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Self-Care is Never Selfish: Effectively Managing the Cycle of Stress and Renewal

 

April 04, 2025
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Talent Launch (3rd floor)
6161 Oaktree Blvd., 3rd floor
Independence, OH 44131
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NOTE: This event will be IN PERSON  

NOTE: To accommodate the speaker's schedule, this event is NOT on our normal 2nd Friday of the month

Stress, both within and outside of the workplace, is a major concern in our society today. It is a major contributor to a lack of engagement and burnout, as well as more serious conditions such as anxiety and depression. Many of our coaching clients are struggling with this and could use our help in learning how to better manage the stress in their lives.

But it is not just our clients who are dealing with the harmful effects of stress. Many of us as coaches are wrestling with this ourselves. And how can we effectively help our clients learn to better manage the effects of stress on their lives if we are not engaging in healthy practices to manage our own stress?

In this session, we will explore some of the causes of and challenges associated with the consistent exposure to stress. We will also discuss the importance of regularly engaging in a process of renewal to offset the effects of the stress we experience. We will explore the concept of renewal through the lens of holistic balance. During the session we will conduct and discuss the results of a holistic balance exercise, a powerful tool we can use with our coaching clients as well as for ourselves.

  • This session is aligned with the ICF Core Competencies of Embodies a Coaching Mindset, Evokes Awareness, and Facilitates Client Growth.
  • This session will enhance participants’ ability to effectively manage their own stress and to more effectively coach their clients in doing the same.
  • Participants will receive and work with a Holistic Balance Exercise tool designed to facilitate renewal and sustained well-being.


Fee:
Active members = No Fee
Non-Members = $15.00

PENDING Continuing Coach Education Credits (CCEs):
1.5 Core
.50 Resource Development

Facilitator: 

Melvin L. Smith, Ph.D. is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Organizational Behavior at the Case Weatherhead School of Management. Melvin serves on the Global Board of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Thought Leadership Institute, as well as serving on the Science Board for BetterUp Coaching.  He is also past Board Chair of the Graduate School Alliance for Education in Coaching (GSAEC).

 Dr. Smith received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business.  He also holds a B.S. degree in General Management and Accounting from Purdue University and an MBA in Marketing from Clark-Atlanta University. 

Dr. Smith is co-author (with Richard Boyatzis and Ellen Van Oosten) of the book, Helping People Change: Coaching with Compassion for Lifelong Learning and Growth (Harvard Business Review Press).

In addition to his work with numerous U.S. organizations, Melvin has worked with executives in Canada, Dubai, India, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain and Trinidad. 

Prior to completing his doctoral work at the University of Pittsburgh, Melvin spent over fifteen years in a series of sales/marketing management, and organization development positions with a number of Fortune 500 companies including IBM, Pepsi-Cola, and H.J. Heinz.

    Tickets

    $0.00 ICF Member

    $15.00 Non-Member/Guest