December 2016 ICF Colorado Newsletter

1. December 2016
Message from Greg Aden
2016 President
Greetings and Happy Holidays!! After
finishing one of my favorite holidays,
Thanksgiving, I am full of gratitude and so
thankful for my boys, my health and all my
relationships. These next few weeks are
always filled with emotion for some and
planning for others. I tend to have a bit of
both as another year comes to an end
allowing me to reflect on what has worked
and what needs work!
Our Fall Conference was a huge success:
attendance was over 145 people, speakers
were rated extremely high, food & atmosphere was the best ever.
The evaluations tell us we indeed hit the mark in several areas.
What will we do next year to increase attendance and continue to
add value to our members and guests? Stay tuned.
Keep your eyes open for our "year end" survey seeking your input
on how we can add value to members, our monthly meetings and
our virtual programming efforts in 2017.
I am excited to be a part of this wonderful organization, and I have
great pride for what we stand for as a community as well as the
change we bring to those we serve. Am I sad this is my last
message as President of ICF-CO? No. I am delighted to hand over
the reigns to Lisa Hale as she will put her touch of excellence on the
Chapter for the next 12 months.
Please know I have enjoyed my time in the seat and proud of where
the Chapter is today. I learned back in March to not mistake
attendance for engagement. Meaning each of us learn and wish to
be served in many different ways. We know that some of you
want/need community and fellowship provided by monthly
meetings, while others want information and want it now ... so no
need to connect as often but want value in terms of educational
IN THIS ISSUE:
President's Message
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Geo Roberts
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2. materials, articles, best practices etc. Building a practice and
bringing in clients is not the end all for some of you that are leaning
into coaching within an organization or with an established practice.
I learned to recognize and appreciate each of the individual reasons
for entering this honorable profession and serve those in your path
be it a client or not. I realize most of you wish to make a "good"
living and have freedom to do whatever it is you wish while
preparing for tomorrow. Some need safety and security more than
others. Some would like to speak more while some love the
one-on-one coaching. Here’s to all of you succeeding into the new
year regardless of what success looks like to you.
It has been an honor to serve the organization in 2016, and I know
you are in very capable hands going forward into 2017 with Lisa
Hale and the leadership team she is assembling. I will see you
around and look forward to seeing many of you at the Holiday Party
on Thursday, December 8th in Lowry.
Greg Aden
President
greg@adenleadership.com
469-879-8211
MEMBERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Geo Roberts
I have been a member of ICF Colorado for
2 years and a member of ICF for 22
years. My introduction to ICF was a 1993
London mentoring and coaching
conference. Following an exciting career
as a graduate of the USAF Academy,
seeing combat in Viet Nam and then
serving as a fighter pilot and instructor for
the first 15 years of my working life, I
stumbled into what my real purpose here
on Earth is. Together with my wife and
sons we settled in the UK and I
co-founded a management training and
leadership development company which
engaged a spectrum of small, medium sized and international
organizations throughout Europe, UK and the US for over 30 years.
Before coaching was even perceived as a profession outside of
sports, our clients wanted to explore how to produce lasting
behavioral and attitudinal change throughout their work force from
boardroom to the shop floor. To this end we employed a unique
model and method of accelerating growth and change in the values,
vision and working practices of individuals, teams and organizations
called the Cycle of Experiential Development. This powerful
framework helped CEO’S through to ‘operators at the ‘coal face’ to
understand how and why change was desired, needed and then
successfully carried out. Results were dramatically improved so that
instead of 80% of change initiatives failing, over 80% succeeded. I
have worked across the broad spectrum of manufacturing,
pharmaceutical, retail, property management and IT as well as

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2016 - 2017 Monthly Meetings
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December 8, 2016
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We are coming to the close of a wonderful year here at ICF-CO with
lots to celebrate and new members to welcome to the family.
Please register and join us Thursday, December 8th at The Tavern
in Lowry – 7401 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO 80230
We will provide food, drink and opportunity to meet and to mingle
with fellow members and guests.

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January 12, 2017
"Inner Connection Motivates – An Introduction to Compassionate
Communication"
Kathy Ziola, MA - Click here to register
February 9, 2017
"Direct Communication – Where Courage Meets Integrity"
Micki McMillan - Click here to register
March 2017
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April 13, 2017
"How Would You Feel if Someone Complained About You as a
Coach?"
Michael J. Marx, MBA, EdD, PCC, CPCC - Click here to register
May 11, 2017
"Courage—An INside Job!"
Sandra Ford Walston, The Courage Expert - Click here to register
Location:
Lowry Conference Center | 1061 Akron Way, Building 697, Denver,
CO 80230
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PLEASE NOTE: Everyone must register for the monthly meetings &
events including ICF Colorado members
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Meeting in December
EXPERIENCED COACHES SALON
December 14, 2016
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: see information below
Hosted by: Judy Sabah
5+ Years of Coaching Experience? You’re
Invited to Check Us Out!

5. The Salon format is a safe place in the
home of one of the participants where
experienced seasoned coaches share
their journey as coaches with other like
coaches in open, safe intimate
dialogue, while boring deep into shared
seasoned coach's issues.
Location: Judy's home in Denver, CO
(address and phone sent to RSVP’s)
Please RSVP to judy@judysabah.com for the salon.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Hosted by:
Judy Sabah
judy@judysabah.com
General Meeting Information
Regular Monthly Meetings
Members: No Charge
Non-Members / Guests: $30 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: The Lowry Conference Center
1061 Akron Way, Building 697, Denver, Colorado 80230
Phone: 303.595.1693
Map to Lowry Conference Center:

6. 2016 ICF Colorado Leadership Team
Greg Aden
President
Greg@AdenLeadership.com
469-879-8211
Lisa Hale
President Elect
lisa@focusedleadershipconsulting.com
505-690-3354
Membership Director
Open Position
Jacquie Fedo
Co-Communications Director
jfedo@coaching410.com
303.748.4161
Education Director
Open Position
Tom Lietaert
Treasurer
tom@sacredodyssey.com
419-699-6100
Monica McNulty
Secretary
tmjmcnulty@msn.com
720-840-7501
Marketing/Outreach Director
Open Position
Dinah Snow
Past President
Dinah@DinahSnow.com
303-499-0408

7. Lora Polowczuk
Co-Communications Director
lora@courageouspath.net
301.221.0546
info@icfcolorado.org
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