About the Conference

The 2020 Executive Coaching Conference: Coaching for Agility and Transformation will focus on coaching leaders to make their organizations and people more agile and future-ready by examining best and next practices in executive coaching. This is an excellent learning opportunity for anyone working to ensure that their organization’s investment in coaching delivers maximum business impact; this is also a great launch point for those looking to introduce coaching into their organization.

The Benefits to You

By attending this conference, you will:

• Learn first-hand how coaches are helping leaders succeed in agile environments.
• Explore new coaching methods and strategies that meet emerging business challenges.
• Benefit from round table discussions and a CEO panel on collaboration as a key to the future.
• Discover how to use coaching to create a performance culture of belonging and safety.
• Find out how to develop leaders who can inspire and engage an agile and informed workforce.
• Examine coaching approaches that succeed in developing new behaviors and habits.
• Better understand where your organization is on the coaching practice maturity continuum.
• Network, collaborate, and benchmark with your professional peers.

Who Should Attend

We recommend this conference for executives who are involved in the following business areas:

• Coaching
• Leadership development
• Talent management
• Human resource management
• Training and learning development
• Organizational development
• Mentoring
• Career development
• Executive development
• Succession management

Earn Recertification Credits

Get Involved

If you would like to get involved in this year’s conference, please contact us.

• Speaking Opportunities: rene.carew@conferenceboard.org 
  
• Sponsorship Opportunities: michael.felden@conferenceboard.org
• Marketing Partnerships: zoyna.dixon-glover@conferenceboard.org
• Group Registrations: brian.teagle@conferenceboard.org 

Day One | Wednesday, March 4, 2020

8am – 9am:
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9 am – 9:15 am:
Welcome and Introduction

Amy Lui Abel, PhD, Vice President, Human Capital, The Conference Board

9:15 am – 10:45 am
Keynote Session A

What Makes World Class Leaders Successful at Accelerating Growth and Teamwork in Times of Disruptive Change? A Coach and CEO Perspective

In today’s world, it is not possible for our leaders and our workforce to hold on to the status quo or to resort to defending past successes – it’s critical to embrace growth that can lead oneself and the organization into a successful future. As Dr. Thompson states: "The greatest challenge for leaders today is activating their own willingness to continue to role-model change by demonstrating growth as individuals, and then engaging their people to drive change rather than be run over by it.” As coaches, coaching practice leaders and managers, and those who are invested in helping their leaders and organizations in their transformation process – how do we do it?

In this session, Dr. Thompson will share the three drivers of success in transforming self and organizations: Purpose, Performance, and Passion. Besides also sharing examples of how to coach for these drivers, he will also take us through a short exercise that we can take back to use with our leaders, and he will conduct an interview with CEOs who have accompanied him to this session!!! This session will include round table discussions on how to apply knowledge from this session to your organizations.

Mark C. Thompson, Executive Coach, Author of:  ADMIRED:  21 Ways to Double Your Value; Now Build a Great Business; and, Success Built to Last – Creating a Life that Matters

Aicha Evans, CEO, Zoox

Harry Kraemer, Former Chairman and CEO, Baxter International

Brian O. Underhill, Ph.D., PCC, Founder & CEO, CoachSource, LLC

Bonita Thompson, World's #1 Career Coach/Leading Global Coaches. World's Top 5 Educator/2020 Global 30 Gurus NYTimes Bestselling Author

10:45 am – 11:00 am
Morning Refreshment Break

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
General Session B

The Humility Side of the Agile Enterprise at IBM

Humility is a key indicator of a healthy agile organization. 70% of organizations fail at leading complex agile transformations, because they declare they have it all figured out from the beginning. On the other hand, leaders who demonstrate humility understand the reality of complex change in digital economies and the hard work it takes to change culture and behavior.  From day one, humility guides them to leverage a growth mindset belief that they can get better at leading and make work better for people in the company. 

 The future of work in agile enterprises requires leadership and organizational capabilities that bring together humility with diverse skills, coaching, practices, methods, science, art, technology, and approaches that develop the right leadership behaviors and mindsets. 

Agile leadership behaviors are far more open, collaborative, and humane than machine-economy ways of leading. In this session, we will unpack the power of humility and explore techniques that actually work to drive cultural and leadership behavioral change that is compatible with healthy agile enterprises in digital economies!!! This session will include round table discussions on how to apply knowledge from this session to your organizations.

