NCCA Newsletter

26 August 2004

Attendees

Sue, JJ Johnston, Pat, Carl, Joe C, Jeff M, Mandy, Bobbie, John

Boulder Coaches Alliance

Sue went to their most recent meeting
They are having a social, Monday 30 August, 6:30pm Outlook hotel in Boulder
Details: http://www.bouldercoaches.org/events.htm
The purpose is networking, meeting people
Last year's had good attendance from Denver and Boulder
They are also bringing in Julio Olalla in December, details will be forthcoming

DCF Business Coaching conference is September 30

Details: http://denvercoach.com/bcc/info.htm

Community Outreach

Boulder had set up a relationship with University of Phoenix
They had a booth at the UofP but didn't get a response, so they're re-evaluating
Carl's had a little resistance from CSU, they want to maintain fairness between coaches
Bobbie hasn't had any response from AIMS
Sue is thinking of contacting Larimer County Workforce Investment Board, to see if there's interest in us doing (unpaid) presentations or coaching/mentoring or workshops
- JJ/ The conference in September is expected to have 200-300 people
- Lou Wymeisner
- The program's pretty set for September, but maybe in the future….
Pat/ We could find a student at CSU who wants to do research on coaching? Would give us visibility, credibility, further the profession
- The key is to have enough people involved that it doesn't overburden any individual
Sue will put together a proposal to bring to our next meeting

Future meetings

In September we will have a networking activity, to learn more about each other as coaches and what we're doing
In October, the proposal is to focus on coaching for special needs and niches
In November, we'd like to do something around special passions
We may or may not meet in November – in the past we have replaced the Nov/Dec meetings with a single party
The holiday party is proposed for Saturday December 11^th at Joan's house in Redstone canyon

Venue

Some people have remarked that Golden Corral can be noisy
Sue researched and found that Golden Corral or Johnny Carino's in Loveland would be the best options, if we want to meet over lunch
Or if we want to meet at a different time, we could rent a meeting room for a reasonable price
Sue will check out the meeting rooms and set a different time for the October/November meetings
Jeff Myers will facilitate the September meeting

JJ Johnston – Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation

NCEDC is a non-profit organization
http://www.ncedc.com
We have a billion dollars in capital construction, 4 million square feet, not including residential development
JJ's been in economic development for 24 years, including 3 of the 10 poorest communities in the US
Fort Collins and Loveland economic development groups combined together 3 years ago
NCEDC's primary mission is to expand and protect the existing businesses we have
"Getting better jobs for people who already live here" – we have many people who live here but don't work here
NCEDC doesn't do back room deals or cut large checks, doesn't advocate population growth
It's about improving the quality of life. NCEDC has seen an increase of 30% of people asking for help last year. Underemployment is the most critical, most immediate need.
We have a shortage of 10,000 nurses predicted, and NCEDC has worked with local colleges to invest in training.
They work a lot with Site Selectors to show what the region has to offer, this affects a large number of large companies.
We have weaknesses in higher education, in costs
Presentations always include the Workforce Center (including mapping skills to the company's needs), CSU, AIMS, government
NCEDC has targeted specific industries based on the skills and resources in the community
They worked with a developer to create a 5 year plan to replace the interchange at US34 and I-25
JJ is working to bring government, industry and education to have discussions about our regional growth/development issues
They've worked with small businesses to find grants, to help grow. Most of the companies they're working with have less than 25 employees.
"We don't do it all ourselves, but we know who knows the answer"
Primary industry is those companies that don't just deliver value in the community, but to customers country-wide and world-wide
They're working on putting a lot more data on their website

Focus on the coach – Pat Williams

http://www.lifecoachtraining.com/
Coaching has become an industry and profession now
Pat started in executive coaching 15 years ago, previously was a therapist
"Coaching is what helps results become sustainable over time"
Pat's niche as a fully recovered psychologist is to help therapists moving into coaching
Pat started the Institute for Life Coach Training in 1998 as Therapist University
Pat was attracted by the lifestyle, working with people worldwide
Life coaching is kind of an "operating system"
In the last three years ILCT has expanded the advanced coach options
Subscribe to Pat's newsletter "Today's Life Coach" at http://www.lifecoachtraining.com/resources/newsletter/newsletter.shtml
You can also submit something to be published in the newsletter
Pat does a lot of public speaking, public training. His money is really made by people signing up for training.
Pat coaches about 10 people per month – both coaches and others
Pat's new book should be coming out in October: "Total Life Coaching", about 500 pages of resources for coaches and perhaps clients. "Lessons from the wisdom of time."
Pat is passionate about spreading the word on coaching
Pat has published recent articles in Choice magazine, Absolute Advantage (a magazine for workplace wellness professionals), and the International Journal of Coaching in Organizations http://www.ijco.info/
ILCT has just added programs for Employee Assistance Program coaching and Corporate Wellness professionals/coaches
Pat has created an online conversation at http://DrPatWilliams.com the weekend of September 9^th
"I want people to live their lives more purposefully"
Pat is getting a lot of interest from Asia for people who are interested in his coaching programs