Program Description: 

Based on recent research regarding trends in coaching and other fields of human expertise, I will introduce identified trends and challenges, and then facilitate related large and small group discussions with membership. Small group discussions will focus on members’ personal observations, including additional challenges and best practices for meeting them. Large group discussions will focus on trend implications for coaches and the Triad Coaching Connection.

Benefit of Program for Coaches: 

1) Raise awareness and consider the impact of technological, societal, and organizational trends on our work and that of our clients.  

2) Share our knowledge of resources and best practices in preparing for and meeting the ensuing challenges and opportunities.

3) Recognize crucial skills for development.

Presenter: Carolyn Couch, Owner/Principal of The Next Step Career Coaching LLC, and Vice-President, Triad Coaching Connection

For over 20 years, Carolyn has coached individuals and groups in the areas of career management, transitions, and performance improvement. After a long tenure as a career coach and mid-manager at Wake Forest University, Carolyn launched her own coaching and consulting practice in 2014, serving clients from a variety of industries and professions including law, business, education, ministry, manufacturing and healthcare. In addition, she serves as a coach at the Davidson Center for the Professions and an online instructor for the Wake Forest University Counselor Education program.

She is a Certified Master Coach, a National Certified Counselor, and a member of the International Coach Federation.  Her advice columns have appeared in the USAToday Online Career Center, the Greensboro News and Record, and HerCampus.com. In 2009, she was awarded a Fulbright grant to Germany by the U.S. Department of State. Her hobbies are performing with a vocal ensemble, traveling, and playing with her dogs.