Jennifer K. Paylor, Coaching, Culture, and Leadership Development Strategy Leader, Enterprise Operations & Services, IBM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

12 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch Session C

Lunch Discussion

Reflecting on 2019/20, What are you most proud of that others would benefit from hearing?

What Do We Want to do for our Own Self Development around Coaching for Transformation?

1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
General Session D

Right Coaching, Right Moment

The myth of a coaching culture is that it’s all coaching all the time. Rather, a successful coaching culture depends on getting the right coaching for leaders at the right moment. Leaders need different types of coaching for different situations, whether they’re trying to drive transformation or transitioning to an executive role. And they also need different types of coaches, at times needing guidance from a manager or peer while at other times wanting the objectivity of an external coach. 

In this engaging interactive session, Dr. Alex Pascal and Dr. Patrick Connell will dive into the nuts and bolts of building a coaching practice focused on getting the right coaching for the right moment. They’ll cover:

• How and when to use internal vs. external coaches
• Scalable coaching approaches from top executives down to first-time leaders
• Designing coaching experiences for specific leadership moments 
• How to leverage technology to manage your coaching practice

Patrick Connell, PhD, Manager, Consulting Services, DDI

Alex Pascal, PhD, Founder & CEO, CoachLogix

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Afternoon Refreshment Break

Concurrent Sessions E1 and E2

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm – E1

Towards a “Coaching Culture” - Is it Even Possible?

Organizations today often talk about creating a “coaching culture”, yet few – if any – actually get there. Learn about the four stages of maturity in an organization’s coaching approach, rate your own organization’s stage, and find out what it really takes to master a coaching culture. Panelists will share their own organization’s journey on the coaching maturity scale.

Brian O. Underhill, Ph.D., PCC, Founder & CEO, CoachSource, LLC

Natasha Velikoselskiy, Formerly Enterprise Accelerated Development Leader, Diversity and Inclusion Talent Pool, Johnson & Johnson

Vera Gramkow, Global Head of Talent & Performance, Bayer

Simon Wergan, Director of Leadership and Coaching, Carey Group

Charmaine Kwame, National Lead for Coaching and Mentoring, NHS Leadership Academy

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm – E2

Transforming Talent Management and Coaching with Artificial Intelligence

As technology continues to impact all aspects of the HR function, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is growing in different areas of talent and coaching practices. The power of AI can be significant in shifting how HR works. New research examines the potential and the hype of AI in HR, as well as the risks that need careful consideration. 

Amy Lui Abel, PhD, Vice President, Human Capital, The Conference Board

Nabeel Ahmad, EdD, Senior Researcher, Human Capital, The Conference Board

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Networking Break

Concurrent Session F1 and F2

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm – F1

The Role of Coaching in Reinventing HR at Netflix

Netflix’s approach to HR uses coaching to replace more traditional HR methods. A key component of this is leveraging HRBPs as coaches rather than controllers. Netflix has:

• A simplified approach to compensation that is owned by leaders who are supported by the coaching the HRBP provide
• Continuous feedback versus traditional performance management where HRBPs coach leaders on how to give and receive great feedback
• A philosophy of people over process, where HR helps leaders navigate the huge amount of freedom they have.  

Dr Becks Port, VP Talent, Netflix

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm – F2

Coaching to Create Agility During Transformation

Organizational transformation can create confusion and uncertainty among leaders and staff. Both are looking for clarity and answers, yet those who are seeking answers are the ones who will create much of the clarity themselves. Coaching and a coach mindset create the agility needed to lead during the ambiguity that is inherent in an organization’s transformation.

• Incorporating coach mindset and skillset into all leadership development to create agility
• Coaching as part of patient experience
• Coaching integrated into performance management
• Stories of impact from qualitative and quantitative data

Tamar Lobell, MBA, ACC, Senior Consultant & Executive Coach, Leadership and Organizational Development, Intermountain Healthcare

4:15 – 4:30 pm Networking Break

Concurrent Session G1 and G2

4:30 pm – 5:15 pm – G1

Leadership Development: A Blueprint for Building a Coaching Culture

Championed by senior leaders and HR Business Partners, Fulton Financial Corporation’s opportunity was to make coaching a foundational skill for all 800+ leaders and managers across the enterprise. Answers to the following questions and how they went about implementing is the focus for this session:

• How does a manager make the transition to coaching?
•  What is most challenging about this?
•  What is most impor­tant?
•  If we assume that coaching is a key aspect of every leader’s role, how do we pre­pare leaders to build coaching competence and what is the impact?

