego Raiteri, President ICFS
Welcome and Introduction
Why a coaching mindset improves worklife
Coaching is more than asking open-ended questions. The skills you learn as a professional coach, as a leader who coaches or simply as someone who wants to adopt a coach attitude in life, are grounded in a certain philosophy of life, humanistic and respectful of each person’s value and potential.
With her 18 years of coaching, training professional coaches, and helping leaders acquire coaching skills, Saba has studied the evolution and mainstreaming of coaching in the past years and its impact on the workplace and society.
In this webinar you will learn about what underpins the worldview of coaching, its main approaches, the fundamental human needs that it fulfils, and the basic coaching skills that you can easily adopt to create a better workplace and a more serene worklife
Interview: Leading with a coaching approach
Kirsten Fonager, has been with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for over 12 years. She is a EMCC certified coach who focuses on leadership coaching, career development, talent development coaching and mentoring.
In this interview she will tell us about what brought her to coaching and she'll describe the current coaching offers in UNOPS, an organization that supports the use of coaching as a development tool in their workplace.
Kirsten will also talk about her experience as a leader who coaches, how that has transformed her leadership style, freed up her time and empowered her colleagues.
Creating a Coaching Culture
Are you wondering how to create a coaching culture in your organization? It may seem like a daunting task, but it can be successfully achieved by innovative leaders like Katie Klein, HR Director at IRU.
In this webinar Katie will walk us the through the framework she created to introduce coaching into her organization, making it an integral element of leadership, people development and a catalyst for positive relations at work.
Breaking Boundaries: Embracing Growth Zones for Resilience and Confidence
Melanie, an EMCC and ICF certified Transformational Leadership Coach, Trainer, and Consultant, has rich and multifaceted experience in international development, from fieldwork to strategy and organizational development. She is also a mountaineer and an author
Her interactive webinar is designed as an introduction to help participants step beyond their 'comfort and fear zones' and into the growth zone of resilience and confidence.
We will discover the psychology behind comfort and growth and engage in exercises to uncover valuable insights into personal development.
Participants will explore practical strategies to unlock their growth. Ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and growth? Let's begin together!
Improve interpersonal communication with coaching and transactional analysis
Dr Archana Tyagi's background as a Clinical Psychology, Professor of Organizational Development and certified professional Coach give her deep insights into evidence-based approaches to coaching.
Transactional Analysis is a model that can be used in everyday life to improve relationships and communication. Together with coaching it can be applied to work, home, and friendships.
The basic goal of Transactional Analysis is to help people improve communication, understand relationships, make new decisions about their current behavior, and develop self-awareness, and the direction of their lives.
TA encourages self-awareness, allowing individuals to gain insight into their behavior and emotions.
Interview with Sara on her path to coaching, her interest in Emotional Intelligence, and on introducing coaching to large organizations.
In this fascinating conversation Sara shares with us what brought her to coaching. She tells us about how she introduced coaching into her organization and gives us a detailed description of the numerous coaching services that are now offered to staff.
These range from coaching skills workshops, internal coaching, a mentoring program, external coaching and more. All are linked to career development, performance and talent management.
In this singular coaching journey, Sara demonstrates how one individual can initiate a project that turns out to be a major game changer in an organization, involving many players.
Empowering sustainability leadership with coaching
Diego Raiteri is President of ICF Switzerland and Vice President of the European Institute of Innovation for Sustainabilty.
Saba Imru-Mathieu, is an Executive Leadership Coach, business owner, TEDx Speaker and long-time member of ICF.
Join us to explore the Human Factor in Sustainability and the role that coaching can play in supporting the essential mindset shift required to achieve sustainability goals, along with the development of competencies and capabilities necessary for leaders to drive sustainable change.
During this webinar, we will explore:
The Human Factor in Sustainability: understanding the inner change and mindset shift needed to reach sustainability goals by 2030.
Sustainability Leadership: exploring the essential competencies required for effective Sustainability Leadership and how coaching can aid in their development.
Sustainability Coaching: uncovering what makes sustainability coaching unique and imperative in fostering meaningful and lasting change.
Positive Intelligence - the impact of our "Saboteurs" and how to overcome them.
Sabine McCarthy, has a long international career in HR and talent management, who has coached employees and managers for over 18 years. She is certified as Positive Intelligence Coach and uses her program regularly to support individuals and teams on their journey.
"Expose the lies, limiting beliefs and damage of your Saboteurs and understand how to overcome them".
In her webinar you will learn about the “Saboteurs“ - the voices in your head that generate negative emotions as you handle life’s everyday challenges. They sabotage your performance, wellbeing, and relationships.
