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2023 ACEC "Dialogue" Conference

Collaborate with the new breed of corporate executive coaches…

Enterprise-wide Business Partners™ – Expanding the Possibilities

Education. Networking. Partnerships.

Join us for three days of exceptional and engaging discussions with the top corporate executive coaches, professors, authors, HR professionals, thought leaders, and business executives.

Date: Sept 20- 22 | Fort Collins, CO

Expand, Enrich, Experiment, and Evolve

ACEC's "Dialogue" Conference is a unique experience

Are you ready to take your business to the next level?

For Your Clients
  • If you’re a seasoned executive coach, our program is tailored to help you support your clients.
  • Improve the lives of employees, and help them reach their greatest potential.
  • Increase their organization’s transformation.
For Your Organization
  • Increase your organization’s transformation.
  • Increase your knowledge, and use of AI and technology.
  • Increase your earnings potential.

Coaches who believe in being “Enterprise-wide business partners (EBP) with their clients™​

“These coaches help transform the lives of those leaders who transform the world™.”

In this role, the Executive Coach approaches the engagement through a systemic lens and wears many hats.

As a “business partner,” this type of coach can pivot, depending on the situation, between coach, trusted advisor, mentor, and consultant.

This type of coach does not shy away from complexity and fully embraces the messiness in which their clients often find themselves.

They come with a 360Âş, multi-level perspective and belief system that embraces the client in the room while being completely aware of the impact of those not in the room.

The EBP knows the organization, the competition, the market dynamics, and much more.

As a result, the EBP becomes an integral part of the organization.

Coaches who believe in being “Enterprise-wide business partners (EBP) with their clients™​

“These coaches help transform the lives of those leaders who transform the world™.”

Expanding the Possibilities​

We need to prepare for the next reality…the age of AI, apps, technology, pandemics, illness, retirement.

Few of us know how to respond to these perfect storm.

What are the Opportunities?

We need to move beyond traditional coaching constructs for ourselves and our leaders; to a one of being a "Enterprise -Wide Business Partner with Clients" to invoke a 360° approach to coaching ond taking care of ourselves and our practice.

This critical dialogue conference is for corporate executive coaches who believe in being an Enterprise-wide Business Partners™ with their clients

Those who want to protect their future income by addressing future-based concerns

Those who want to learn with the “silent elite” business

Those who realize that the world of corporate executive coaching is changing

A conference designed for you.

The perfect opportunity to protect your business, identify and build partnerships, expand your practice, increase bench strength and increase your power base.

Who would benefit Most?

As a leader in an organization, you must continuously develop your leadership skills.

Corporate Executive Coaches – Internal & External

Executive Coaches – Internal & External

Human Resources and Power Connectors

Organizational Development/Executives and Consultants

Decision Makers/ Change Makers/Business Leaders

News Reporters and Sponsors

Vendors in the field (Pre-approval Required)

Agenda

Conference Schedule

 You’ll leave feeling inspired, empowered, and equipped with the knowledge and tools you need to take your coaching practice to the next level.

Testimonials

Conference Venue

Windsong Estate Event Center

Fort Collins, Colorado
September 20 – 22, 2023

Windsong Estate Event Center

Northern Colorado's Premier Event Venue
Where to Stay

Hotels and Accommodations

For a list of nearby restaurants, visit tripadvisor; please note these have not been vetted.

The Elizabeth Hotel

Luxury Old Town Fort Collins Hotel
Registration

Conference Ticket Pricing

Seats are limited.
Be a part of shaping the future of coaching and leadership development.
Register now for the 2023 ACEC Dialogue Conference.  We look forward to seeing you there!

ACEC Members
Early Bird Tickets

$995 save $300!

Deadline April 15 –
Price will increase to $1,295 after April 15

General Admission
Early Bird Tickets

$1495 save $500!

Deadline April 15 –
Price will increase to $1,995 after July 30

Official Partners and Sponsors

Our partners and sponsors offer you the opportunity to make contacts and build business relationships. Please consider supporting these organizations that support the work of ACEC.

