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Welcome, 2025!
Happy New Year to all our clients, collaborators, and friends! As we step into 2025, we are filled with excitement and anticipation for the year ahead. This is a time to reflect on our journey, celebrate growth, and embrace new opportunities for connection and impact.
Over the years, our work in coaching and senior leadership development has grown immensely. It has been a privilege to lead executive coaching and team-building initiatives through the McNulty Leadership Program at Wharton. Each interaction—whether with MBA students, Executive MBAs, global C-Suite leaders in the Advanced Management Program, or coaching faculty and medical staff—has been an opportunity for mutual growth and learning.
This year, we are deepening our focus on peer coaching. Together, we will expand the
transformative power of connection within teams, empowering leaders to learn from and with each other. Look for an upcoming article on using our peer coaching model in executive education for relationship learning.
Our commitment to lifelong learning also remains strong. I’ve reconnected with Dr. Terry Maltbia at Columbia University, engaging deeply with the Columbia Coaching Program. Meeting the 2024 cohort in November was a highlight of my year, and I am eager to continue this journey of exploration and growth with them through 2025.
Our consulting projects continue to be a cornerstone of our work. Mercedes Martin, Tanya Cruz, and I will build on our collaboration, helping leaders rewire their mindsets toward sustainability and transformative growth.
Jeff Branch and I remain devoted to enhancing organizational effectiveness for our consulting clients. We are also actively involved with The Lewin Center Board, working closely with Argentine Craig and Brenda Jones. Together, we will continue convening dialogue sessions to foster community engagement and advance social justice. This work is integral to our commitment to meaningful change.
This year, we are thrilled to welcome Abbie VanMeter to our team! Abbie’s work with the CMM Institute and her podcast series, Stories Lived. Stories Told., showcases her incredible creativity and dedication to storytelling. I highly recommend tuning in to some episodes! She will join ICW Consulting Group as a Program Manager and OD Consultant, bringing fresh energy and ideas to our projects. We are confident she will enrich our team in countless ways.
To all who have been part of this journey, thank you for your partnership, trust, and inspiration. Here’s to a year filled with growth, collaboration, and transformation. Let’s make 2025 a year to remember!
Warm regards,
Ilene
President & CEO
ICW Consulting Group