Internal Coach Network

The Internal Coach Network (ICN) started in 2018 and has grown organically to provide connection, learning, innovation and best practices for internal coaches and leaders who are building and sustaining coaching cultures. Importantly, the content of the sessions is designed BY experienced internal coaches FOR internal coaches - so we know it’s relevant and practical! 🫱🏻🫲🏼 We bring internal coaches and teams across diverse sectors together, to learn from one another. Our goal is to raise the bar of professional coaching practice in organisations. We know it can transform lives and organisations if coaching is aligned with the talent strategy professionally managed and embedded in an organisation. ✨ ICN membership gives your internal coaches access to a brilliant bundle of CPD. All in one place. Here’s what is on offer: 🔴 Connections to coaches and organisations who have a common goal; building a coaching culture 🟠 A relevant programme of events for internal coaches with a practical focus 🟡 Access to information and experience to keep up to date with developments in coaching including case studies 🟢 A place to collaborate and co-design toolkits and practical approaches with experts and innovators 🔵 Access to great quality speakers for just £399 per person per year! 🟣 CPD with coach practice, tool ups, big ideas meet-ups and group supervision on some of the trickier ethical issues internal coaches face 📧 If you are an internal coach, leader or organisation that would like to be part of this group, email catherine@boddington-cc.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- P.S Sign up today to join our event on 13th March - Building Coaching Cultures, The Changing Role of the Internal Coach and Building Habits with Jo Wright, Katharine St John-Brooks, Rebecca Liljendahl and Victoria Tomlinson FRSA #coachingculture #collaborate #coach #coachingskills #growth #development #learningculture #internalcoach #experience #coaching #inclusiveculture #inclusivegrowth #corporatecoaching #corporatecoach #businessdevelopment #organisationaldevelopment #organisationalsuccess #organisationalculture #organisationalchange

What’s one of the most valuable ways of developing as a coach? Coaching supervision! On Tuesday, 12th November, we'll be exploring the ethical and trickier elements of coaching internally 👀 Our members bring along live questions and challenges for a guided discussion with our expert supervisor Jeremy J Lewis. Even if you don't have a challenge to bring, come and learn from the experiences and discussion in this group environment - ❇️ Every Group Supervision session brings about new ideas and solutions that help to develop tools that improve our coaching skills! ❇️ Every conversation matters! If you're a member, you can attend for free via the ICN community platform - join us from 9:30 am - 11:00 am. Not a member? Send a message now to find out how you can attend! #CoachingSupervision #CoachingIssues #InternalCoaching #Coaching #CoachingCulture #WorkplaceCulture #OfficeCoach #LearningAndDevelopment

Who is the Internal Coach Network? Us? We’re just a friendly community of coaches and leaders, dedicated to helping each other grow and build a coaching culture in our workplaces. If you’re passionate about the power of coaching, you’ll feel right at home here! Here’s what we do: 🤝 Share Knowledge: We exchange experiences and best practices to enhance our coaching skills. 🌍 Diverse Community: Since 2018, we’ve grown to include over 60 organisations from various sectors, with a range of experiences, enriching our discussions. 📚 Training Opportunities: Join regular training events to learn new coaching techniques and strategies. 🔧 Collaborative Coaching Projects: Work with others to create practical coaching resources. 🗣️ Practice Together: Participate in sessions where you can practice your coaching skills and get feedback from peers. 🌐 Networking: Connect with fellow coaches and leaders who share your passion for coaching. 📈 Assess Coaching Culture: Access tools to evaluate and strengthen your organisation’s coaching culture. Why Join? Being part of ICN means you’re not alone on your coaching journey. You’ll find support, inspiration, and practical resources to help you grow as a coach and/or leader and make a real impact in your organisation. Plus, all of this counts towards our coaching CPD 🙌🏻 Want to improve your coaching skills? We’d be happy to have you join us! DM us today to secure your membership in time for 2025 - it's just £399 for the year! #Coach #Coaching #CoachingCulture #InternalCoach #CorporateCoach

