Opening Remarks Welcome

Leading into the Future

Chapters are Integral to Global Success Chapters are working to: Increase awareness of professional coaching’s benefits Educate community in regards to ICF and its importance to professional coaching Generating interest in training, membership, accreditation and credentialing

Precipice of Change Industry and organization growing exponentially Board is exploring a greater expansion of ICF and its offerings Chapter and regional leaders will be stewards of change in local community

Recognizing Leadership

2017 Global Board of Directors Vice Chair Wai K. Leong, MCC (Malaysia) Secretary/Treasurer Tracy Sinclair, PCC (United Kingdom) Immediate Past Chair Leda Turai Petrauskiene, MCC (Lithuania) Jean-François Cousin, MCC (Thailand) José Augusto Figueiredo, ACC (Brazil) Dr. Marcia Reynolds, MCC (USA) Valerie Robert, ACC (Switzerland) Sara Smith, MCC (USA) Magda Mook (ex officio) (USA)

Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) Bridge between ICF Chapters and Global Work to create synergy in regions and offer guidance on how to best serve members in local communities

Chapter Leaders Attendance at GLF continues to grow First year: 170 leaders from 56 countries This year: 203 leaders from 68 countries

2017 ICF Foundation Board Trustees present: Janet Harvey, MCC Dave Wondra, PCC ICF Foundation working to ignite social change through coaching Saturday’s recognition ceremony will share successful chapter pro bono projects Unveil new initiative, inviting you to join

A Growing Industry

ICF Research We know coaching industry is growing and everchanging from our research Captures what coaching is today Can help inform our decisions for the future

ICF Research 2016 Global Coaching Study Over 15,000 participants from 137 countries (including managers/leaders using coaching skills) There are approximately 53,300 coach practitioners worldwide Biggest obstacle identified as untrained individuals who call themselves coaches Greatest opportunity identified as increased awareness of benefits of coaching

ICF Research HCI Building a Coaching Culture Research Organizations seeing benefits as strong coaching cultures correlated with: Higher employee engagement Stronger financial performance Record-breaking number of nominations for International Prism Award also supports importance of coaching in organization

ICF Research 2017 Global Consumer Awareness Study in process Administered to 27,000 individuals representing 30 countries Provides valuable insights into consumer end of our industry Ascertain awareness of coaching profession Gain insight both from those who are aware of the coaching profession and/or the ICF and those who are not Taking a closer look at millennial demographic than GCAS 2014

Media Mentions Know interest in coaching is growing because we are receiving higher media demands and our media mentions are increasing

Media Mentions By the numbers (2015-2016): Global Media Mentions +117% Potential Global Reach +561% Media Mentions – Eastern Europe +22% Media Mentions – Latin America and the Caribbean +113% Media Mentions – Western Europe +21% Media Mentions – North America +261%

Media Mentions Expanding our reach, in partnership with Stanton Communications Worked with chapters on media engagements across South America, North America, Europe and Asia Equipped members with tools and resources to successfully implement PR campaigns on their own accord Increase due to chapters maximizing the support and education gleaned from Stanton and its partners

ICF: A Growing Organization

A Growing Organization 30,000 members from 140 countries Credential milestone last year: 20,000 ICF Credential-holders

A Growing Organization Increasing number of chapters Have 131 chapters and charter chapters in more than 70 countries Compared to March 2016: 125 chapters in 60 countries

A Growing Organization Welcome new chapters/charter chapters: Arkansas-Oklahoma Egypt Bahrain Jordan Costa Rica North Florida Dominican Republic Tunisia

A Growing Organization Staff continues to grow New regional support structure Additional staff also added to Headquarters staff

Helping us move forward Strategic Goals Helping us move forward

Strategic Plan In final year of a three-year strategic plan Continuing journey of: Excellence Relevance Strong global voice

Strategic Plan Support and collaboration with chapters is top-of-mind Working to better define and align RACs so can provide even better, more relevant support and guidance Look to ICF Global to continue support in developing and maintaining sustainable governance and infrastructure as well as widening number of resources available to you

Strategic Plan Strategic areas of focus for 2017: ICF researches, develops, and implements robust standards, governance and operational procedures/structures, and applicant requirements for all aspects of the Credentialing Program ICF will deliver and maintain presence at high-quality global events ICF will further develop and progress the plans to expand the scope and influence of the organization

Strategic Plan As part of expanding scope and influence Continuation of previously approved strategies: Establishing Thought Leadership Institute Expanding activities of ICF Foundation Creating offerings for organizations and corporations building coaching cultures Further exploring separation of the Credentialing and Program Accreditation functions

Considerations for the Present

The Future How do you see ICF’s future at both global and local level? What can you do to help lead ICF forward?

The Present GLF will give us opportunity to Think and brainstorm together Share best practices to help build stronger chapters, regions and overall organization