Edgar Papke

True Alignement
Keynote
Speaker

As a pioneer in the art and science of alignment, Edgar Papke is globally recognized for his work as an author, international award-winning speaker, podcast host, and master executive coach. HisTrue Alignment presentation draws from his bestselling books True Alignment and Innovation By Design, as well as his over 30 years of experience helping leaders and organizations align and grow to achieve greater levels of success.

In exploring the elements of the TA system, practitioners will be provided a framework and insight into human-centered approaches to the alignment of customer experience, brand, culture, and leadership influence. Furthermore, participants will connect with their purpose and gain insight into their own unique approach to their professional pursuits.

Key take-aways:

  • Discover the True Alignment System
  • Explore the elements of alignment
  • Understand how misalignments present powerful opportunities
  • Learn how to apply alignment as a coaching tool
  • Delve into the alignment of self

Micheal Crystal

Finding the Fun in Coaching

We’ll explore where the “fun” in coaching lies.  Beyond the fulfillment, monetary and psychic income we derive from doing what we do, we’ll look at what makes it fun, for us and those we coach.  

Fun can be defined in so many ways — light-hearted pleasure, enjoyment, amusement, boisterous joviality, merrymaking entertainment — there’s probably a great deal more of it in our work than we may realize. So we’ll identify where it is and what it looks like — please be prepared to share your own personal stories of where you find fun in your work — how do we know when we experience it, what can we make of it and what benefits do we and those we coach derive from adding more of it to the mix.

 

Key take-aways:

  1. Determine what “fun” is and where does it fit in the coaching process
  2. The differences between “fun” and “funny,” and what are the appropriate uses of fun
  3. Increase our sensitivity to the fun we derive from coaching
  4. Improve our creation of fun for our own benefit and the benefit to those we coach
  5. Have fun while exploring the fun in coaching

 

Gregg Ward

Can Executive Coaches Really Restore Respect to the Workplace?
Effectively supporting the repair of broken work relationships in a disturbingly disrespectful world
Presenter
Speaker

In this engaging, hi-energy, and informative talk, Gregg Ward, the Executive Director of the Center for Respectful Leadership, and a bestselling, award-winning author, speaker and Master Corporate Executive Coach introduces us to his brand-new book Restoring Respect: a how-to guide for supporting the repair of broken work relationships and his Coaching for RespectTM process which he has used successfully many times in industry and government. You’ll learn how Gregg does it and how you can do it too!

Key take-aways:

  • You Will Learn About…
    The Neuroscience of Respect & Disrespect
  • The Ten Steps of the Coaching for RespectTM Process
  • How Facilitating the CfRTM Process is of Significant Value to Your Coaching Practice

Has your client’s team lost its compassion and capacity for creativity and innovation?
Are their teams not living up to their full potential?

Courageous leadership can inspire and motivate teams, foster a culture of innovation, and ultimately drive business growth. Investing in courage consulting can be a powerful tool for personal and professional development, and can help you and your team tap into your full creative and leadership potential.

As an executive, having the courage to make difficult decisions and take calculated risks can be crucial to the success of your company. Consulting with CB can provide an outside perspective and support you in building the confidence to act on your convictions. A courageous leader is not afraid to challenge the status quo, speak their truth, and take action in the face of uncertainty.


PROGRAM TAKEAWAYS:
▶︎ How to increase capacity for creativity and innovation.
▶︎ How to turn failure into sustainable accomplishments.
▶︎ How to create a culture of growth, and step out in front of your competition.
▶︎ How to recognize and support courageous behaviors

Andrew Cohn

Tune In To Lead

We know that listening is a critically important leadership skill. This means listening effectively to others to build alignment, engagement and accountability. But equally if not more important is listening to our deeper selves to ensure motivation, high performance, and fulfillment.

Most of us don’t do either kind of listening very well, or very frequently. And that’s because true listening is hard to master; it’s fundamentally about being present, tuning in, and connecting to our personal purpose. How can we do that in an overstimulating world that’s becoming even more demanding?

This is a conversation about the benefits of and barriers to deep listening, and how we can do better for ourselves and our clients. A variety of strategies will be discussed. One specific innovative, yet traditional, experiential approach will be included in the conversation, namely engaging with horses- it may not be what you think!