Internal Coaches, People Directors, Heads of Learning, Heads of Culture, Talent Development Leads and Leaders! 📣 Are you ready to dive into the latest trends and innovations in coaching? Our Big Ideas MeetUp is TOMORROW - the 15th October! Come and join us for a cracking couple of hours of lively discussion and learning and hear from industry experts on the future of coaching in organisations. 🤓 Our panel of experts includes: 🔹 Sam Samarasinghe - Founder of Delenta 🔹 Andrew Drake - ex PwC partner, Executive Coach, Consultant & Expert Advisor 🔹 Catherine Boddington PCC - Transformational Executive Coach & Coaching Culture Expert 🔹 Harriet Boatwright - Organisational Learning Partner, Internal Coach & Facilitator Together, they'll discuss the impact of technology on internal coaching. Will AI be the next coaching revolution? 🤔 Next, we have our guest speakers, Jindy Mann & Mark McCartney. Jindy and Mark are Executive Coaches and have witnessed the transformative power of running coaching circles. They will share their experiences and practical tips on establishing coaching groups. We'll also be giving a quick update on where we are with our Working Party topics and releasing some information on what 2025 will look like for the Internal Coach Network. Don't miss this opportunity to learn, network, and get inspired - and further your CPD! 📅 Date: 15th October ⏰ Time: 10:00 - 1200 📍 Location: Zoom - link via our private ICN platform! If you'd like to join, there's still time to purchase your annual membership, (prorated) which gets you access to incredible events like these, and more. DM us to get set up. #coaching #leadershipdevelopment #innovation #technology #internalcoaching #bigideas #meetup #corporatecoach #AI #groupcoaching

Are you an internal coach looking to deepen your impact and foster meaningful connections and conversations within your organisation? ✨ Join us for our upcoming Big Ideas Meetup and learn from two brilliant coaches, Jindy Mann and Mark McCartney about the transformative power of group coaching ✨ Discover how group coaching can create a sense of belonging, strengthen relationships, and drive positive change within your organisation. There is something so humanistic about the bond you can build as a group - and the deep conversations you can have when you get people together. This can only mean great things for the business as a whole 📈 In this insightful session, Jindy and Mark will inspire our members and share their expertise on: 🔴 What is group coaching and when to use it 🟠 The potential impact of group coaching on individuals and organisations 🟡 Effective topics for group coaching, such as men's circles 🟢 Deciding when to use internal or external coaches for group discussions 🔵 Top tips for successful group coaching, including dos and don'ts They'll be joined by Sam Samarasinghe, founder of Delenta - who will be speaking to us about how AI can revolutionise the future of coaching. With two more panellists to be announced, this is sure to be a powerful meetup! Our members will attend this event for free as part of their membership. If you or your organisation would love access to events like these and more, DM us today to secure your space 📥 Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and connect with other internal coaches and organisations and learn from top professionals! #GroupCoaching #OrganisationalGrowth #BusinessGrowth #Coaching #InternalCoach #LearningandDevelopment #AI #AIBusiness #Culture #Culturechange

What’s the future of coaching in organisations? 🔮 Will AI revolutionise coaching? 🤖 At our next Big Ideas Meet Up, we'll be discussing how technology is shaping coaching and what this means for internal coaches. If you’re an internal coach and you’d like to learn more about how you can enable your work and harness the power of AI this is the one for you!  We’ve got Sam Samarasinghe joining us for our panel discussion. He’s the Founder of Delenta and contributor to The Digital & AI Coaches’ Handbook: The Complete Guide to the Use of Online, AI, and Technology in Coaching - with over 20 years of experience in digital transformation, technology and tech-startups. Sam has a passion for knowledge sharing and social change, and works with a global community of coaches who use technology to improve their coaching practices. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from a leading expert in the field! 📆: Big Ideas Meet Up - Future of Coaching, Insight on the Power of Groups & ICN Coaching Case Study Date: Tuesday 15th October 2024 ⏰: 10:00am - 12:00pm ICN members - RSVP to the event on the ICN platform to ensure the zoom link goes in your diary. You don't want to miss this! Not an ICN member? It's not too late - send a DM today to secure your spot in our community and get access to events like this and more. More info on the other guests at this event, coming soon! #coaching #internalcoach #coachingculture #AI #technology #professionaldevelopment #CPD #BigIdeasMeetUp #Delenta

Christian has been a valued member of ICN for some time now. He always gives great value to each session and event he attends! Thank you for your lovely words Christian 🙌🏻 We're about to launch the events calendar for 2025 and we're so excited. If you or your organisation want to curate a steadfast and successful coaching culture, DM us today.

