Chapter Hosts Corner: June 2007 Archives
The more I invlove in the Local Chapter preparation, the more I feel
the excitement of how impactful of IAC in the coaching profession. My
intuition tells me:
- to review on the IAC-CC certified coaches list and/or the IAC members list to segmentise them into cities. Then send sharing emails to tell them what our existing chapters are doing and see their interest in hosting a Chapter.
- to identify the top 10 languages in the world and strategically planning where for another new 10 Chapters...........
I will build my sharing as time goes by:
1. By initiating to
host a new Chapter, I got to contact Kerri Laryea (The Chapter
Committee Leader in IAC) for details. I was amazed to have chance to
communicate with and being guided by a masterful coach who is the ever
highest scorer in the IAC Certification for 99%. Isn't it COOL!? Please see Kerri's sharing in her co-authored e-book.
2. As a member of the Hong Kong International Coaching Community (HKICC),
I took the initiative to asking for collaboration and cooperation
between IAC HK Chapter the HKICC. HKICC suggests to organize a special
workshop to let their members to know the first hand information about
the first IAC certified Hong Kong coach. It is my honor to sharing with
them. I always believe that "Just be bold to ask and the answer will be
there."
3. Through the continuous connection with the IAC
voluntary officials, I found myself is in paralle pacing with the
international coaching update in an effortless manner.
4. Once I decided to establish a local Chapter, the topic itself has already helped me to attract like-mind allies. By the invitation of HKICC management committee and voluntary coordinator Lorraine Lee, the VP membership, I was able to meet with 20 people on Sep 6, 2007 who are interested in knowing more about IAC. I also got voluntary coaches in joint effort with me to fine tune the Chinese translation of the 9 Masteries.
5. The Presence of IAC HK Chapter was listed on the IAC Website.
6. After several months in preparing and kicking off the IAC HK Chapter, today I browsed the internet to see how is the ranking of IAC HK Chapter Blog. I was extremely amazed to find "IAC HK Chapter: xxxxx" are listed on the first page of many searching keywords : including coaching in Hong Kong, executive coaching in HK, CEO coaching in HK, bonnie chan, bonnie chan coaching
1. How could I know I am qualified to be a local Chapter host or not?
According to March issue of VOICE, IAC has stated that the purpose of establishing a local Chapter is for (1) to strengthen IAC membership on a local level, (2) to connect on an international level and (3) to support the IAC's mission to inspire the on-going evolution and application of universal coaching standards, we believe whoever are IAC members and have a passion and vision of the mentioned points are well beyond the qualification. However, before you commit to be a local Chapter host, there should be a clear understanding on how much time you could and willing to share with and what is your vision and goal. Well, we like IAC's practice by putting up powerful questionnaire for us to think deeper. Click here to see the HK Chapter's feedback on the questionnaire.
2. Will I have financial support in running a local Chapter?
The answer we got so far is "none" in an aspect of monetary support at this early stage of the exercise. However, we are still having a passion to run a local Chapter for building a supportive environment for coaches and potential coaches who are serious to become a masterful coach and about certification in assuring the benifit of their clients.
3. Can I run my local Chapter in my local language?
IAC is an international organization and they welcome us to run our local Chapter in our local language. Therefore, we plan to run HK Chapter in Chinese (Cantonese) first. When we are getting more structural, we may extend to bilingual according to the resourses and needs. We also let our Chapter Blog to naturally running in multi-language (Chinese, English and Japanese) . We feel its fun!
4. How to get people joining my first kick off meeting?
I believe "Nobody can fight alone." Therefore, no matter how many friends and coaching buddies I have and to whom I will send invitation for attending my first kick off Chapter meeting, I need to open up myself first in order to welcome new comers. Thus, I was bold enough to give a workshop at HKICC to sharing my certification journey and there I have made at least over 10 new friends who are interested in IAC Certification.
