Our Flagship Program
The Rise of Manager as a Leader
In the realm of true leadership, the ability to coach reigns supreme—not just to guide and motivate but to inspire deeply. It's less about mapping out the paths and more about kindling the fire to forge one's own. Leaders stir souls to self-discovery and embark on personal journeys to unlock powerful insights about their own limitations and strengths. Fostering a space where recognition, action, and accountability elevate personal and professional achievements to new heights.
Foundational Level
Program: Foundational Coaching for Emerging Leaders
Description: Designed for new managers or those refreshing their leadership skills, this foundational program emphasizes developing a coaching mindset from the start. Participants will learn the essentials of active listening, giving impactful feedback, and fostering a supportive environment that encourages growth and learning. This course sets the groundwork for you to not only manage but truly empower your team.
Duration: 4 weeks of targeted learning and practice
Week 1: Embracing the Coaching Mindset
In this opening week, you'll discover what it truly means to adopt a coaching mindset, differentiating it from traditional management styles. You will understand the significant advantages of becoming a coach-leader, such as creating a more dynamic, empowering, and resilient team environment. This session lays the groundwork for why transitioning to a coaching mindset is essential for your growth and effectiveness as a leader.
Week 2: Mastering Communication as a Coach
This session focuses on enhancing your communication skills, which are vital for effective coaching. You'll delve into active listening and learn how to ask powerful, open-ended questions that promote self-reflection and solutions from your team members. Practical exercises show how clear, empathetic communication can resolve conflicts and inspire greater team cohesion.
Week 3: The Art of Constructive Feedback
This week, we'll explore how to deliver feedback that supports and nurtures development rather than simply critiquing. You'll learn techniques for giving constructive, balanced feedback and the importance of recognizing and reinforcing positive behaviors. You will practice creating feedback loops that correct, motivate, and engage your team.
Week 4: Empowering Through Goal Setting
In our final session, you will be equipped with tools to guide your team in setting and achieving SMART goals effectively. We'll emphasize your role as a coach-leader in facilitating your team's commitment to their goals and enhancing accountability and performance. You'll practice developing actionable plans that align team objectives with broader organizational goals, ensuring a strategic approach to your coaching efforts.
Functional Level
Program: Functional Coaching for Effective Leadership
Description: Tailored for mid-level leaders eager to enhance their coaching abilities, this program delves deeper into the art of transformative conversations. You'll gain advanced skills in conducting meaningful performance discussions, setting strategic goals, and nurturing a coaching culture within your team. The focus is on practical application, ensuring you can implement coaching principles that drive engagement and success.
Duration: 6 weeks of targeted learning and practice
We start building on the four weeks of targeted learning and practice outlined above to embark on:
Week 5: Deep Dive into Coaching Techniques
This week intensifies the focus on advanced coaching techniques. You’ll explore deeper layers of coaching psychology, including motivational interviewing, solution-focused coaching, and transformational coaching strategies. The goal is to equip you with diverse tools to effectively address various coaching scenarios and individual needs.
Practical Application: Engage in hands-on exercises to apply these techniques in mock coaching sessions.
Discussion: Analyze case studies that illustrate successful coaching interventions and discuss the adaptability of different techniques to various workplace challenges.
Week 6: Coaching Practice and Feedback
The final week is dedicated to practice and refinement. You will conduct full coaching sessions with peers, applying all the skills you’ve learned throughout the course. This week aims to consolidate your learning into a coherent and practical coaching style that you can confidently apply within your organizational context.
Coaching Circles: Participate in coaching circles where you both coach and receive coaching from your peers, providing a rich, immersive experience.
Feedback and Reflection: Receive structured feedback from instructors and peers. Reflect on your coaching development, identify strengths, and refine your approach by identifying areas for improvement.
Upon completing the Functional Level of this program, you will be equipped to enhance your leadership capabilities and drive meaningful change across your organization. With advanced coaching skills and a deeper understanding of team dynamics, you're set to foster a culture of empowerment, collaboration, and sustained performance improvement. This transformation will not only elevate your professional profile but also make a lasting impact on your team's growth and success.
Mastery Level
Program: Mastery of Coaching: Leading, Inspiring and Transforming
Description: Geared towards senior leaders and executives, this mastery level is centered on embedding coaching deeply into organizational culture. You will master sophisticated coaching techniques to foster a continuous learning environment and lead high-impact strategic initiatives. Prepare to transform your team and the organization, driving innovation and high performance through expert coaching.
Duration: 12 weeks of targeted learning and practice
Week 7: Advanced Coaching Models and Frameworks
Focus: Delve into advanced coaching models integrating various psychological and behavioral change theories. Study frameworks like GROW, CLEAR, and OSCAR in detail to understand their application in different coaching scenarios.
Workshop: Hands-on practice with each model, focusing on real-life scenarios to see how different frameworks suit different coaching needs.
Week 8: Mastery of Coaching Techniques
Focus: Enhance your coaching toolkit with advanced techniques such as meta-models, clean language, and systemic coaching. These techniques allow deeper insights into clients' challenges and promote transformative change.
Role-Playing: Engage in complex coaching sessions that require applying these advanced techniques to foster client breakthroughs.
Week 9: Developing Intuition and Deep Listening
Focus: Cultivate your ability to listen not just to what is said but also to the unspoken or obscured messages. Enhance your intuition to better read between the lines and facilitate deeper discovery processes with clients.
Exercises: Practice sessions focused on listening deeply and using intuition to guide coaching conversations.
Week 10: Measuring Coaching Impact and ROI
Focus: Learn methods to measure the effectiveness of your coaching interventions. Understand how to align coaching goals with business objectives to demonstrate a clear return on investment (ROI).
Case Study Analysis: Explore successful coaching case studies and learn how to document and report on the outcomes.
Week 11: Preparing for ICF Credentialing
Focus: Prepare for the ICF accreditation process, including understanding the application requirements, logging coaching hours, and preparing for the Coach Knowledge Assessment (CKA).
Guidance Session: Review of documentation requirements and tips for successful application. Mock assessments to prepare for the CKA.
Week 12: Cultivating a Coaching Culture in Your Organization
Focus: This final week is dedicated to strategies and practices for embedding a robust coaching culture within your organization. Learn how to foster an environment where continuous learning, open feedback, and personal development are integral to everyday business processes.
Workshop: Explore practical steps to introduce and sustain a coaching culture. Discuss the role of leaders as coaches and the importance of top-down commitment in making coaching a core organizational value.
Implementation Plans: Develop a tailored action plan that includes training for leaders, establishing coaching as a regular practice within teams, and methods to measure the impact of coaching on organizational performance.