This document provides information about upcoming events for the ICF Colorado chapter, including their monthly meeting on May 9th featuring a speaker discussing coaching in organizations. It highlights volunteer opportunities, special interest group meetings, and community outreach efforts. The president's message expresses excitement about their growing membership and volunteer base, and encourages involvement in initiatives for International Coaching Week in May.

1. MAY 2013
IN THIS ISSUE:
Message from Reuel Hunt, President
Next Monthly Meeting: May 9, 2013
Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings
ICF Colorado Meetup Groups
In the Spotlight: Anita Martin
NEW: Summary Now Available of March 2013 Article
Community Alliance Team, External Community Building
Calling All Volunteers!
Membership in the ICF Colorado
ICF Colorado is on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & YouTube!
Resource Library
General Meeting Information
Contact Us
Message from Reuel Hunt
President, ICF Colorado
Our Local Coaching Community: connection – contribution – competency – clarity
- International Coaching Week: May 20-26, 2013
- ICF-Midwest Regional Conference: Minneapolis, MN on June 20-22, 2013
- May Monthly Meeting Speaker: Bob Dunham - "Coaching in Organizations"
- Volunteers: new this month
- New streamlined ICF Global Credentialing Process
With our new full board and expanding volunteer base, we are excited to serve our growing
coaching community.
We are pleased with the response to the presentation by our board members at last month's
membership meeting. We are happy you enjoyed our interactive engagements.
ICF International Coaching Week: May 20-26, 2013
Each year a week is designated by ICF Global to raise the awareness of our profession and engage
with our local communities. This year ICF Colorado members are doing a number of things,
thanks to our volunteers. Please email me at President@ICFColorado.org if you would like to join

2. the other volunteers.
There is a free virtual conference each day on May 21-25: http://www.radicalconversations.com
ICF Midwest Regional Conference: Minneapolis, MN - June 20-22, 2013
ICF Colorado is a member of the ICF Midwest Region. Our regional conference this year is in
Minneapolis, MN, and two of our Past Presidents are presenters at this conference. Registration is
open at http://icf-midwest.com/
Our Expanding Volunteers
New volunteers for the ICF International Coaching Week include: Annie Given, Becky Bringewatt,
Carolyn Gary, Danielle Hicks, Dinah Snow, Laura Menze, Patrice Miller, Stephanie Smith, Tara
Hooey, and Vicki Kenny Petersen. Thank You Volunteers.
ICF-Colorado May 9 Program: Bob Dunham – "Coaching in Organizations"
Bob’s program will provide an overview of the perspectives, skills, and key points of coaching for
professionals in the organizational context. http://generativeleadership.co
ICF Global has launched an upgraded website with streamlined Credentialing Process.
http://www.coachfederation.org/credential/?navItemNumber=502
Final Message
I invite you, as a coach, to join our community, become involved, play with us, and join our ICF
Colorado chapter: http://sn.im/joinicfcolorado. Join the global community - ICF Global:
http://www.coachfederation.org/join/landing.cfm?ItemNumber=675&navItemNumber=499, and
contribute/volunteer, make a difference, give back and grow with us.
Wishing you success in your coaching journey,
Reuel J. Hunt
President, ICF Colorado
president@ICFColorado.org
303-734-0444
Next Monthly Meeting: May 9, 2013
Date: May 9, 2013
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) conducted before the general meeting
from 6:00 - 6:50pm.
Location: PPA Event Center, 2105 Decautur St, Denver, CO 80211
Speaker: Robert Dunham