5. Am I still fit after running the Chapter for 6 months?
It's
a good question? I found the purpose of the attendants coming to the
Chapter have shifted a bit. At the beginning, they came to see what is
IAC HK Chapter and how this Chapter could help them in their coaching
learning and development. After 6 months, we have gathered a group of
experienced and new coaches who are serious about the IAC Certification
and learning of the 9 Masteries. About 9 people has joined the IAC
membership from here. Isn't it something for celebration!? I, therefore
would like to answer you that I am fit and progressing in hosting the
IAC HK Chapter. And I foresee that, upon several coaches get certified,
they may like to develop a buddy circle in their coaching business
development. From there, we may advance to covering some topics on
business development.
Commit to leadership – Starting a new chapter requires a significant investment of time and energy to properly market, recruit, organize and administer information rich meetings that support IAC member.
- Acquire approval through IAC to start a new chapter.
- Read policy information and guidelines and commit to adhere to them.
- Clearly define your vision and goals for the chapter you wish to start.
Preparation – Before launching your first meeting, consider establishing these support tools:
- Another supportive member or coach to collaborate with and provide additional perspective.
- Determine meeting times and secure a meeting room location that you can expect to repeatedly reserve.
- Start a COG as a communication vehicle for launch information and follow-up with your members.
- Prepare an invitation message to send to potential participants.
- Prepare a questionnaire to send to potential participants.
- Design a plan for handling email, paperwork, and phone inquiries regarding chapter information.
Advertise – Work with the IAC to distribute your meeting information to IAC subscribers in your area.
- Submit invitation message to the IAC for distribution.
- Advertise locally via a press release, posting at local coaching schools, universities, and professional organizations.
- Follow up with meeting details prior to the first meeting.
Launch – To successfully launch your first meeting, complete these administrative and organizational tasks:
- Print a sign-in sheet to collect participant information.
- Print copies of policy information for participants to review and agree to.
- Create an agenda (see sample agenda).
- Foster introductions and a sense of acceptance (easy to do with a coaching organization!)
- Collaborate on the vision, mission, and culture of your chapter with the chapter members.
- Commit to action items in the first meeting to set the stage for forward momentum.
- Delegate responsibilities to foster teamwork and collaborative growth and development of the chapter
source: IAC - Chapter Committee
IAC Hong Kong Chapter
“Here is an open
chapter that welcomes coaches and potential coaches who are serious
about developing their coaching profession, get certified and continue
to grow.”
Powerful Questions to interested parties:
1. How to distinguish a good coaching and masterful coaching?
2. Where do you see beyond your current coaching practices?
Our Culture and Mission:
1. We build our dream house on strong coaching foundation – 9 Masteries
2. We design supportive environment for our creative growth
3. We contribute as a way to reciprocal
4. We care the core of coaching and simplify the rest
Our Format:
1. We meet once a month on a fix venue for 1.5 hours
2. We take turn to host the gathering
3. We have a theme for each gathering
4. We are a circle of collective wisdom, no teaching but coaching and sharing
5. We ask permission
6. We respect every opinion
7. We donate to maintain the running of the Chapter
Our Notice Board:
1. We run a Blog to list events and capture the inspirations
Our Founding Members:
1. Bonnie Chan
2. You
3. You............
If you are interested to join with us to grow, please email me at bonnie@coachlite.com for details.
I admire your endeavor and like the idea of IAC Chapter, in particular to create the presence of IAC worldwide and let more coaches and potential coaches to know about this profession and be attracted together for our/their personal and professional development.
My vision is to set up a HK Chapter this year, and then extend to have 2 more IAC Chapters in China, say Shenzhen and Shanghai in 1-2 years time. I would also like to liaise with any of our member(s) located in Japan (or even VOCIE subscriber) to give him/her support to create a Tokyo Chapter. Kerri, I agree with you that a guideline and a successful Model is a must to kick off. Let’s dream to double and triple our Chapter in the upcoming 2 years.
Cheers, bonnie
Get To Know Your Chapter Host
Bonnie Chan, IAC Certifed Coach, trained at Coachville's Graduate School of Coaching, current member of IAC Board of Governors, past president of Hong Kong International Coaching Community, over 20 years of international trading business, offers executive and business coaching in Chinese (Putonghua and Cantonese), English and Japanese.
