Executive Coaching Course Descriptions
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EC 101: FUNDAMENTALS OF EXECUTIVE COACHING
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This online course introduces the learner to
the profession and essential executive coaching concepts,
including the historical roots of coaching, professional coaching
organizations, codes of ethics governing the profession,
strategies, and professional certification competencies and
processes. The course includes an overview of the coaching stages
and processes used with clients, and also introduces the Mastery
focus that is essential for both coach and
client.
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EC 102: COACHING PROCESS AND ESSENTIAL SKILLS
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This course introduces the essential stages
and processes used in an executive coaching engagement as well as
the crucial skills to successfully complete the work of each
stage. The course focuses on the coaching conversation and the
stages of coaching (including entering, contracting, assessing,
ongoing coaching, and concluding the engagement). Skills
emphasized include artful listening and questioning; assessing
the client's strengths, needs, and coachability; using
instrumentation; giving feedback; and developing a powerful
coaching presence.
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EC 103: COACHING FOR PERSONAL MASTERY
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The focus of this course is the essential
knowledge, tools, and practices necessary to coach from a Mastery
model, and taking into account the multiple dimensions of human
behavior (cognitive, physical, emotional, cultural, and
spiritual). The course focuses on the development of the coach as
well as the application to the client's development. Lessons
include the context of human change processes and blocks to
change; how human psychology impacts coaching and development and
requires self-management; working to understand and shift habits
of thinking and story making; coaching emotions and moods to
create action, using strengths and building resilience, and using
specific practices with yourself and with
clients.
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EC 104: COACHING FOR INTERPERSONAL MASTERY
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This course is an in-depth examination of
language (verbal and nonverbal) and its impact on relationships
and leadership effectiveness. Learners will develop knowledge and
skills needed for observing, recognizing, and intervening in
conversations and relationships that allow coaches and leaders to
be maximally effective when mastered. Lessons include kinds of
leadership conversations; the six language components that
produce or impede action; using the Cycle of the Promise to map
relationship and action breakdowns and produce effectiveness;
conducting conversations to repair relationships; and skills for
creating congruity and effectiveness in clients and
self.
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EC 105: COACHING FOR LEADERSHIP MASTERY
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This course is an in-depth study of the key
characteristics and resulting behaviors that effective leaders
must master. Learners will develop an understanding of the
critical importance of mastery in the key areas of authenticity,
accountability, intention, courage, and alacrity. Students
ascertain how to coach leaders to understand organizational
culture and effectiveness. Lessons include how to coach leaders
to develop the key areas, as well as models and methods for
coaching leaders to develop high-performing cultures that
strengthen business results.
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EC 106: COACHING FOR TEAM MASTERY
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This course provides an overview of the
essential knowledge needed to coach leadership teams, a critical
component of the highly skilled practitioner's coaching
repertoire. Lessons include an overview of the work, development,
and common obstacles facing executive teams and how their work
differs from other organizational teams; the process of
contracting for and conducting successful leadership team
development; methods of assessing team effectiveness; and
coaching teams as they work together.
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EC 107: INTEGRATIVE CASES AND PRACTICE
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This course focuses on ways to integrate the
learning from this program to create executive coaching
strategies and a long-term plan for coaching individuals and
teams. The lessons introduce case studies exemplifying the
variety of challenges, both individual and group, that the
beginning and seasoned executive coach faces.
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EC 108: DEVELOPING AN EXECUTIVE COACHING
PRACTICE
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This course examines the ways that executive
coaches market and develop their practice areas. Lessons include
examining the challenges of developing an executive coaching
practice, how to describe and communicate the value of executive
coaching, selecting communication strategies and vehicles,
developing a specialty niche, and building on your current
expertise and experience.