Curious? Just take a personal assessment to identify your top Saboteurs: https://www.positiveintelligence.com/saboteurs/ (free of charge).
Sabine will share with you a few tricks on how to identify and overcome your Saboteurs, be aware of other people’s Saboteurs and how to interrupt them. The approach is based on neuroscience and positive psychology and is one of the tools to move forward during coaching.
Step into your Power and Purpose
Theresa Redigolo is highly accomplished, career transformation coach and human potential expert, with an an international career spanning three continents and two decades, serving the United Nations in New York and Geneva. In this webinar she will walk you through the steps to reclaim your power and purpose.
Are you keen to lead and thrive in an International Organization? Do you feel the drive to inspire and coach others? While valued in your current role, you sense something is missing. You know your potential remains untapped. The good news? Your envisioned life and career are closer than you think. If you are a high-achieving professional this session is for you! You will learn how to gain clarity on your definitive major purpose, define your vision and embrace the power of setting “unrealistic” goals; discover how you can use the power of your mind to shape your career and life outcomes; and learn easy to implement steps to take inspired action daily, fostering energy, clarity, and focus in your personal and professional life.
Exploring Cultural Differences: Understanding Intercultural Sensitivity in Individuals, Teams, and Organizations
Veronica de la Fuente is an ICF Professional Certified Coach and specializes in developing "Intercultural Intelligence" in managers, leaders, teams and collaborators.
As a globetrotter, her diverse experiences in different cultures have shaped her career toward interculturality and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
In this interactive webinar, we will explore people's experiences of cultural differences. Using the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS), participants will gain insight into their own experiences and behaviors within intercultural relationships. We will also apply this understanding to the dynamics of teams and organizations.
How to create an internal coaching program
Ruth Sembajwe is an ICF Professional Certified Coach and founder of Pathway Coaching International. Her long career working in the UN and in NGOs has led her to appreciate the positive impact of coaching in the workplace.
In this webinar she will talk about how to develop an Internal Coaching Programme (ICP), a transformative initiative designed to unlock the workforce's full potential and catalyse organisational growth. At the heart of the strategy is the belief that continuous learning and development are critical to both personal fulfilment and corporate success.
Join her as she presents the specifics of an internal coaching programme. To effectively implement and derive maximum benefit from the Internal Coaching Programme (ICP), she will share the experience and lessons learnt from designing and implementing such an initiative.
Courageous Conversations: Transforming Dialogue into Action
Nevena Buzek is an experienced and dedicated Talent Management and Development consultant, trainer & coach with over 8 years of expertise in both corporate and startup environments.
In this webinar she invites us to a key compentency we need at work, managing difficult conversations.
Join her to learn about conducting conversations under pressure and recognizing the signals of entering into a courageous and difficult conversation (physical, emotional and behavioural). She will give practical tips and walk you through the different steps to take:
1. Determine the purpose of the conversation
2. Adopt the right approach using the Situation - Behaviour - Impact model
3. Recognise and manage emotions
4. Challenge your own assumptions and beliefs
5. Present your side of the story and listen to their
6. Reach a win-win solution if possible.
11:00 - Opening and Welcome
Katie Klein, HR Director IRU, Saba Imru-Mathieu ICF PC, and Diego Raiteri, President ICFS
Why a coaching mindset improves
worklife
Coaching is more than asking open-ended questions. The skills you learn as a professional coach, as a leader who coaches or simply as someone who wants to adopt a coach attitude in life, are grounded in a certain philosophy of life, humanistic and respectful of each person’s value and potential.
In this webinar you will learn about the underpins the worldview of coaching, its main approaches, the fundamental human needs that it fulfils, and the basic skills that you can easily adopt to create a better workplace and a more serene worklife.
Q & A
Resourcing for Resilience with Your Character Strengths
In today's world of work where constant, accelerated change is the norm, we can face challenges, adversity, and stress more effectively from a place of strength. In this participative workshop we will become familiar with the VIA Inventory of 24 universal character strengths and how to incorporate them in our daily life and work.
Participants are encouraged to take the free VIA Survey prior to attending. To do so, visit www.viacharacter.org and click on "take the free survey".
Q & A
Resilient Leadership
Manuela will lead you to discover new tools and frameworks to refine your personal leadership when facing stressful situations in professional or personal life.
This session will give you key insights on required skills to face workplace challenges, including having difficult conversations, leading teams, and dealing with change and uncertainty.
She will discuss how to make complex leadership a grow opportunity towards your next goals with case studies and examples of success.
Q & A