News From ACTO
President’s Message: April 2021
Growing Good Coaches Spring has arrived here in Washington, DC and, as much as I love sunshine, I am appreciating the rain today, knowing that beautiful flowers and budding cherry trees are not far behind. Spring is a time of growth and we are in the business of growing coaches. I applaud the diversity of thought and design of coach training programs and as I consider what is needed to grow good coaches, my [...]
President’s Message: March 2021
"If you're always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be." – Maya Angelou As we celebrate, recognize, and honour the International Women’s Day (March 8th), we invite you to take some time out to reflect on what might it mean to honour the feminine in these times and within the field of Coach training? Culturally and contextually, the idea of feminine might differ, and all genders possess feminine [...]
President’s Message: February 2021
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” - Peter Drucker. Greetings and Happy New Year! Did you miss us in January? We did miss sharing about ACTO and all that is happening behind the scenes. 2021 promises to be an exciting year at ACTO but first, let us acknowledge the journey that 2020 has been. While 2020 was an unimaginably tough year, ACTO [...]
President’s Message: December 2020
As I near the final half of my two-year presidency, I am thinking about my journey with ACTO and the highlights of my 10+ years of membership in this outstanding organization. What prompted me to join ACTO and attend an ACTO Conference? A mentor told me about this amazing conference where I could connect with other coach trainers, including many of the leaders in the field, and learn strategies to improve my first CCEU training [...]
President’s Message: November 2020
Coach Training and Neurodiversity When searching the terms “Coaching and Neuroscience” on Google, it is easy to find pages of coach training programs that include concepts of neuroscience to teach coaches how to work more effectively with clients. What I noticed was the lack of information on how to teach adult students who are neurodiverse, have learning difficulties or executive function challenges. As a trainer who specializes in neurodiversity, I have skills and strategies at [...]