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Nadine Henry - ICF Michigan Board Member and Lead, Coach Café Ann Arbor 2015
Deb Nystrom - Outgoing Coach Cafe lead, 2011-2015
Nan Reed Twiss - Coach Café Ann Arbor co-lead
Nadine Henry, Deb Nystrom, and Nan Reed Twiss at the March 2015 meeting of Coach Café Ann Arbor. Deb Nystrom is the outgoing Coach Café lead from 2011 to 2015. Nadine, assisted by Nan, is the new lead for Coach Café Ann Arbor, serving SE Michigan.
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Red Cross Speed Coaching Session Success: Press Release, June 7th, 2014
“Awesome,” “fulfilling,” “uplifting,” “rejuvenating,” and “eye opening” were words used by the American Red Cross management in Ann Arbor to describe the Speed Coaching they received on June 6, 2014 by five members of the Ann Arbor Coach Café. Fast Track Coaching—also known as Speed Coaching —means that event participants receive coaching for approximately fifteen minutes from one or more coaches. This pro bono event was held in conjunction with the 2014 International Coaching Federation Week.
Participating coaches included:
Following introductions by the five Red Cross staff and the five coaches, coaching was defined (although many coaches are also certified in counseling, coaching is much more action-oriented than therapy) and then, each staff member received two 15-minute mini-coaching sessions. Participant feedback included statements such as: “gained clarity on complex issues,” “provided affirmations about what was known,” “gained valuable tools to apply to life,” “empowering and helpful to put notes on paper.”
Providing similar events with other non-profit and corporate settings is a goal for the Ann Arbor Coach Café during the 2015 International Coaching Week. If you are interested in an event such as this at your organization in 2015, please contact one of the coaches listed above.
Participating coaches included:
- Debbie Merion, Essay Coaching, Writing and Communications Coach, [email protected] Website: www.essaycoaching.com;
- Deb Nystrom, Reveln Consulting and Coaching, Change Facilitator & Strategist, [email protected]
- Geraldine Markel, Managing Your Mind Coaching & Seminars, Leadership and Productivity Coach, [email protected] Website: http://www.managingyourmind.com/;
- Leon Wyszewianski, Career Counselor, Life Coach, Executive Coach, Managing One’s Career and Balancing the Demands of Work and life, [email protected], Website: http://www.leonwcounseling.com
Following introductions by the five Red Cross staff and the five coaches, coaching was defined (although many coaches are also certified in counseling, coaching is much more action-oriented than therapy) and then, each staff member received two 15-minute mini-coaching sessions. Participant feedback included statements such as: “gained clarity on complex issues,” “provided affirmations about what was known,” “gained valuable tools to apply to life,” “empowering and helpful to put notes on paper.”
Providing similar events with other non-profit and corporate settings is a goal for the Ann Arbor Coach Café during the 2015 International Coaching Week. If you are interested in an event such as this at your organization in 2015, please contact one of the coaches listed above.
"Sharing feedback with other people, who can see it (snap) in a heartbeat...was really helpful!"
"I thought it was...awesome! (laughter)"
"I thought it was...awesome! (laughter)"
It's first come, first served to schedule a speed coaching event in your organization during International Coaching Week.
Contact one of the participating coaches to reserve one hour of speed coaching time today!
Contact one of the participating coaches to reserve one hour of speed coaching time today!
Held Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Ann Arbor CENTER for INDEPENDENT LIVING
10:00 Speaker: Geraldine Markel, Ph.D. Managing Your Mind - Dr. Markel served as faculty in the UM School of Education and has coauthored four books on learning and performance for adults and adolescents with ADD and/or learning disabilities. She is the principal of Managing Your Mind Coaching & Seminars. Through coaching, she helps people to stay on target and ward off unnecessary distractions.
11:00 Mini-speed coaching sessions
(10-15 min for each attendee who brings one barrier and one strength to discuss individually)
Coach Café Ann Arbor Coaches who are participating include:
Ann Arbor CENTER for INDEPENDENT LIVING
10:00 Speaker: Geraldine Markel, Ph.D. Managing Your Mind - Dr. Markel served as faculty in the UM School of Education and has coauthored four books on learning and performance for adults and adolescents with ADD and/or learning disabilities. She is the principal of Managing Your Mind Coaching & Seminars. Through coaching, she helps people to stay on target and ward off unnecessary distractions.
11:00 Mini-speed coaching sessions
(10-15 min for each attendee who brings one barrier and one strength to discuss individually)
Coach Café Ann Arbor Coaches who are participating include:
- Geraldine Markel, Leadership and Productivity Coach
- Leon Wyszewianski, Career Counselor, Life Coach, Executive Coach
Photos from our FIRST ~ 2013 International Coaching Week
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MoonWinks Cafe manager Geri with coaches Deb Nystrom and Leon Wyszewianski
MORE HISTORY: Listed below is a poster of our first International Coaching Week 2013. We also gratefully thank Cottage Inn, MoonWinks Café and Espresso Royalé of Ann Arbor for hosting our events.
