East London Coaching Support Group

Noble Manhattan

Purpose of CSGs

n  To provide a central hub for supporting coaches, student coaches and anyone working in or interested in coaching and developing human potential (their own and that of others)

n  To hold regular monthly meetings open to all, to raise awareness of the benefits of coaching

n  Provide support, motivation, inspiration and information

Objectives n  To practise coaching in a safe and encouraging

atmosphere n  To improve the overall level of coaching support by

enabling coaches and students to share problems and best practice

n  To act as a ‘mastermind alliance’ to help overcome personal and business challenges

n  To provide a networking opportunity n  To raise awareness of the general public and

business communities of the benefits of coaching by welcoming them to meetings and having taster sessions

About Noble Manhattan

n  UK-based Coach training company that trains life and executive coaches

n  Trades in 27 countries worldwide n  Longest established outside the US (first

registered in 1993) n  Well-established leaders in the field of

personal development

Management Team 1.  Support group leader 2.  Deputy support group leader 3.  Membership & finance officer 4.  Public relation officer 5.  Education officer 6.  Logistics officer 7.  IT officer 8.  Chairperson for Mastermind Alliance Also – ambassadors for NM

Mastermind Alliance n  Go round, each person has one minute maximum to mention

a challenge they’ve got at the moment to work on today n  Group decides which to work on n  Person given 5 minutes (max) to explain issue or challenge in

more depth n  Go round each of group – 30 secs / 1 min to ask questions,

so everyone has complete understanding n  Group act as person’s executive board (controlled discussion,

facilitated), give coaching / mentoring / guidance n  5 minutes before end, facilitator asks – how feel / where to

go next. n  Facilitator gets person to make note of actions. n  Feedback if come back the following month (no more than 8

for mastermind group)

Peer coaching n  Sit in semi-circle, have facilitator n  Who would like to improve their coaching

skills / techniques? Which aspect? E.g. open questions / challenging appropriately

n  Person comes out in front, coaches volunteer n  Facilitator stops it after 10/15 minutes, then

gets feedback in an orderly way n  Give feedback on the thing requested n  May have time to do a second one

Management Team Benefits

n  Enhanced personal profile n  Higher exposure within local community n  Further develop organisational skills n  Develop presentation skills n  Opportunity to

n  earn referral fees n  generate income from commission sales of

selected Noble Manhattan products

Referral fees for ambassadors

Course n  Life Coach Training n  Corporate coach

training n  Business for

Coaches n  All other courses

Referral Fee n  2.5% n  2.5% n  10%

n  2.5%

Membership n  Joining fee / standard annual membership fee of £15,

goes to NM to cover costs of: n  Community manager n  IT upkeep of the different websites involved and Facebook

sites involved n  Expenses of the regional and area governors (to be

appointed in the near future) n  Folder, badge, ribbon and joining pack that people get when

they register as a member n  Executive membership £25 entitles you to:

n  have your photograph and biography put on the coaching support website

n  temporary free membership of Business for Coaches

Monthly fee

n  Approx £3 - £5 tbc n  This money stays within the group and

covers group costs e.g. venues, resources, treats

n  Members may bring along guests for free n  A guest may attend the first two meetings

for free before being required to join the group

Group Status

Groups either Chartered or Non-chartered n  When a group initially forms it will be non-

chartered n  When it achieves the following it will receive

full chartered status n  Has three appointed officers n  Has total of 10 fee paying members n  Has run a first meeting with minimum 10 people