Debra Hamilton, SVP, Chief Learning & Development Officer | Center for Learning & Talent Development, Fulton Financial Corporation

4:30 – 5:15 – G2

Tap into Your Extremely Valuable Resources

Intel developed an on-line platform that offers not only resources, but the ability to connect to over 1,200 Career Connections volunteer employees across the globe including Career Advisers, Mentors, Coaches, and more to support employees in their career growth.

Additionally, Intel has career programs including short term temporary assignments, targeted support for internal mobility, and online webcasts focused on career related topics enabling employees to develop and transform for their future growth.

Ginny Gray, Leadership Coaching & Assessment Manager, Intel

5:15 – 6:30

Networking Reception

Day Two | Thursday, March 5, 2020

8:00 am – 8:55 am
Continental Breakfast and Round Table Discussions

On Peer Coaching, Team Coaching, Group Coaching, Assessments, Transition Coaching, Development Coaching, and Executive Development

8:55 – 9:00 am

Welcome

Amy Lui Abel, PhD, Vice President, Human Capital, The Conference Board

9 am – 9:30 am 

General Session H

Confronting Uncertainty with Organizational Agility - Examining the Emergent Nature of Teams and Organizations

Thirty accomplished leadership and team coaches from across the world, joined by renowned scholar-practitioners Dr. Ruth Wageman (Senior Leadership Teams: What It Takes to Make Them Great) and Dr. Peter Hawkins (Leadership Team Coaching: Developing Collective Transformational Leadership), convened onboard a tall sailing ship in the North Atlantic to explore the question  of how coaching professionals effectively enable a culture of adaptability while serving the whole organization? 

As a leading practitioner operating at the convergence of team coaching and organizational agility and drawing on his experience serving as faculty of the 2019 Norway Nautilus Experience. Gabe Abella shares in this session his unique insights and practical guidance for coaching professionals on seeking to build the necessary capabilities to serve organizations that must bravely and intelligently confront a future where uncertainty and disruption are more prevalent than ever before. Topics that will be covered include:

• Team coaching essentials. Bringing models, assessments, and tools to your team coaching practice.
• Seeing systems. Useful lenses for examining the emergent nature of teams and organizations. 
• The next frontier. Where must the coaching profession go next to remain relevant and be the disruptor instead of the disrupted

Gabe Abella, Organizational Coach, JPMorgan Chase, Faculty, 6 Team Conditions & Team Diagnostic Survey, Accredited Trainer, Kanban University

9:45 am – 10:00 am
Networking Break

10:00 am – 11:15 am
General Session I

Creating and Evolving a Powerful Strategic Narrative as you build a Coaching Center of Excellence

In 2014, Medtronic started on a journey to integrate Coaching into its program, processes, and culture as part of building a company of world-class leaders. With a strong strategy, they embarked on a heroic journey that included opportunities and obstacles such as new HR leadership, the largest integration in Med-Tech History, HR Model transformation, and multiple natural disasters. During this journey, the changing conditions required an evolving strategic narrative that blended benchmarking data, internal proof points, and testimonials to become recognized for excellence in coaching both internally and externally. 

Join an interactive session where you can learn how Medtronic’s coaching narrative evolved over time and apply a strategic framework in conversation with your peers to evolve your organizational narrative to enable your coaching efforts to realize their full potential.

Karen Mathre, MA, PCC, Coaching Center of Excellence Leader, Medtronic

Patricia (Trish) Meyer, Sr HR Director, Medtronic

11:15 am – 12:15 am

General Session J

Transformation and Integration

Coming to a conference like this, we have an opportunity to transform - to shift the way we look at coaching, the way we look at our own practice and organization, and our role within it.  Karen and Jeremy will be facilitating an interactive session to help you make the most of the time you've taken to be here.  We'll reflect, share stories of transformation, and set some intentions so that when we return, we can leverage this experience to create more transformation and agility within ourselves, our clients, and our organizations.

Jeremy Stover, Learning and Development, Ripple

Karen Mathre, MA, PCC, Coaching Center of Excellence Leader, Medtronic

12:15 pm – 12:30 pm

Closing Remarks and Evaluations

Amy Lui Abel, PhD, Vice President, Human Capital, The Conference Board