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ACEC Webinar – Demystifying AI An introduction to ChatGPT
Demystifying AI An introduction to ChatGPT” (Saturday, July 29 | 9am MT)

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s crucial to stay ahead of the curve. That’s why we’re inviting you to join us for an exclusive webinar,
“Demystifying AI: An Introduction to ChatGPT”
Designed specifically for high-level Executive Coaches like you, we aim to shed light on the transformative potential of ChatGPT and how it can elevate your coaching practices.
Here’s what we will cover:
– The potential and real-world applications of ChatGPT
– Understanding AI-driven content creation
– How to effectively utilize prompts for engaging in conversations
– Ethical Implications and potential pitfalls of Using AI in Coaching
Join CB Bowman, MCEC, CVF, CVP, BCC, CMC and Dr. Ana Melikian to unlock the full potential of ChatGPT and gain the confidence to explore this powerful tool.
As an added bonus, attendees will also get exclusive information about our upcoming conference, “Expanding the Possibilities… The Effects of AI on Corporate Executive Coaching,” organized by the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to join industry experts and thought leaders in exploring the transformative impact of AI on executive coaching practices!
Register below to join us on Saturday, July 29 | 9am MT
Please note: this session may be recorded to be shared with the ACEC community. By registering for this event, you are giving your consent for the recording to be shared.
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ACEC Webinar – Teenage Mental Health Crisis
Teenage Mental Health Crisis
“What I Wish My Parents Knew” (Wednesday, April 19 | 10am PT)

Join us for this Documentary Private Screening and Conversation with Director Jason Reid & international expert on suicide prevention and teen mental health Mark Goulston, MD.
Watch the trailer at https://vimeo.com/752795972
In the first 45 minutes, we will see the private screening of their documentary film, What I Wish My Parents Knew – here is the trailer.
In the second 45 minutes, we will have a discussion and Q&A with the Director, Jason Reid, whose 14-year-old son died by suicide, and Mark Goulston, M.D., best-selling author, former UCLA professor of psychiatry, and international expert on suicide prevention and teen mental health.
Jason is on a mission that you can read about at Choose Life to reverse the trajectory of teen suicide, and he created this film because it’s what he wished he had known about his son but didn’t get the chance.
#acec #freewebinar #webinar #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #teenmentalhealth #childrensmentalhealth
Register below to join us on Wednesday, April 19 | 10am PT (11am MT)
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ACEC Webinar – Restoring Respect
Restoring Respect (Novemer 15, 2022 – 1PM EDT)

A “how-to” guide for supporting the repair of broken work relationships
Gregg Ward, MCEC, and Founder/Executive Director of the Center for Respectful Leadership leads an informative and engaging webinar on his latest book Restoring Respect: a how-to guide for supporting the repair of broken work relationships which outlines a process he developed called Coaching for Respect™.
Too often. when co-workers fall out with each other due to lack of respect and this impacts KPI’s, the organization turns to half-hearted chats with HR, or harsh disciplinary measures, transfers, or no response at all. What’s really needed is a process that brings some level of respect back to the relationship so that they can continue to work together productively. Gregg will outline his process for us and explain why it works, and why it has failed.
Register below to join us on November 15, 2022 – 1pm EDT
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ACEC Webinar: Find Your Brand
Find Your Brand (April 26, 2022 – 12PM EDT)

What is your personal brand? What is the image you present? Creating a personal brand can be daunting!
In this online workshop, personal branding photographer, Raj Bandyopadhyay will guide you through an intuitive, visual process he regularly uses with clients to clarify the story you want to tell with your unique voice.
First, you’ll get to play with visuals that delight you to create a mood board that will illuminate your brand. Then, you’ll reflect on your board to identify themes and patterns that emerge, many of which might surprise you.
Finally, you’ll share your mood board with a supportive, cheering group of fellow entrepreneurs.
You’ll come out of this workshop saying, “Wow, I didn’t know that about myself!”
ACEC Members Exclusive April 26, 2022 – 12pm EDT
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ACEC Fireside Chat: Ukraine Crisis
ACEC Fireside Chat (April 7, 2022 – 1PM EDT)

