Awareness has spread that we’re not done developing once we hit adulthood. Maturation can continue to emerge, increasing one’s capacities for transformative leadership in life, in the workplace and in the world. A growing number of organizations (from corporations to government agencies) have begun incorporating a developmental view and assessment into their leadership programs.
As coaches, we are uniquely positioned to support this development. Yet how aware are we of how development unfolds? Further, how aware are we that the field of developmental assessment is itself in the midst of transformative learning and change?
This presentation invites you to join Kim Frerichs, PCC, whose coaching has incorporated a developmental understanding since 2005, in conversation with Dr. Terri O’Fallon, the woman whose cutting edge research is creating exciting new awareness. What has emerged is a groundbreaking new theory and assessment methodology for human development, StAGES.
What is new? Dr. O’Fallon’s research into the later stages of adult development has lengthened the thread of available data, making visible something that wasn’t seen before. What we can now see are a beautiful set of iterating patterns – patterns that shape the trajectory of human development, repeating themselves as we transition into new areas of focus and learning, and revealing the unique and essential gifts offered by each stage of the journey.
We hope you will join us in an interactive exploration of these patterns, and their relevance to you as a coach.
This presentation will introduce participants to:
· The relevance of a developmental understanding to organizational leadership development programs, to coaching clients and to coaches themselves.
· StAGES, a groundbreaking new theory and assessment methodology for human development. Specifically, participants will learn about key patterns that repeat themselves as people grow and develop, and markers that reveal developmental transitions and differentiate stages.
· Appreciative and cautionary thoughts on the application of a developmental model within a coaching context
Participants in this session:
· Will gain awareness of cutting edge research on human development and the applicability of this field to leadership development programs and coaching
· Will leave with an ability to describe key iterating patterns within human development
· Will learn to identify developmental markers and differentiators
· Will take away an appreciation for the beauty, gifts and essential learning offered by each stage of development
A light dinner buffet will be served.
ICF CCEs available for attending this event. Be sure to register online and check in at the event in order to receive them.
About Our Speakers
Kim Frerichs and Dr. Terri O’Fallon
Dr. Terri O’Fallon is a specialist in transformative learning and change in human systems and in distance learning, Terri has over 25 years of experience working with many different kinds of human systems, including business, community, educational and political.
Graduating with a Masters degree in Special Education with honors, Terri developed her capacities as an adult educator on various fronts, teaching courses for seven colleges and universities throughout the years. Her skill as a consultant in six public schools across the nation resulted in the transformation of several inner city schools.
Terri completed her PhD in Integral Studies in 1998 with a concentration in “Learning and Change in Human Systems”; she is a certified scorer of the Leadership MAP, developed by Susanne Cook-Greuter as well as a certified Spiritual Director. In combination with Terri’s years of experience with human systems of all kinds, these capacities give her the knowledge and skill to design and support the core developmental trajectory and span of human systems, including individuals, and organizations of all kinds.
Kim Frerichs, PCC - Since founding Red Frog Coaching & Consulting in 1999, Kim has gained multiple coaching certifications and worked externally with leaders in a broad range of organizations across sectors. Kim introduced a developmental model into her coaching in 2005, and has been privileged to debrief well over a hundred developmental assessment profiles, helping clients make sense of and gain leverage from their results.
Kim began studying with Dr. O’Fallon in 2006 through Pacific Integral’s GTC program, participating in her longitudinal research and following its development. Kim now serves as faculty in GTC and coaches program participants during a nine-month developmental journey. She additionally serves as a SupporTED coach for TED Fellows, and has mentored coaches in training for the Newfield Network, the Institute for Generative Leadership and the Five Rings Coaching Program.
