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“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
- Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)

“Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.”
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)

Newsletters & other articles

Dec 2011 - Mindfulness

Dec 2010 - Peace begins with a Smile

 In the Press

March 2012 - Migros Magazine - “L’Optimisme, c’est grave docteur”

July 2011 - Le Temps Genève (en français) - Virginia Williams
“J’ai eu toujours confiance en moi”

May 2009 - ICF Coaching World - Virginia Williams, ICF Switzerland President, and Kaj Hellbom, ICF Nordic & Finland, President, share the story of the success they  enjoyed leading the ICF European Leaders group.  See the interview here in the May 2009 issue of ICF Coaching World.

April 2006 - “Coaching: The Fad that Won’t Go Away” - Fast Company, April 2006.  Author Jim Holt notes “Our findings in my firm's executive development surveys (mentioned in the last column) indicated a dramatic increase in the use of coaching: In 2004, 56% of the companies said that executive coaching would be a major learning method they would emphasize. Then in a 2006 follow-up survey, 51% said the use of coaching had actually increased. To read the entire article, click here

June 2005 -  “A New Kind of Coach” - is the subject of a recent article in Swiss News by journalist Gail Mangold-Vine.  In this interview Virginia and other coaches share their views on why coaching is growing so rapidly and why so many people are hiring coaches to enhance both personal and professional success.  To read the full article - http://www.swissnews.ch/expatadvise.php

Virginia’s Speaking Engagements

September 2010 - Salon RH/Hr Fair, Geneva - Virginia and Nathalie Ducrot facilitated two workshops in French - “ Une vie choisie et réussi? un rêve à accomplir? avec ou sans coach professionnel ? ”

October 2009 - Salon RH / HR Fair, Geneva - Virginia and Dorotea Brandin delivered two workshops in French - “ Le coaching en (r)évolution ”

27 May 2009 - Virginia Williams was co-keynote speaker / workshop leader for 100 Women in Hedge Funds workshop in Geneva.

1 February 2009 - ICF Danish Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark - Virginia delivered a keynote speech entitled “Imagine Europe where Coaches are Leaders” 

October 2008 and June 2009 - PIMS Financial Forum, Interlaken, Switzerland - Virginia delivered the only profession development workshop at this annual financial industry conference and was invitted back for the 2009 PIMS Financial Forum.  Her presentation was “Negotiation - a Key Skill in Challenging Times: It’s All About Relationships”

29 May 2007, Zurich, - Virginia and facilitated a workshop for 250 women banking executives on “Making Choices, Taking Chances: Strategies and Tradeoffs in Composing a Balanced Life”

7 May 2007 - Virginia addressed the Montreux International Business (MIB) Club on the subject of “Coaching - Fad or Need?”  For more information, see MIB website - and for MIB President’s testimonial.

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