3. Topic: "Coaching Excellence in Organizations"
*CCEUs: TBD
The challenge for coaches in organizations is that organizations have their own structure,
dynamics, and requirements for effective action. Being a team leader, manager, executive, and
leader are roles that require specific skills, and these need to be integrated into the perspectives
and actions of coachees.
Coaching Excellence in Organizations (CEO) is a discipline that provides coaches with the eyes to
see the organizational structure and individual skills that coachees need to be aware of in their
organizational roles. This approach also provides the coach with experience in the actions and
practices of effective management and leadership. These actions and practices are rooted in the
foundation that all human action and coordination of action arises and are shaped in
conversations, making the skills available to coaching. These skills shape the results and
performance of teams, managers, and leaders, making the coaching approach valuable to the
organizations, and enabling coaches to make more valuable offers in the organizational world.
This presentation will provide the overview of the perspectives, skills, and key points of coaching
for professionals in the organizational context.
Participants will learn to see the landscape of action in organizations, how to assess key
breakdowns and what interventions they can make as coaches. This will enable coaches to make
offers of more value to organizations for their performance, and enabling coachees to expand their
skills to be more valuable in their organizational roles.
About Robert Dunham
Robert Dunham, founder of the Institute for Generative Leadership, has worked as a consultant,
educator and coach to executives and management teams nationwide in leadership,
communication, teamwork, and people process redesign since 1981. Robert developed the
action-based discipline of Generative Leadership and management offered by Enterprise
Performance in the three-year Generative Leadership Program™. He also founded the Company
of Leaders, an ongoing community for embodied leadership development.
Robert is co-author of the forthcoming book The Innovator’s Way – the Eight Generative Practices
with Dr. Peter Denning, which will be published by MIT Press in 2010. He has published articles
including The Body of Management, What Makes Leadership Work?, and Back to School – The Top
14 Mistakes that Executives Make. He has also published the articles The Missing Customer and
Innovation as Language Action with Dr. Denning. He has written over 30 proprietary papers on
leadership and management used in his leadership and management development programs. He
co-holds two patents for workflow technology based on the structure of human coordination.
PLEASE NOTE: Everyone must register for the monthly meetings including ICF Colorado
members.
*CCEUs: TBD
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the May 9, 2013 Meeting
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
EXPLORING COACHING AS A PROFESSION SIG
May 9, 2013
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Our discussion may include, and is not limited to:

4. understanding how coaching differs from related professions
learning what makes an exceptional coach
determining if self-employment suits you
choosing your niche and specialty
investigating training programs, certification & mentor coaches
getting started . . .
BUILDING YOUR COACHING BUSINESS SIG
May 9, 2013
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Join us at the Building Your Coaching Business SIG to learn about tools, tips and resources to help
start and grow your business.
Our guest speaker for May is Ann Strong, Founder of Thriving Coaches, who will be discussing
"Free Your Genius, Own Your Niche."
Even if you're fairly certain you don't have a Genius or a niche, join us to become reacquainted
with your Genius and maybe even meet your niche!
Mission – To ensure that new coaches build their business, improve their coaching skills, market
effectively and stay active and engaged in ICF CO. The SIG will help new coaches chart a course
toward professional and financial success.
Facilitator:
Dinah Snow
dinah@dinahsnow.com
www.dinahsnow.com
303-499-0408
EXPERIENCED COACHES SIG
May 22, 2013
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: see information below
Facilitated by: Reuel Hunt & Lauren Fisher
5+ Years of Coaching Experience? You’re Invited to Check Us Out
The next meeting of the Experienced Coaches SIG is May 22nd from 7-9pm.
In our new format, we focus and go deeper on one topic that surfaces during our check-ins, and
we keep our check-ins bottom-lined and time sensitive so we can go deeper on a chosen topic.
Summary from April Meeting:
We began with check-ins all around, including sharing of resources relevant to each person's
check-in. The check-ins led to a discussion on this topic: We looked at what is happening in our
world of increased violence and how helpless and even "numb" large numbers of people seem to
be becoming, and we talked about how coaching brings aliveness, hope, and an "un-numbness" to
people. We also discussed the importance of the coach leadership style of "unfolding and
allowing," while staying alert and present, rather than "force and action," and how that shows up
in our lives and our practices.
Location:
3855 S. Hibiscus Way Denver, CO 80237
(west on Hampden from 1-25 to Happy Canyon)
Please contact Reuel to RSVP and to receive more details about this SIG.

