A Call to Fearlessness

Discovering Voice, Community, and Joy!

Margaret Wheatley and Barbara McAfee

October 22, 2011 – 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
First Unitarian Church of Oakland
685 14th Street, Oakland, CA

EXPERIENCE being in community among forward-thinkers in organizational leadership, coaching, training and personal growth
ENGAGE in powerful, in-depth inquiries around whom we choose to be, how to persevere and how to claim our full voice and power
DISCOVER how to metabolize your strongest emotions through song and movement
NOURISH your souls through music, movement, celebration, inspiration and joy
AWAKEN further into personal and collective power and capacities to serve on this planet, at this time

Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to share intimate space with Margaret Wheatley, organizational consultant, international speaker, author and co-founder of the Birkana Institute. To make the day even more powerful, Barbara McAfee, organizational song weaver, consultant, author and speaker, will join Margaret to create a dynamic, heart-opening, experience.

• You will delve into serious inquiries that will open your heart and mind to personal transformation.
• Powerful interactive sessions will leave you infused with a renewed enthusiasm for being with the unknown.
• You will lean into the possibilities afforded you when embracing fearlessness at a time that calls for nothing less.

For more information and registration go to:  www.bayareacoaches.org

Space is limited — ACT NOW!

• $127 before 10/1
• $157 starting 10/1
• $187 on-site

Members of local ICF Chapters – Ask your Chapter Board about how to get your $20 member discount!

For a special treat, Barbara McAfee, songwriter, singer, entertainer, will inspire you with her original music and add a lot of fun and joy to the event.

Please don’t hesitate! Attendance is limited and you don’t want to be left out of this life-changing event.

Watch for more details in the coming months. In the meanwhile, mark the date, 10/22 on your calendar NOW.

If you’re not familiar with Mastermind, this model of support was created by Napoleon, author of Think and Grow Rich. As a result of this system, many who have followed the Mastermind principles have enjoyed success beyond what they could have accomplished on their own.

A Mastermind offers a combination of peer brainstorming, education, accountability and support in a group setting so that you can sharpen your business and personal skills. In other words, you have support to help you navigate through the sometimes murky water of personal and professional growth.

This Mastermind will be virtual, meeting weekly via a teleconference line, so there is no need to leave your home.

For more information, please contact me at dolores.hagen@EastBayCoaches.com

Limited to six people, there is no cost for members of East Bay Coaches.

June 19-24, 2011
San Francisco
Register: Visit New Ventures West for full details on this course.




For over two decades, New Ventures West has been training masterful coaches in our unique Integral Coaching methodology. Our world-class faculty is devoted to students’ personal and professional development, educating coaches to serve clients with deep presence, skill, and compassion.

Come explore, express, and expand yourself as a writer with the East Bay Hummingwords Writing Workshop.

Join a fun, supportive group for beginning and experienced writers to spark your creativity, develop your unique voice, and cultivate your powers of expression. You’ll receive prompts to inspire spontaneous writing, you’ll play with words in whatever genre you choose, you’ll share your work, and feedback will celebrate your strengths as a writer. The Amherst Writers’ and Artists’ (AWA) Method is guaranteed to dissolve writer’s block and stimulate your ability to generate fresh work. You’ll be delighted by the powerful writing you create.

About Your Workshop Leader

Cynthia Leslie-Bole, founder of Hummingwords, is a poet, a CTI-trained personal coach, and writing group leader with a B.A. in English Literature and an M.A. in Communication. She is an AWA Affiliate, certified to lead workshops in the AWA method as described in Writing Alone and With Others, by Pat Schneider, Oxford University Press. To learn more about the method, visit www.amherstwriters.com. Cynthia has over 25 years of experience teaching and facilitating groups and has been following the AWA method for her own writing for the last four. See Cynthia’s profile at www.eastbaycoaches.org/specialty/cynthia-leslie-bole.