Key take-aways

  1. The relationship between listening and engagement, effective decision-making, and personal fulfillment
  2. Strategies for successfully tuning in, both to others and to ourselves

Dr. Ana Melikian

Mindset Zone: Unlocking the Human Potential for Self-Leadership
Keynote
Speaker

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Actions based on reactivity are the number one cause of overwhelm and burnout. If you’re always busy, stressed, and tired, you may be unintentionally falling into a dynamic that is keeping you from achieving the results you want and stunting your human potential.

By exploring the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and how to overcome the tendency to unwittingly repeat old patterns, you can develop your self-leadership skills and increase your impact while enjoying the process.

Sound too good to be true?

Ana Melikian, a Ph.D. in psychology, will make it possible for you. 

In this interactive and highly educational talk, Ana will teach you her simple and powerful P.I.E. Method that will allow you to unlock your human potential so you can lead yourself and others to amplify effectiveness while avoiding burnout. 

Key take-aways:

  • a thorough understanding of how life-changing it can be to press the pause button
  • increased self-awareness
  • and embrace the experimentation mindset every day for increased happiness, productivity, and growth

Dr. Terry Hildebrandt

How to Effectively Choose and use Assessments

Assessments and instruments are vital for any coach’s toolbox; however, there are so many options and applications that choosing and using the right assessment is confusing and daunting.  In this presentation we will explore an integral approach to the landscape of instruments and demystify the process of selecting the right tools for specific applications in individual, group, team, and organizational coaching.  

Key take-aways:

  • Understand the Integral Map of Assessments and how you can measure psychological, behavioral, cultural, and social perspectives in coaching engagements.
  • Access free tools that you can try out for yourself or your clients right away.
  • Understand the benefits of using assessments for clients, coaches, and your business.
  • Outline the key factors to consider when choosing specific instruments for client engagements.
  • Hear about how Artificial Intelligence and automation are enabling better instruments and client interpretations.

Dr. Elie Daher

Entrepreneur, Digital Intelligence and Modern leadership Activist | Member of the Board - Marshall Goldsmith Leadership Coaching

Session – Effective Leadership in a digital landscape

Dr. Elie Daher is an accomplished senior-level executive with 30+ year track record of successful strategic leadership in both public and private organizations within the energy, education, consulting and IT industries. Elie has strong expertise in initiating and managing organizational change to achieve maximum results. He combines his leadership style with his years of successful career and experience in various industries to effectively transform businesses and impact positively the performance of companies and leaders.

Throughout his executive career, Elie has held various top executive and leadership positions such as CEO of a Joint Venture, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Global VP of Strategy and Marketing, Head of Consulting among other roles while working across four continents with both medium size and fortune 100 companies.

Elie received his engineering degree from ESIB, earned an MBA and a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) degrees with high distinction. Elie has furthered his executive education with INSEAD on M&A and with IMD on Board Management.

Elie received his certifications and accreditations from a number of well-recognized international organizations such as:
➢ Master Certified Coach – Association of Corporate Executive Coaches (ACEC)
➢ Certified Executive Coach by Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching
➢ Certified Leadership Facilitator by the Leadership Strategies
➢ Member of the Institute of Management Consulting

Jeremy Jones

How to author a book to grow your business

Jeremy C. Jones, a proud military veteran, is also a family man and entrepreneur who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. His accomplishments include being a four-time #1 Best-Selling Author on Amazon, hosting the popular podcast “Ideas & Impact,” establishing AuthorityCoach.com, and founding and serving as CEO at Jones Media Publishing.

Key take-aways

  • Discover how to position yourself as an industry authority to your perfect clients
  • Learn how to convert more cold leads into warm referrals with a published book
  • The three ways we use a published book to get more leads and client applications to grow your business

Anna Pool

Unlocking Solutions to Extreme Povery
Ted
Speaker

When I became a volunteer with the Shanta Foundation, an international NGO headquartered in Durango, CO, serving the extreme poor in Myanmar, I had no idea I would become part of a cutting-edge movement in community led development.  I had no idea I would develop powerful insights and expertise about global poverty.  Or that Shanta’s unique approach to community mobilization, leadership development and community banking would actually work, facilitating more that 35 villages in finding paths out of extreme poverty, even in under the terror of the military dictatorship. But almost 15 years later, that’s exactly what’s happened.