Ukraine Crisis – Its Effect on Executive Coaching
We will focus on the Impact of the Ukraine situation on us, our clients, and coaching in general with our guest speaker Izabela Lundberg* who is a war crime refuge*
This is an opportunity to get insights, co-create solutions, have debates connected to your reality and needs, support each other, and contribute to developing resilience by building our united strengths!
ACEC members are executive coaches who believe in “enterprise-wide business partnerships©” to better meet the changing needs of today’s business leaders and organizations who are dealing with 5 pandemics and the war in Ukraine.
ACEC Members Exclusive April 7, 2022 – 1pm EDT
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Challenges of the C-Suite: Guest – Susan Curtin, MCEC
Challenges of the C-Suite
Special Guest – Susan Curtin, MCEC
Tuesday, Oct 27th @ 12pm MDT
Susan Curtin, MCEC, is President & Owner at Insights4Results, LLC., Executive Coach & Consultant who partners with clients in igniting new insights, innovations & increased results.
Susan started a coaching/consulting firm after 20 years of experience training & coaching internal/external personnel in San Diego County & City organizations. Soon after, she noticed gaps in coaching provided to individuals and teams that were not being addressed by existing coaching models & programs.- The first gap was that there was no coaching to hire the right individual for the job in the first place.
- Approaches of existing coaching programs tended to coach everyone the same & didn’t account for each individual having a unique set of skills, challenges or their current performance State.
- Then there was no support to coach leaders when they were in the Slipping State.
- After coaching leaders to become better managers, there was no plan to coach these developed leaders to succession.
The gaps led to the creation of Managing4Results™ a successful, comprehensive management program that incorporates development of a department managers’ role as a coach for ongoing employee engagement and increased retention. This program helps managers learn: “How to be, What to do and When to do” in order to build stronger relationships with their direct reports through giving constructive feedback, coaching, and communicating in ways that truly motivate and enable teams to achieve greater results. Managing4Results™ provides a certification program for coaches, consultants and trainers interested in utilizing this proven training program for their current and future client organizations.
Susan’s coaching includes leadership development, transition to the next stage of leadership, succession management & work on key competencies including interpersonal savvy/EQ & political acumen. She specialize in utilizing Managing4Results™ program to facilitate managers & leaders in developing personnel while building their own capacity to coach their teams ensuring greater employee engagement. “Behind Every Good Result Is a Great Insight.”
Susan is a member of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches https://www.acec-association and is a certified Master Corporate Executive Coach with the MEECO Leadership Institute.
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WORKPLACE RACIAL EQUALITY
Special Guest: Liz Gutheridge, MCEC
Managing Director at Connect Consulting Group -

