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Unlocking Thoughts, Passion and Intuition in the Czech Republic - Posted 30/12/08
Neil Scotton was invited to Prague to speak, share and train coaches and business leaders in "Unlocking thoughts, passion and intuition – Coaching for profound, sustainable, confident change.". The session on December 8th 2008 enabled delegates to learn more about how they can coach the ‘whole’ person. They were able to help people to discover what’s really going on inside them and enable them to understand and overcome the ‘hidden’ blocks they may have been stopping them. It's all simple ways to help people make the changes they want in ways that are natural, sensible, wise and sustainable for them, so that they can achieve higher levels of success and fulfilment. Through demonstrations, exercises and discussion Neil shared practical coaching experience and proven techniques that can immediately benefit people in their work and lives. They can now expect to learn more about themselves as they learn to apply the techniques.
Neil Scotton wins global President's Award
Neil Scotton, Managing Director of Coaching Professionals and President of the UK chapter of the International Coach Federation, has been awarded the Global President’s award for his contribution to leadership of the coaching profession in the UK and beyond. In 2007 this award was won by fellow UK coaching pioneer, Sir John Whitmore. Neil received the award from Diane Brennan, global President, in front of 1400 coaches at the ICF's international conference in Montreal.
Global President of the ICF, Diane Brennan, praised the UK’s achievements saying ‘There are many amazing people within our coaching community. One person stood out for me this year as I reflected on this award. This individual is someone I met in the fall of 2006. There were a lot of challenges facing his chapter and the way forward was not very clear. The chapter was in a survival mode. Today this chapter has experienced unprecedented success under this individual’s leadership; including:
• Engaging the leadership team and members in the process; • A clear, sharp focus on becoming self sustaining; • The consistent introduction of innovative programs; • Exceptional corporate outreach and advocacy; • Forging cooperative relationships with other coaching organizations to address issues of mutual concern; and • Marketing and public relations initiatives that support service and sustainability.
Neil exemplifies the characteristics of true global leadership and is exceptionally worthy of the ICF President's Award. Such laudable individual accomplishments are contributing in substantial measure to making professional coaching a truly integral part of society.’
Coaches really are Making a Difference in the world - Posted 23/10/08
Following an introduction from David Hancock, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for BT, Neil Scotton opened a ground breaking event on behalf of the UK ICF at the BT Centre in London. Bringing together over 130 coaches, leaders of change, professionals and leaders with CSR responsibilities the event shared inspirational presentations and stories from those making a difference in the fields of Local Community, Global Community, Education, and Sustainability. The keynote address was from Sir John Whitmore, the world's best selling author on coaching and keenly active in the field of sustainability. Neil also presented finding of research he carried out with Liz Hall, Editor of Coaching at Work Magazine. This discovered just how much coaches were doing in the real world to help people live more peaceful, fulfilling and succesful lives. It also highlighted the benefits businesses were getting by supporting cummunity based programmes.
The event was interactive, with viewers participating and asking questions from 17 locations from around the world via webcast kindly organised and donated by BT. Other sponsors who helped enable the event include The London Coaching Group and the Forton Group. You can view the recording of the opening presentations (David Hancock, Neil Scotton and Sir John Whitmore). More updates of the outcomes will be posted at the UK ICF site
Neil Sccotton has been invited to speak to coaching leaders across the world at the ICF Global Conference in Montreal on 12th November 2008. Sharing inspirations, experiences and wisdoms with international colleagues, Neil will be joined by UK ICF colleagues Kish Modasia and Kathryn Pope in a lively and thought provoking session for people wishing to encourage and inspire more people to make a positive difference.
New money for business leader's coaching, training and development available from the Government - Posted 14/10/08
The Governmernment is making new money available to business leaders to help them access coaching, training and development. Depending upon the region you are in, up to £1000 is available if you employ 5 people or more. The exact amounts available and eligibility criteria varies between regions. Clients have benefited from previous similar schemes, and our experience is that the funding is easy to access (no lengthy paperwork). For more information please contact Train to Gain, Business Link or email info@coachingprofessionals.com or call us on 01737 243589.
Neil Scotton to speak to European Coaching Leaders - Posted 8/10/08
With coaching growing strongly across Europe, Neil Scotton has been invited to speak and share with leaders of the International Coach Federation across Europe. Taking place in Pague on 7th December, Neil will sharing thoughts, learnings and facilitating discussions to inspire and enable leaders as they grow strong, vibrant, financially resourced coaching communities in their countries. Neil is President of the ICF in the UK, where building a strong leadership team and outreach activities has meant that the chapter is the largest in the world, with regular groundbreaking activities.