Katherine Holt

100x132 Katherine Holt specializes in transformational coaching, working with executives to achieve breakthrough possibilities for themselves and their businesses. She designs programs to develop leaders who will grow healthy and sustainable organizations as well as high performing ones. Katherine managed PDI Japan for 6 years and has done coaching throughout the Pacific region since 1993. She now commutes between California, Colorado, and Tokyo – where she conducts salons to train other coaches.

Her firm serves clients worldwide through virtual networks of executive coaches and leadership development professionals in 25 countries. Dr. Holt received her Ph.D. in Industrial Relations from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota. Her first encounter with coaching was during the 1970s – as a manager trying to help individuals improve their performance on the job. She has been studying and teaching coaching ever since.

URL: www.peakinsight.com
   

Beyond Coach Credentialing: The Ongoing Pursuit of Inspiration and Mastery

People learn how to coach in all sorts of ways including trial-and-error experience. While ICF has set minimum standards for credentialing, the practice of coaching has infinite variations. We have endless opportunities to deepen our wisdom and shape our own coaching practice into something that offers distinctive value to our clients.

The presenter will reveal what she has discovered from working on her own mastery and helping other people learn how to coach in Asia-Pacific over the past 15+ years. She will discuss opportunities for cobbling together a portfolio of amazing role models, mentors, books, trainings, practices, case studies, feedback opportunities, and conference experiences to inspire and enhance your performance as a coach. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on and share some of their most powerful insights with others. People will be invited to share a current coaching challenge and receive coaching from other participants.