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.

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

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.

Here are the open spots:

Monday, April 19
1:00 – 4:30 pm help with set up, conference opens at 2pm
4:30 – 8:00 pm

Tuesday, April 20
8:00 – 11:00 am
11:00 – 2:30 pm
2:30 – 6:00 pm help with packing up an leftover materials

You may bring your own promotional material to distribute. Please make sure you can carry it in rather inconspicuously as the Santa Clara Convention Center is a Union controlled facility.

For more information about the conference, go to www.inventyourfuture.com

Your contact at SVCF for this event is Linda Brown:
408-314-3169
coachlindab@coachlindab.com
www.coachlindab.com

Jack will be delivering a one-day workshop in San Francisco on March 13! This could be a pivotal day in your personal growth or transformation or a milestone day to hear exactly what your clients need to hear from you.  If there is one thing that he says that opens a new perspective or turns you onto an inner passion, then the day will be worth it!  Details are available at www.TheSuccessPrinciplesWorkshop.com.

If you want to attend with a group, please contact Veronica Wolfe veronica.wolfe@eastbaycoaches.net to be part of a table of 10 people to:

• Enjoy reserved seating (with our own party atmosphere)
• Reduce our individual investment cost for the day to $175 each,
• Enjoy each other’s company and built-in accountability!

During this extended commemoration, coaches around the world offer a variety of activities and pro bono services in their local communities to share what coaching has the ability to do.

The International Coach Federation is a proud sponsor of ICW and encourages coaches all over the globe to participate by holding special events during the designated International Coaching Week. ICW is a special time each year for all professional coaches to join together and celebrate the profession as one.

( Source: www.coachfederation.org )

The boot camp is best described as a place where emerging and established community leaders gather together to change the world.  It’s an intensive one day event where people learn how to bring their ideas for stronger communities into reality.  Coaches were brought into the mix to evoke the creativity and insight innately possessed by the attendees.  To learn more about the boot camp, check www.craigslistfoundation.org.

A handful of East Bay Coaches participated in the event, and a couple have the following to share:

It was delightful to be in a roomful of 50 coaches and know that so many people were open to giving coaching a try for the first time. Their work is so passionate for them! I followed up with most of my clients, and might have one ongoing client.  –Nancy Montier

The buzz of energy in a room of 50 working coaches was amazing!  It’s as though you could palpably feel the movement that was taking place for clients. I was humbled by the experience of spending time in sessions with members of our next generation – young adults who care passionately for this world and are taking ownership for their role in creating a better future. I would sign-up again in a heartbeat.  – Veronica Wolfe

On June 20, 2009, EBC coaches will be coaching at the CraigsList Foundation Boot Camp!

What is the Boot Camp about? Imagine 1,500 passionate people gathering together to change the world. It’s a fun, intensive one day gathering held on the UC Berkeley campus where people learn how to bring their ideas for stronger communities into reality. Participants will hear keynote speakers (including Craig Newmark), learn how to take action in interactive workshops, meet people who can turn dreams into action, receive expert coaching, and get fired up by stories of successful community transformations.

More information is available at http://www.craigslistfoundation.org/bootcamp.html

What Craigslist Believes About Coaching
It has been important to us at each Boot Camp to include coaching as a powerful tool for transformative leadership. We know that the cost of coaching cannot be absorbed by all budgets, and are committed to bringing top quality coaching sessions to our attendees for free. We truly believe that social entrepreneurship begins with each individual’s mission to fulfill their life potential. Coaching is an important tool/process for finding that direction and being clear about your path.