Vision
Coaching is a trusted and sought-after catalyst for growth in our multicultural community.
Mission
ICF MN promotes the development of a community of multicultural coaches serving others. |  | 
Why We Aren't Traveling to Converge in FL
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the ICF Converge Conference, Converge is a semi-annual global conference for all ICF Coaches. It is the only ICF event where coaches, from around the world, gather in person to participate in a venue designed to strengthen connections within the coaching community and it offers exceptional formal and informal learning opportunities. ICF Converge provides attendees with opportunities to advance their professional development, discover new avenues for personal growth, and learn about current trends and practices in the coaching profession. ICF held the first Converge event in 2017, drawing more than 1,600 attendees from 61 countries.
The second Converge occurred in 2019 and Coaches from 75 countries gathered in Prague, Czech Republic.
This year, 2023, Converge is being held in Orlando, Florida in August.
As coaches, we provide a safe space for ALL people. Inclusion is the cornerstone of our values and it provides an environment where acts are intentional and deliberate to embrace diversity. There are many conversations occurring in the coaching community about how our values surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion do not align with the current cultural climate in Florida. read more... | | ICF Minnesota Welcome Call
Facilitators: ICF MN Membership Chairs
Date: Monday, July 24, 2023
Time: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM CST
Location: Zoom
Welcome new and existing members!
Join us for a New Member Meet & Greet. This (free) virtual get together is for new members and or members rediscovering the chapter. You'll have a chance to get to know each other, learn more about the chapter, and how to get involved (attending events, volunteering, etc.) Hope to see you there!
We look forward to seeing you Virtually!
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A Coaches Guide to 3 Models of Ancient Indic Thought
Register Here!
Speaker: Pradeep Chakravarthy, Author, Behaviorist and Historian
Date: Thursday, July 27, 2023
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CST
Location: Zoom
Description:
As a coach have you ever wondered?
Who am I? Where am I? In doing what I am, what am I really doing? Are you curious about what is shared about this in the Ancient Indic Thought from 4000 B.C?
We look forward to seeing you virtually!
|  | | Coaching Demonstration by an MCC
Facilitator: Joanne (Jo) Blackerby, MCC
Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM CST
Location: Zoom
CEU: 1.25 Core Competencies
Topic: Inclusive Coaching: Disempowering Beliefs
Description:
Uncovering disempowering beliefs can be a challenging process, as they are often deeply ingrained and may operate at a subconscious level.
In this session we will: Learn, discuss and practice how to coach beliefs. What makes a belief disempowering? How do we learn what and how to believe? What are the impacts of beliefs faced by human beings existing within historically marginalized groups?
ICF MN Members who have paid the annual fee: Free
ICF Global & MN Members (who have not paid annual fee) and non-members: $25
We look forward to seeing you Virtually!
| | Join Our Board
Interested in being part of making the ICF Minnesota a welcoming and valuable community for coaches? We'd love to have you join our board! We currently have board positions we're looking to fill, and are always looking for people who want to serve in the future.
If playing a bigger role in the future of ICF Minnesota interests you, please reach out to PresidentElect@ICFMinnesota.org. We'd love to connect with you! | | | | Welcome June 2023 New Members!
Beth Donaldson
Sarah Menke Vanasek
Timothy Rethlake
Todd Fonseca | | Newly Accredited ACC, MCC & PCC Coaches in June!
Shor Salkas, ACC
Subhransu Mishra, PCC
William Rees, PCC (ICF MN Member) | | | It is time for the Gaston & Pathfinder Award Nominations!
The Gaston award recognizes a coach who exhibits distinguished service to the coaching profession and the ICF MN chapter. The award is in honor of Elaine Gaston, one of our founding members who received the first Gaston Award in 2006 for lifetime achievement and dedication to the coaching profession.
The Pathfinder is awarded to a coach who demonstrates clear and strong leadership within the ICF Minnesota chapter in support of the ICF MN mission and vision. The Pathfinder Award originated in 2021 as a way to recognize outstanding change, growth or innovation with a new ICF MN initiative.
Submit your nomination for either the Gaston or Pathfinder award by July 15, 2023.
Both awards will be given at our annual “Celebration of Excellence & Service in Coaching” in September 2023 (date & time TBD).
Our intention is to ensure that everyone has time and opportunity to nominate individuals who exemplify the true nature of the coaching profession.
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Chapter member and former speaker, Paul Boehnke, has been selected to present Coaching the Inner Critic at Converge 2023 in Orlando, FL on August 23-26.
| | | Victor Thompson recently graduated from the Center for Coaching in Organizations (CCO) Executive Coaching in Organizations Coach Training Program (ECO). ECO is one of the few programs of its kind specifically geared toward coaching in the organizational context, no matter the type of organization. The 9-month long program includes over 130 hours of classroom facilitation, fieldwork (actual coaching clients) and mentor coaching. During the program, Victor’s emphasis was on identity and how the intersection of our unique dimensions of diversity contributes to who we are, how we lead and our personal and professional transformations. | | ICF MN Members!
Do you have an upcoming graduation, nomination, or award to announce? We want to share your news in our next Catalyst newsletter. Please email communications@icfminnesota.org to share your celebrations with us.
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| | | ICF MN has engaging opportunities for special project work within the following areas:
Membership
Professional Development
Diversity & Inclusion
Outreach
If you are interested please contact Amy Davis at: admin@icfminnesota.org |  | | Learning Journeys
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Plymouth, MN 55447 USA | | | |