It’s all about you … Madame
Ladies, stop focusing on perfection and enjoy your life!
During a seminar with businesswomen I heard them saying over and over: I have no time, I always run, and, a few minutes later, I’m a perfectionist …
Obviously, it is not only women that are perfectionists, but a large majority is of female gender.
Our discussion has focused on the importance of work, projects and necessity of doing things right. I noticed a high level of satisfaction with this type of work. This unfortunately, seems to consume a lot of our personal and family time.
My theory which I believe in and was well accepted is this:
Different projects require different levels of implication and quality works.
A perfect block of stone will never worth as much as an imperfect diamond…
A salesperson will take a different approach in selling a Toyota car against a Lexus car. The first one will offer you a coffee in a disposable cup while the second one gives you a latte or green tea … Different customers, different approaches. What if the situations were not all the same? Is the importance of a child party the same as preparation for a wedding? An end-of-project report versus an annual report?
The contribution of Pareto’s law in all of this?
Economist Pareto explains a law of Probability that became the Pareto principle in 1896 also known as the 80/20 principle.
It says that 20% of our work must produce 80% of the results or, conversely, we invest 80% of our time for 20% of expected results…
If we continue our analysis, we find that the first level of satisfactory result requires a specific time which is 80%. To get to the second level that is impressive result, we have to invest the same 80% of our time again, which lead us to 96% du results parfait. The same time required to go from 0 to 80% is also needed from 81% to 96%: Wow.
I believe that several projects deserve the 96% and even the 100% (3 times as long as the 80%) but I’m sure not all projects deserve it. I believe that wasting your time on a wrong project is a great mistake and prevents you from having time for other projects or allowing have control over an overwhelmed agenda.
What could you do of the 20% of your time found? Other projects or enjoy life!
The secret is to invest the right level of energy in your projects. Determine if it requires an 80%, a 96% or a 100% … knowing that the 100% will require three more time. It’s your time you spend; it’s up to you to use it well.
Work on a block of stone or diamond? Is it a project that wants volume or quality? Lexus or Toyota? Personal satisfaction or business request.
Take time to analyze the situation, the approach. I hope you find time for yourself, whether you are a woman or a perfectionist. I would be privileged to have given you a little more time for you to enjoy
Mesdames, arrêtez de viser la perfection
et vivez votre vie !Lors d’un séminaire avec des femmes d’affaires, j’ai entendu à mainte reprise : Je manque de temps, je cours toujours suivi généralement, quelques minutes après, je suis une perfectionniste …
Évidemment qu’il n’y a pas seulement les femmes qui sont perfectionnistes, mais une grande majorité est du sexe … féminin.
Notre discussion à porté sur l’importance du travail, des projets et l’importance de bien faire les choses. J’ai remarqué un haut niveau de satisfaction de cette qualité de travail qui, malheureusement, semble enlever beaucoup de temps personnel ou du temps en famille .
Ma théorie qui je crois, fut bien acceptée, est la suivante :
Différents projets demandent différents niveaux d’implications, de qualité de travail.Une brique parfaite ne vaudra jamais autant qu’un diamant imparfait …
Un vendeur aura une approche différente pour vendre une voiture Toyota VS une voiture Lexus. Le premier, va-vous offrir un café dans une tasse jetable tandis que le deuxième vus offres un café latté ou un thé vert … Différents clients, différentes approches. Et si les situations n’étaient pas toutes pareilles ? Est-ce qu’une fête d’enfant à la même importance que la préparation d’un mariage ? Un rapport de fin de projets vs un rapport annuel ?
Et la loi de Pareto dans tout cela ?
L’économiste Pareto a énoncé ce qui est devenu le principe de Pareto (1896) ou la loi du 80/20.Un principe de probabilité qui dit que 20% du travail produit 80% des résultats ou, inversement, que nous « investissons » 80% de notre temps pour 20% de résultats …
Si nous continuons notre analyse, nous constatons que le premier niveau de travail (satisfaisant) prend un temps spécifique (80%). Pour nous rendre à l’autre niveau (impressionnant), nous devons investir encore le même temps que pour le premier 80%, ce qui nous emmena a 96% résultats parfaits. Le même temps est requis pour passer de 0 à 80 % que de 81% à 96% : Wow.
Je crois que plusieurs projets, travaux méritent le 96 % et même le 100% (3 x le temps que le 80%) mais je suis certain que ce ne sont pas tous les projets qui le méritent. Je crois qu’investir le mauvais niveau de temps dans un projet est une erreur et vous empêche de prendre ce temps pour d’autres projets ou pour vous permettre de reprendre le contrôle d’un agenda débordé.
Que pourriez-vous faire ce 20% de votre temps retrouvé ? D’autres projets ou apprécier la vie !
Le secret est d’investir le bon niveau d’énergie dans vos projets. Déterminer si cela demande un 80%, un 96 % ou un 100 % … sachant que le 100% demandera trois (3) X plus de temps. C’est votre temps que vous dépensez, c’est à vous de bien l’utiliser …
Travaillez-vous sur une brique ou un diamant. Est-ce un projet qui veut du volume ou de la qualité ? Lexus ou Toyota ? Satisfaction personnelle ou demande de l’entreprise.
Prenez le temps d’analyser la situation, l’approche. Je vous souhaite de trouver du temps pour vous, que vous soyez une femme ou un homme perfectionniste. Je serais privilégié de vous avoir donné un peu de temps pour vous.
Coach Laporte
www.groupelaporte.ca
