Thought I'd get this discusssion started this morning when the ideas are fresh in my mind. Judy and I will keep track of responses and hone the ideas for our next meeting. I'm thinking a webinar format from 7:00AM until 8:30AM, with up to 20 minutes to present the key ideas from the book, 20 minutes for an experienced coach to reflect on the practical implications of the ideas for their practice, and 40 minutes for questions, comments, and dialogue. There would be 5 minutes at the beginning for an brief introduction and 5 minutes at the end for announcements of future events. We could arrange for sponsors and give them a 2 minute slot at the beginning and a 2 minute slot at the end to extol the benefits of their services within those 5 minute windows. This sponsorhsip would be cash - say $250 per event.
We could ask for suggestions for books from our members. I think we should stick to books that are directly related to some aspect of coaching.
We could also advertise this service more widely, throughout the international ICF networks - free to members of the Vancouver chapter and $20 for others. Might become a bit of a money maker.
Open to ideas from the board for initial books to schedule. One that I'd like to do is Marshall Goldsmith's What Got You Here Won't Get You There. I've uploaded an executive summary to the file cabinet.
'Books in Your Jammies' title may be a bit too cute, but coaches tend to have a sense of humour. We could just use something like 'Coaching Books for Breakfast'.
Anyhow, there's some initial thoughts to get us going. Looking forward to the conversations.
Cheers,
Brian
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