ACMP × ICF Carolinas | Learning Arc Series

From Insight to Action: Applying Coaching and Change Management Together

Date: September 24, 2026

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET

Register: Here (Note: This event is hosted by ICF Raleigh chapter. ACMP members can register for FREE - use Coupon Code "ACMPMEMBER"

Event Description

The ACMP × ICF Carolinas collaboration continues with the next session in our Learning Arc: Application.

Whether you have attended our previous sessions or are joining us for the first time, this webinar is designed to help coaches, change practitioners, leaders, and HR/OD professionals better understand how coaching and change management can be applied together to support sustainable change.

Our collaboration has been intentionally designed as a learning journey: Kickoff (the intersection of coaching and change management), Foundation (the neuroscience of resistance and readiness), and now Application—moving beyond the 'why' and into the practical 'how.'

Change management brings structure: stakeholder alignment, readiness, communication, adoption planning, reinforcement, and sustainment. Coaching brings depth: presence, inquiry, reflection, accountability, self-awareness, and behavior change. When used together intentionally, they can help people not only understand change, but engage with it, own it, and sustain it.

In this interactive session, Sophia Schell, President of ICF Charlotte, and Taniya Shaikh, President of ACMP Carolinas, will explore how coaching and change management can be applied together in real organizational and individual change scenarios.

Through practical examples and a shared use case, participants will examine how both disciplines complement one another and how coaches, change practitioners, leaders, and consultants can leverage their unique strengths to help people move from insight to action.

Getting Up to Speed

If you missed our previous sessions, we encourage you to explore the resources below:

• May 14, 2026 | The Power of Both: Building Human-Centered Transformation Through Coaching and Change Management. Presentation here.
  July 30, 2026 | From Resistance to Readiness: The Neuroscience of Change. Zoom link here. Presentation here.
  
  While prior attendance is not required, these resources provide helpful context for the learning journey that has led to this application-focused session.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how coaching and change management complement one another in supporting sustainable change.
•  Identify where coaching skills and change management practices can be applied across a change journey.
• Recognize the distinct yet complementary roles of coach, change practitioner, consultant, and leader.
• Apply coaching and change management concepts to a practical change scenario.
• Explore how coaching can help individuals and leaders move from awareness and intention to action, ownership, and sustained behavior change.
• Identify opportunities for coaches and change practitioners to collaborate more effectively in organizational transformation efforts.
• Develop practical ideas they can immediately apply within their own coaching practice, change initiatives, leadership roles, or client engagements.

Meet the Presenters

Sophia Schell, ACC, CPA, CRISC

President of ICF Charlotte | Executive Coach & Speaker

For more than 30 years, Sophia Schell has led global teams and advised Fortune 500 executives across financial services, technology, consulting, manufacturing, and professional services. She has seen firsthand how even highly successful leaders can feel stuck, misaligned, or isolated at pivotal moments.

Today, Sophia serves as a trusted guide to CEOs and senior leaders, helping them lead with clarity, courage, and strategic influence. As a Vistage Chair, Executive Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Leadership Strategist, she partners with growth-minded leaders navigating high-stakes decisions, complex challenges, and evolving team dynamics.

Sophia is President of ICF Charlotte and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation. She is also the visionary of Transformed & Victorious. Through executive coaching, leadership development, CEO peer advisory groups, and keynote experiences, Sophia Schell creates transformational spaces where leaders gain clarity, strengthen alignment, build trust, communicate with impact, and lead with purpose.

 Taniya Shaikh

President, ACMP Carolinas | Change Management Leader

Taniya Shaikh is President of ACMP Carolinas, and a change management leader at Cisco Systems, Inc. In her professional role, she leads the Change Management Office for a global business organization, helping leaders, teams, and stakeholders successfully navigate and sustain large-scale transformation.

Passionate about the people side of change, Taniya focuses on building readiness, driving adoption, and creating sustainable business outcomes through human-centered change practices. She is especially interested in the intersection of change management and coaching, where structured change practices and coaching conversations come together to build trust, navigate uncertainty, strengthen leadership, and support lasting transformation.

As part of the ACMP × ICF Carolinas collaboration, Taniya brings a practitioner's perspective on how these disciplines can work together to help people and organizations thrive through change.