Course description
During this coaching program participants will fully understand the essence of professional coaching and the mindset and skills required to be an effective coach. They will learn to create a partnership with a client and be thinking partners to empower them in their growth and development towards increased balance, fulfilment, and performance. They will experience how coaching can unlock people’s potential at work as well as in many contexts in our lives.
Program content
The program is focused on understanding the updated ICF core competencies that are the foundations of effective coaching. The course is extremely interactive and based on activities, discussions and real life examples. Participants will practice every competency that will be taught in class and experience its impact from different angles – coach, client and observer – during coaching dojos.
Program structure
The program is structured in three modules. Each of them is articulated in 10 x 2 hrs sessions for a total of 64 hours:
- 7 sessions on core competencies – 1 hr of theory and 1 hr of practice
- 1 session on a recording review
- 2 sessions on coaching practice with written feedback.
Each session will be run in Zoom and we will leverage Miro as our collaboration tool. All sessions will be recorded.
In addition to that, participants will get access to 4 hrs of asynchronous learning and have the opportunity to listen to advanced coaching sessions.
The topics of our three modules will be articulated as follows.
Module 1
- The coaching mindset
- Active listening
- Powerful questioning
- The coaching agreement
- The structure of a coaching conversation
- Evoking awareness
- Evoking client growth
Module 2
- Direct communication
- Building trust and safety
- Maintaining presence
- Co-creating the relationship
- Powerful observations
- Managing progress
- Beginning and ending in partnership
Module 3
- Coaching tools
- Working with Saboteurs
- Coaching conflict
- Working with metaphors
- The client and his systems
- Establishing yourself as a coach
- ICF code of ethics.
Who should attend
This program is suitable for whoever wants to start a professional coaching journey and help other people to grow: team and organisational coaches, agile coaches, people managers, leaders, therapists, teachers, HR professionals, etc. There are no pre-requirements to attending this program.
Certification
This program is a pilot and after its completion will be accredited with ICF. Once accredited, students will receive a certificate that will fulfil ICF ACC training requirements for the ACSTH path. This program does not include mentor coaching.
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