All of you are coaches—you get the potential inherent in the leaders you work with and how, with a little support and insight, most can become an even greater force for the good in their worlds.  But for some reason, most development approaches have yet to translate that dynamic to unlocking solutions to extreme poverty.  We are still bringing our colonialist, racist, sexist biases to this work, and despite incredibly sincere and expensive initiatives, often end up either enabling or simply not helping those we aim to serve.  I’m excited to explain more about Shanta’s approach to the work, because it is tightly aligned with the principles of the work that we do every day as coaches and consultants. And because it works—bringing about sustainableand outrageously uncommon results.  

Key take-aways:

  • How and why traditional approaches to poverty reduction fall short
  • Key principles to activate local leadership and embed agency and sustainability into the work
  • How to become an influencer for unlocking sustainable solutions to extreme poverty

 

Janice Perkins

How Leaders Get Stuck
Keynote
Speaker

A discovery of what kind of leader I want to become and the ways I limit myself from getting there. As leaders, we tend to make our decisions the same way every time. When we are in distress, we tend to get stuck in the same quicksand for our teams and our organizations. When leaders become frozen, the consequences to the organization, staff, productivity, profits and workflows can be devastating. When leaders are stymied, choices for escaping the situation can be skewed, narrow and solutions may seem non-existent. 

Key take-aways:

  1. Objectives: Why is my capacity as a leader limited
  2. Learning how to unleash my potential
  3. Learning how to establish an aspiration to direct my goals and decisions

Jordan Goldrich

Victim vs. Target
Coaching Clients Who Work With Abrasive Leaders

Jordan Goldrich is a Master Corporate Executive Coach, Member of Marshall Goldsmith’s MG100 Coaches, and a Professional Certified Coach. A former COO, he specializes in working with valuable executives who are experienced as abrasive to be completely authentic, fulfill their mission, and drive results without damaging relationships® Jordan is co-author of the Amazon best seller, “Workplace Warrior: People Skills for the No-BS Executive.” He is producer/host of the podcast, “Workplace Warrior®: Drive Results Without Damaging Relationships®”

When your client is subject to disrespectful, bullying behavior do they feel victimized and wounded or do they see themselves as a target who can remain calm, confident and in control? You will hear three areas related to coaching people who work with abrasive, bullying, executives to survive and even thrive. Author, speaker and Master Corporate Executive Coach, Jordan Goldrich shares perspectives from the Navy SEALs ethos, the martial arts, and his background as a retired Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Key Take-aways

  1. Know how the brain of abrasive leaders is wired
  2. Application of martial arts philosophy for dealing with psychological attack
  3. How to give feedback to people who don’t want to hear it

Barbara Singer

Variety of Life: Coaching to Accelerate Diverse Executives

Diversity in Leadership Mission in Academia and our Work in Partnership with Corporate Clients

Mission: To serve as a catalyst for the advancement of ethnic minorities and women across the country, facilitated through the development of talent pipelines for higher education and industry.

Vision: To help close educational attainment gaps, wealth gaps, skills gaps, and opportunity gaps for minoritized groups in order to transform our living, working, and learning communities, into thriving ecosystems where human flourishing is a realistic endeavor for all.

Purpose: To foster the professional growth and development of ethnic minorities and women leaders, acting as a vehicle for local firms to attract and retain talent, who are empowered to become change agents in communities across the country. 

Barbara will talk about her work with the Executive MBA Council and how they are setting the standard for challenging business schools to address diversity, equity, inclusion, and accession.  Through our work with the Diversity in Leadership Program and many other diversity initiatives in corporations, we are helping to move the needle.

  • Organizations
    Organizations directly supporting education and  advancement of DEI leaders.
    • Provide an opportunity to excel and advance,
    • Focus on the development that matters; co-build your diverse talent,
    • Establish a strong, supportive network of diverse colleagues, and
    • Participate in speaker events and establish your firm as a premier DEI employer.
  • Leading Business Schools
    Schools partner to deliver academic courses, while increasing their exposure and attractiveness to potential DEI graduate degree enrollment.

