Executive Coach Training

“Coaching is more than a skill or a technique for individual and team development. It is invaluable for task performance and delegation. Most importantly, it places people at the top of the agenda in action not just in word and is an essential management style of the high-performing company culture of the future..”

Sir John Whitmore, Coaching for Performance, 2008

Level 1. Introduction. London September 25-26
Level 2. Advanced to Intermediate. London November
Level 3. Master Coach. London 2008

Overview

Executive Coach Training is designed for managers, independent consultants, coaches and HR professionals. It is structured to develop your coaching skills to an advanced level so that you, your colleagues, clients and ultimately the organisation achieve high performance.

You will develop strong leadership skills and an authentic coaching style that will become the expression of a performance coaching culture within the organisation and beyond.



Sir John Whitmore with participants in training

It provides you with the opportunity to learn, understand and practise high-quality coaching skills in real-life situations. You will explore the thinking that underlies your approach to decision-making, and that of your colleagues and clients. You will be able to help teams develop their insights and ideas and bring organisational values truly alive. The training is an incredible and exciting learning journey for all. 

Programme structure

Level 1: Introduction

Coaching principles and philosophy:

• Understanding the principles (awareness, responsibility, self-belief, blame-free, solution-focus, challenge and action)
• Values and vision
• The Inner Game processes
• Emotional intelligence (EQ) and relationships (self-awareness, awareness of others, self-management and social skills)
• Coaching attitude
• Coaching knowledge
• Coaching skills (linguistics, listening, questioning, clarifying and reflecting)
• Models: GROW coaching model
• Giving coaching feedback

Level 1 incorporates a range of highly interactive learning modes and motivational techniques and approaches, including reflection, writing, real-life coaching, presentation and teaching of theory, 90-page reference manual, worksheets, and client assessment forms. 2 supervision calls are included with support.

Two-Day Module
Entry Requirement: Open to all
Certification: CPD Certificate of Completion


Level 2: Intermediate to Advanced

Intermediate to advanced Executive Coach Training with emphasis on developing authentic coaching management relationships and working towards compelling outcomes:

• Review of coaching principles and Level 1 skills
• Advanced coaching skills and cutting-edge practice
• Integration of coaching and leadership development
• Developing self and authenticity as a coach
• The qualities of a great coach
• Effective questions in GROW
• Generating openness
• The impact of coaching
• Reflective coaching log
• ROI evaluation
• Coaching practice for real business situations

The course is divided into four 2-day sessions.  Focus is turned towards real-life coaching practice, with support and feedback from experienced, executive performance coaches.  In between sessions, participants will be given coaching assignments and receive group mentoring and feedback calls and email support.

Optional support: Participants can choose to work individually with a master coach and receive one-to-one telephone coaching during and after the training. These sessions can be used for personal supervision and feedback (price on application).

Eight-Day Module
Entry Requirement: Completion of Level 1 or similar
Certification: Certified Executive Coach*

* Equivalent to ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC)

Level 3: Master Coach**

Masters-level coach training focusing on leadership, self-mastery, truthful relationships and deep engagement, and spearheading organisational culture change to a coaching management style:

• Review of Level 2 skills
• Inner Game mastery
• Psychosynthesis
• Transpersonal coaching
• Sustained self-belief and high performance
• Values-based leadership
• Embedding and maintaining coaching cultures
• Sustainability
• Aligning personal and organisational values and ethics
• Dealing with complexity and emergent strategy
• Continuous personal development

Participants deepen their learning journey through Executive Coaching with an experienced, professional coach.

Six-Day Module
Entry Requirement: Completion of Level 2
Certification:  Certified Master Executive Coach**

** Equivalent to ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)



Executive Coach Training participants practise their coaching skills

Certification

Created by Sir John Whitmore, the original pioneer of coaching in organisations, Executive Coach Training certification is aligned with the International Coaching Federation’s certification process and the Professional Core Competencies:

A. Setting the Foundation
1. Meeting ethical guidelines and professional standards
2. Establishing the coaching agreement

B. Co-Creating the Relationship
3. Establishing trust and intimacy with the client
4. Coaching presence

C. Communicating Effectively
5. Active listening
6. Powerful questioning
7. Direct communication

D. Facilitating Learning and Results
8. Creating awareness
9. Designing actions
10. Planning and goal setting
11. Managing progress and accountability

Location

Levels 1 and 2 are held in central London.



In the heart of London

Open Programme schedule

For further information on open programmes please contact Sian Davies

Bespoke programmes

We offer bespoke programmes globally on client requests. For further information or to discuss how the programme may be amended to meet your corporate needs please contact Tiffany Gaskell

Programme fees

Level 1: £1,250
Level 2: £5,025
Level 3: Price on request

All fees are subject to VAT.
An invoice will be raised on booking.