5. We look forward to seeing you there!
Facilitators:
Reuel Hunt
rjhunt@earthlink.net
Lauren Fisher
laurenkfisher@comcast.net
ICF Colorado Meetup Groups
Our ICF Colorado Meetup Groups are an opportunity for our community to continue conversations
and keep communications going in-between our monthly meetings.
ICF CO Meetup Groups currently in Arvada, Boulder, Glendale and Ft. Collins.
Interested in hosting an ICF CO Meetup Group in your area? Let us know:
info@icfcolorado.org
Link on Meetup:
http://www.meetup.com/ICF-Colorado-Coaches-Corner/
*Please check the link above for any updates/changes announced
by the Meetup Group leaders.
Questions? Please contact info@icfcolorado.org
In the Spotlight: Anita Martin
Overview of Business and Services:
I am on a mission to help those who inspire and empower others, ie: professional speakers and
coaches, add value to their presentations and workshops. I do this in a couple of ways: 1. We
work together to develop a workshop or webinar for you if you don't already have one. 2. We then
make sure that participants in ANY of your programs walk away with something of value and
quality that they can refer back to and use to refer you to others. Specifically, I am talking about
effective, useful and beautifully designed handouts that enhance your work, not distract from it.
Anita’s Business Philosophy:

6. As always, content and information is hugely important. But if that information is presented in a
way that nobody sees it or wants to look at it, what good is it? We live in a time when it is easier
than ever to make things look pretty, but that doesn’t mean they are well-designed. The definition
of design is beauty with a use and purpose.
Click here to read more about Anita
NEW: Summary Now Available of March 2013 Article
The Informed Coach: Understanding Critical Distinctions Between Coaching
and Psychotherapy and Knowing When to Make a Referral
by Becky Bringewatt, MA, LPC, NCC, Coach and Meg’n Deaner, MA, LPC, NCC, Coach
Becky and Meg'n created a summary of their March 2013 article.
Click here to access the summary
Community Alliance Team, External Community Building
One of our new members, Laura Menze, is leading the charge in a new role for ICF CO as the
leader in building Community Alliances on behalf of ICF CO, and she is looking to build her
team! While the ultimate goal is to build community, awareness, and connection, the Community
Alliances Team will focus on reaching out to:
Business Networking Groups (including local chambers)
Religious Organizations (Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, etc.)
Charities & Non-Profit Organizations
Coaching Schools
Career Service Organizations
Organizations & Associations related to coaching (ASTD, CHRA, etc.)
Political/Government affiliated with Mental Health, (The Mental Health Board, local Senator,
etc.)
Media (TV, Radio, Newspapers, Prominent Local Social Media, etc.)
Some ideas in growing these partnerships might include:
Offering respective members of each organization (ICF-CO & alliance organizations) a
discount on meetings, conferences, or memberships, etc..
Opportunities for ICF-CO members to provide presentations to various organizations and
vice versa.
Developing long-term relationships so that these organizations have an ICF-CO ‘go-to’
person who will be available to them long-term.
Having our finger on the pulse of mental health issues and legislation in CO so that we
might have a say in what would be beneficial for the coaching community.
Getting ICF-CO in the news and creating awareness about coaching and what is available to
people.
Developing opportunities for local communities to tap into our resources for their patrons,
etc.
If you have ideas you’d like to share beyond what is outlined here, please contact Laura Menze