And here we are at the last of our book recommendations for Internal Coaches (for now at least - you know we'll always share the best coaching tools, resources and tips!) Georgina Wood reads the Coach’s Casebook by Watts & Morgan - "A really interesting and practical read. I find myself coming back to the ‘twelve traits that trap us’ with every one of my coachees at some point in our journey!" There's nothing like a good resource that you can come back to time and time again 🙌🏻 We have a ton of resources in our private community platform, that our members can use to fortify their coaching skills 💪🏼 If you're interested in a library of resources, being a part of a community of leaders and internal coaches from a multitude of organisations and getting together online to discuss the latest coaching trends, then our membership is for you! At just £399 per person per annum, it's a worthwhile investment for the future of your organisation. DM for more info. #coaching #coachingculture #coachingisthefuture

The Internal Coach Network (ICN) started in 2018 and has grown organically to provide connection, learning, innovation and best practices for internal coaches and leaders who are building and sustaining coaching cultures. Our goal is to raise the bar of professional coaching practice in organisations. We know it can transform lives and organisations if coaching is aligned with the talent strategy professionally managed and embedded in an organisation. 🫱🏻🫲🏼 We bring internal coaches and teams across diverse sectors together, to learn from one another. ✨ ICN membership gives your internal coaches access to a brilliant bundle of CPD. All in one place. Importantly, the content of the sessions is designed BY experienced internal coaches FOR internal coaches - so we know it’s relevant and practical! We're starting to build the calendar of events for 2025, so here's a reminder of everything that's on offer: 🔴 Connections to coaches and organisations who have a common goal; building a coaching culture 🟠 A relevant programme of events for internal coaches with a practical focus 🟡 Access to information and experience to keep up to date with developments in coaching including case studies 🟢 A place to collaborate and co-design toolkits and practical approaches with experts and innovators 🔵 Access to great quality speakers for just £399 per person per year! 🟣 CPD with coach practice, tool ups, big ideas meet-ups and group supervision on some of the trickier ethical issues internal coaches face Don't have an internal coaching structure - but would love to build one? We can help with that too. Our founder, Catherine, has a vast amount of experience dealing with large organisations - helping them to harmonise their workforce from inside out, and working with companies that are keen to build coaching, learning and development teams. Some of these organisations have witnessed incredible growth from utilising their most valuable asset - the knowledge, understanding and experience of their staff. 📧 DM us today for a no obligation chat on how you can change the culture in your organisation, forever. #coachingculture #collaborate #coach #coachingskills #growth #development #learningculture #internalcoach #experience #coaching #inclusiveculture #inclusivegrowth #corporatecoaching #corporatecoach #businessdevelopment #organisationaldevelopment #organisationalsuccess #organisationalculture #organisationalchange

If a book is recommended by a coach, you know it's well worth the read right? Chris Capstick (Assoc CIPD) recommends these practical coaching books: 'Coaching for Performance by John Whitmore - it was the first coaching book I picked up and one that I go back to time and time again, whether that’s to support my own practice or to help me consider new approaches for developing our leadership team’s coaching capability and our coaching culture across the firm.' '101 Coaching Strategies and Techniques, edited by Gladeana McMahon and Anne Archer. I love this one for its practicality, and its one that I pick up regularly either to learn new techniques or to help me to consider new approaches with my coachees. Whatever your coachee is facing, there are different techniques to help them to get to a better place…some great techniques for self-coaching too!' Are these anywhere on your bookshelf? What did you think? Let us know your most recent reads below!