2007 PSCA Prism Award Presentation
· Celebrating Excellence and Business Achievement Through Coaching
The Puget Sound Coaches Association Prism Award is presented in
recognition of business and non-profit organizations attaining high
levels of excellence and business achievement through their
commitment to coaching as a leadership strategy. The presentation of
the Prism Award is made to the organization while also recognizing
and acknowledging the coaches partnering with them to achieve their
successes.
Prism Award Winner - Child Care Resources
We are proud to announce Child Care Resources, with the support of
CEO and internal coach, Nina Auerbach and external coach, Syl Leduc, the winner
of our inaugural PSCA Prism award for achieving quantifiable business
successes through commitment to coaching. Some of these successes
include
- Improved team effectiveness
- Achievement of numerous stretch goals
- Greatly increased fundraising
Individuals at all levels of leadership within Child Care Resources
received coaching from Syl and Nina and they themselves have come to
embrace a coaching culture also, helping to cascade a "coaching
approach" throughout the organization.
Prism Award Runner-Up - Dress for Success Seattle
The runner-up for the 2007 PSCA Prism Award, Dress for Success
Seattle, has earned this recognition for their commitment to making
coaching services available to selected participants in their Professional
Women's Group program, helping these women achieve their professional
and personal self-development goals .
To share details about the award and the organizations we have
honored this year at the 2007 PSCA Prism Award presentation, please
download our Press Release.
Prism Award Nomination and Selection Process
Eligibility (Organization)
- The organization must be located (not necessarily
headquartered) within Washington State.
- The Coaching may have begun prior to 2006,
however at least 3 months of the initiative must have taken place in
the year 2006.
- A representative of the organization must be
available to be interviewed by members of the selection committee by
phone about the Coaching Initiative Initiative and be available to participate in the award presentation to be held June 12, 2007.
- Organizations who have been awarded the Prism Award must
skip a year before being eligible for nomination again.
Eligibility (Nominating Coach)
- Coach may be located anywhere.
- Coach is an active-status member in good standing of the PSCA chapter of the ICF and who is either
- Credentialed by ICF,
- Graduated from an ICF-Accredited Training Program or
- Currently in coach training with an ICF-Accredited Coach Training Program (listed on the ICF website: http://www.coachfederation.org)
- Coaches whose nominees have received the Prism award may nominate either the same organization after the one-year wait period or any other organization with which they are associated without a waiting period.
- Coaches may nominate more than one organization within the same year.
Selection Criteria
- Coaching is used for leadership development at any level in the organization.
- Public, not-for-profit or private sector organizations are eligible.
- Any size of organization is eligible
- There are qualitative and/or quantitative measurements demonstrated.
- The coaching initiative can include and/all of the following:
- One-on-one coaching.
- Group/team coaching.
- Coach training for managers.
- Other supportive coach training initiatives.
An executive sponsor is actively championing coaching.
Senior management, engaged in setting strategic direction for the organization, are actively involved in the initiative.
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