7. or Judy Sabah. After all, this is new frontier - the Wild West! Laura and Judy can use all the help
they can get in tackling this endeavor!
If you are passionate about coaching, passionate about ICF CO and are willing to commit to
building a long-term relationship in the role of an Internal Coaching Community Builder or a
Community Alliance Leader in any of the categories above, please let Laura or Judy know how to
reach you and what area you might be interested in.
Together, we can build an incredible coaching community that reaches beyond our wildest
dreams!
Contact:
Laura Menze
lmenze@lifequestalliance.com
Judy Sabah
judy@judysabah.com
Calling All Volunteers!
We invite you to share your skills, talents, and experiences with ICF Colorado and play a bigger
role in the coaching community. How? Read on to see how easy it is to play full out.
We have opportunities for you to be of service in the following areas:
Facilitator for one of our monthly Special Interest Groups (SIG) - Facilitating a SIG
allows you to grow as a leader, meet lots of amazing coaches, and develop an exciting
program that you can use in other areas of your coaching practice.
ICF Colorado Blogger - Would you like to learn more about blogging in a safe
environment and would enjoy sharing emerging trends with the coaching community? Then
this has your name written all over it.
Manage ICF Colorado Twitter - Are you a tweeting fanatic and have a few extra minutes
each week to tweet out to coaches and the community about our ICF Colorado meetings,
events, and programs?
Manage ICF Colorado Facebook - Post our events, speakers, coaching tips, etc. It's a
great way to network.
Greeters - Remember how you felt when you came to your first ICF Colorado meeting?
Help our new guests feel welcome and at home.
Channel 9 News Health Fair - Help us be a part of this great program so that we can be
of service to the community.
PBS Phone Support - Set up a date/time for us to give back to this important community
program.
ICF Colorado Press Releases - Do you have experience writing and sending out press
releases? We'd love your help in getting this started!
Jobing.com - Find out when these events are and encourage our members to attend to
help coach job seekers in finding their new dream job. It might even lead to new clients!
Assist with ICF Colorado workshops - We enjoy providing valuable workshops for our
ICF Colorado members and invite you to be a part of this dynamic, engaging program. We
occasionally need help in identifying interesting workshops, getting info about the workshop
in the montly newsletter, etc.
Identify teleseminar opportunities for ICF Colorado members - Is there a topic you
think the members would get value from or is there a speaker who you know of who would
"WOW" our members? Jump in and be a part of this initiative!

8. Follow up with ICF Colorado speakers - Assist them with accommodations,
transporation, special needs, etc. - This will allow you to meet some "Movers and Shakers"
in the world of coaching!
Create a member survey asking for feedback on what areas/topics they're interested in
to ensure we're meeting the needs of our members.
Resource Management Support - Go through the existing ICF Colorado resources on file
and determine what's current/beneficial to coaches and what's outdated.
Resource of the Month - Highlight a resource from our library and write a brief summary
of it for our monthly newsletter. What a great opportunity to learn a new coaching skill, and
then share it with your peers.
Please contact Reuel Hunt at 303-734-0444 or rjhunt@earthlink.net to learn more about these
exciting opportunities or to get signed up today.
We value your creative ideas and are committed to being the #1 resource for coaches in Colorado.
Thank you for making a difference! We truly appreciate you and all that you share with us.
The ICF Colorado Board of Directors
Membership in the ICF Colorado
I want to say that I truly enjoyed our last meeting. We had wonderful speakers from our very
own board that received rave reviews! I enjoyed meeting all the members and guests. WOW, we
have some AMAZING people and other AMAZING people that are considering being ICF members.
I would ask that all our current members reach out to colleagues and friends and invite them to
attend with you. If they use the code on our website that first very valuable meeting is FREE! I
work mainly on my own as a coach, that is what I created my work to look like! However, now
that I am working on my own I really crave that connection! Our meetings provide the perfect
opportunity for that wonderful connection that we all need so very much in our lives. I am also
super grateful for the other amazing members on our board that I get to share with and spend
time with. Come to our next meeting, hear some amazing speakers and meet wonderful people
just like yourself!
For our former members who have allowed their memberships to lapse, we invite you to renew
right away and re-commit to being a part of our community of coaches. Our educational
programming has been very powerful over the last year, and we've had some wonderful meetings.
Renewing your membership will also give you the opportunity to renew the friendships you made
while a member.
For those of you who aren't yet members, we invite you to tour our website, check out the past
and upcoming programs, and call if you have questions. We invite you to join our chapter and
become engaged in the work of learning together and creating a strong community.
So why should coaches and prospective coaches want to join ICF Colorado? As a member of ICF
Colorado, they will join a wonderful community of individuals committed to making a difference in
the lives of their clients, connecting with other coaches, developing themselves, and contributing
to the profession of coaching. Our community includes brand new coaches as well as very
experienced and highly successful ones. We also welcome those who are exploring coaching as a
profession and who have not yet started the process of becoming a coach.
There are many benefits to membership in ICF Colorado starting with being able to attend the
monthly meetings at no additional cost. The educational presentations during our meetings are
delivered by highly successful coaches with special expertise and are but one of the resources
available for helping our members develop and refine their coaching skills and build their