Where: Orinda, CA
When: Wednesdays, ongoing
To register: email lesliebole@att.net or call (925)451-9317

More information on the event at the New Ventures Website: http://www.newventureswest.com/display.aspx?catid=11,40&pageid=205

A Mastermind group offers a combination of peer brainstorming, education, accountability and support in a group setting so that you can sharpen your business and personal skills. In other words, you have the support of like-minded peers to help you navigate through the sometimes-murky water of personal and professional growth.

The Sixty and Sensational Mastermind groups are virtual, Each group enrolls for for six weeks, via a teleconference line, once a week, so there is no need to leave your home.

For more information, please contact me at dolores.hagen@EastBayCoaches.com

This group is limited to six people and there is no cost for members of East Bay Coaches

Come join us in a weekend of discovering our true creative wisdom in the magical location of Dingle. Retreat starts on Friday Oct 22 at 7 and runs through Sunday eve. All non-toxic materials, 2 gourmet lunches, a coaching session and overall great exploration included in the price. Travel and accommodation not included.

Check out www.empassionedlivingnow.com for more information or contact Tara at Tara.eln@gmail.com

The Neuroscience of Leadership:

Maximize Your Effectiveness as a Change-Agent by Understanding the Brain

Date: Monday, September 20, 2010

Registration and Networking: 5:30 to 6:30 pm (PT)

Meeting: 6:30 – 8:30 pm (PT)

Location: SAP Labs North America

3410 Hillview Avenue

Building D, COIL (Co-Innovation Lab)

Palo Alto, CA 94034 Pre – Register for $25

Space Permitting: $35 at the Door

Registration Link – http://davidrock.eventbrite.com

CCEU Credits: 2.0

Change is difficult. New research is beginning to explain why it’s so difficult, and how it can happen more easily. However, to achieve this we may need to rethink many accepted paradigms, as brain research is uncovering a series of surprises about human functioning.

In 2004, David founded the brain-based approach to coaching, which has gathered momentum as a theory base for coaching. In collaboration with several leading neuroscientists, David is working to explain the neural basis of issues like self-awareness, reflection, insight and accountability.

NeuroLeadership is focusing on four domains that are emerging as the central organizing principles:

1. Decision making and problem solving
2. Staying cool under pressure
3. Collaborating with others
4. Facilitating change

Your effectiveness as a coach can be maximized if you incorporate the latest findings from neuroscience into your approach. David will help you understand how change occurs, and how to incorporate these findings into your coaching methodology to help clients accept and deal with change initiatives. Attendees will gain insights that can improve their own effectiveness and productivity as well as ways to help their clients.

Speaker Bio: David Rock

David Rock is the founder and CEO of Results Coaching Systems (RCS), which has operations in 15 countries across the globe. In his capacity as CEO, David works with Fortune 500 clients specializing in embedding internal coaching capacity within organizations to develop leaders, retain talent, improve performance, and change culture.

David is one of the thought leaders in the global coaching profession. The integrated coaching system he developed in the mid-90’s has been taught to over 10,000 professionals in more than fifteen countries.

He is the author of ‘Personal Best’, (Simon & Schuster, 2001), ‘Quiet Leadership’ (Harper Collins, 2006) and ‘Coaching with the Brain in Mind’ (Wiley & Sons, 2009), and ‘Your Brain at Work’, released in October 2009.

co-authored a feature article in strategy business magazine with neuroscientist Dr Jeffrey Schwartz, called ‘The Neuroscience of Leadership,’ the most downloaded article of the year at the magazine. In September 2006 CIO magazine ran a cover story featuring David and Jeff’s work called ‘The new science of change.’ His paper ‘Managing with the Brain in Mind’ was the most downloaded of 2009 at strategy+ business.

In late 2006, David founded the NeuroLeadership Institute and Summit, a global initiative bringing neuroscientists and leadership experts together to build a new science of leadership development. The Institute is now a worldwide network of researchers and practitioners building a new body of knowledge.

David is on the advisory board at CIMBA business school, and a guest lecturer at universities in 5 countries including at Oxford University Said Business School. He lives between New York City and Sydney, Australia with his wife and two young daughters.