News From ACTO

Dear Valued Members, Colleagues and Friends of ACTO, An Ocean of Uncertainty Like many organizations do in the last part of a calendar year, the ACTO Board is planning for the year ahead. In the context of asking, “what’s next?” we became acutely aware of how many of the factors we consider in our planning are unknowable. Not merely “unknown,” for that term implies that we simply need to research the data to find [...]

Dear Valued Members, Colleagues and Friends of ACTO, This month, the ACTO Board revisits our “Why” for the ACTO STAND and our commitment to building an inclusive coaching community where everyone feels they belong. Leadership coaching is evolving A growing focus on social identity and social justice reflects not just a workplace trend but a wider societal shift toward true equity and inclusion. Today’s leaders are expected to go beyond managing teams—they must recognize [...]

Dear Valued Members, Colleagues and Friends of ACTO, With the passing of the Summer Solstice, we are at the half-way mark for the year, a time when the skies are clearer, the breeze is warmer and many of us in the world are in vacation season. We hope you are being nurtured with a refreshing break for your mind, body and spirit. In this issue of our newsletter you will read a summary of the conference [...]

Dear Members and Friends of ACTO, As this newsletter is being released, we are still feeling warm as we reminisce about the Annual Conference held online June 19-21, 2025. The strong sense of an ACTO community was palpable. Many sessions included pairing people together or placing them in small groups to dialogue, sharing more of themselves. This went a long way in supporting the sense of our global community, with several countries represented. This [...]

Hello ACTO Community, A lot of new members have joined us lately. We love to see the community growing! For this reason, we thought it would be a great time to provide a tour of the best features and benefits of ACTO, and where to find them. The ACTO Stand Many folks have shared that this bold statement is the reason they joined and what keeps them committed. For them, it represents the difference between ACTO [...]