9. businesses. As a member, one has the opportunity to network with other coaches and participate
in one of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The SIGs are led by experienced coaches, giving
participants the opportunity to learn and engage in lively discussion. Two of the three SIGs are
held immediately prior to the meeting, and we encourage everyone to check them out. In addition
to the SIGs and monthly educational programming, we also have other programs and events such
as workshops and tele-classes, with reduced rates for members.
When highly experienced coaches, coaches building their practices, and those who are just getting
started join together to support their chosen field, magic happens. So please help us grow our
membership and be part of the magic we can create. Let's create an amazing Spring this year full
of blooming coaches and coaches in full bloom taking their practices to the next level! I look
forward to meeting you all at the next meeting!
It’s very easy to join on the ICF Colorado website:
http://sn.im/joinicfcolorado.
If you have questions about membership, please call me, Shannon Rios, at 720-515-3212.
To your unlimited potential and success!
Shannon Rios
ICF CO Membership Director
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Resource Library
The ICF Colorado has a fabulous Resource Library with over a hundred educational tapes and
books addressing such disciplines as leadership coaching, executive and corporate coaching,
career coaching, relationship coaching, life coaching, and spiritual coaching, as well as practice
development for coaches. Its purpose is to promote education, business development and support
for ICF Colorado members.
The Resource Library is perhaps best known for its great selection of audiotapes. Several years
worth of ICF Conference audiotapes include leadership and coaching topics by such high-profile
individuals as Laura Berman-Fortgang, Ken Blanchard, Jack Canfield, Wayne Dyer, Cheryl
Richardson, and Benjamin Zander, along with many other masterful coaches. A variety of other
resources include such great tapes as "High End Coaching" and "Personal Evolution" by Thomas
Leonard and Frederic Hudson's book, The Handbook of Coaching.
In addition to developing leadership and coaching skills, audiotape topics are specific to
self-promotion and networking, use of assessments, therapists as coaches, attraction principles,
team coaching, self- coaching, emotional intelligence, appreciative inquiry, speaking, and getting

10. published. Members may borrow up to four resources per month upon signing "The Agreement for
Resource Check-Out."
Brenda Cody, M.S., Resource Librarian
Brenda@WorkSolutionsGroup.com
720-989-8743
General Meeting Information
Regular Monthly Meetings
Members: No Charge
Non-Members / Guests: $25 per meeting fee
When: 2nd Thursday of every month (unless otherwise noted)
6:00PM - 9:00PM
SIGs start at 6:00PM, and the General Meeting starts at 7:15PM sharp.
Where: PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur Street, Denver, Colorado 80211
Phone: 303-433-8247
The PPA Event Center is on the corner of 21st Avenue and Decatur Street
PPA Event Center website: www.ppaeventcenter.com
Map to PPA Event Center:
Questions? Comments? Ideas to Share?
We welcome your comments and ideas and are happy to answer questions.

11. Contact Information:
info@icfcolorado.org
www.icfcolorado.org
ICF Colorado Board Members
Reuel Hunt, President
rjhunt@earthlink.net
303-734-0444
Stephanie Wachman, President Elect
stephanie@coachinglib.com
720-232-3693
Shannon Rios, Membership Director
shannon.r.rios@gmail.com
720-515-3212
Dinah Snow, Communications Director
dinah@dinahsnow.com
303-499-0408
Helle Hegelund, Education Director
helle@hegelundconsulting.com
720-570-0369
Tom Lietaert, Treasurer
tom@sacredodyssey.com
419-699-6100
Monica McNulty, Secretary
TMJMcNulty@msn.com
720-840-7501
info@icfcolorado.org
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