 

“The American economy has the capacity to grow an additional $8 trillion by 2050, if only our nation would commit to professionally advancing ethnic minorities and women.”

– W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Key take-aways:

We have to move beyond talking about barriers to removing them.  Explore ways you can increase your impact with diverse executives, change how you measure impact, and partnering for results.

Dr. Elie Daher

Re-imagining Leadership

Subtopics:

  1. “Charting a Course for Organizational Alignment and Improvement”
  2. “Unleashing Organizational Potential through Leadership Enhancement”
  3. “Enhancing Team Dynamics”
  4. “Humanizing the Digital Revolution”

 

Dr. Daher’s presentation on “Reimagining Leadership” covers four subtopics for enhancing leadership and organizational effectiveness:

  1. “Charting a Course for Organizational Alignment and Improvement” emphasizes aligning an organization’s goals, culture, and structure for better performance.
  2. “Unleashing Organizational Potential through Leadership Enhancement” explores how leadership development programs can identify high-potential employees, boost engagement, and drive innovation.
  3. “Enhancing Team Dynamics” highlights effective communication, collaboration, and trust in building high-performing teams.
  4. “Humanizing the Digital Revolution” stresses the importance of leaders assessing their readiness to embrace Industry 5.0 (IR5.0) and adopting mindsets like change, learning, and customer-centricity to leverage technology responsibly and navigate the upcoming industrial revolution successfully.

 

Get ready to challenge the status quo! Dr. Daher’s presentation on “Reimagining Leadership” unveils four game-changing takeaways for enhancing leadership and organizational effectiveness:

  1. Align your organization’s goals, culture, and structure to thrive and achieve sustainability in a constantly evolving business landscape.
  2. Revolutionize your leadership development programs to identify and nurture your high-potential employees, boost employee engagement, and foster innovation in your organization.
  3. Build high-performing teams through effective communication, collaboration, and trust – the secret sauce of success.
  4. Gear up for Industry 5.0 (IR5.0) by embracing change, lifelong learning, and customer-centricity mindsets to leverage technology responsibly and seize opportunities presented by the next industrial revolution. Be the leader who not only survives but thrives!

Dr. Ana Melikian

Mindset Zone: Unlocking the Human Potential for Self-Leadership
Keynote
Speaker

Subtopics:

  1. “Charting a Course for Organizational Alignment and Improvement”
  2. “Unleashing Organizational Potential through Leadership Enhancement”
  3. “Enhancing Team Dynamics”
  4. “Humanizing the Digital Revolution”

 

Dr. Daher’s presentation on “Reimagining Leadership” covers four subtopics for enhancing leadership and organizational effectiveness:

  1. “Charting a Course for Organizational Alignment and Improvement” emphasizes aligning an organization’s goals, culture, and structure for better performance.
  2. “Unleashing Organizational Potential through Leadership Enhancement” explores how leadership development programs can identify high-potential employees, boost engagement, and drive innovation.
  3. “Enhancing Team Dynamics” highlights effective communication, collaboration, and trust in building high-performing teams.
  4. “Humanizing the Digital Revolution” stresses the importance of leaders assessing their readiness to embrace Industry 5.0 (IR5.0) and adopting mindsets like change, learning, and customer-centricity to leverage technology responsibly and navigate the upcoming industrial revolution successfully.

 

Get ready to challenge the status quo! Dr. Daher’s presentation on “Reimagining Leadership” unveils four game-changing takeaways for enhancing leadership and organizational effectiveness:

  1. Align your organization’s goals, culture, and structure to thrive and achieve sustainability in a constantly evolving business landscape.
  2. Revolutionize your leadership development programs to identify and nurture your high-potential employees, boost employee engagement, and foster innovation in your organization.
  3. Build high-performing teams through effective communication, collaboration, and trust – the secret sauce of success.
  4. Gear up for Industry 5.0 (IR5.0) by embracing change, lifelong learning, and customer-centricity mindsets to leverage technology responsibly and seize opportunities presented by the next industrial revolution. Be the leader who not only survives but thrives!