Foundational Classes

Coaching to Excellence

Integral Coaching Principles

COACHING TO EXCELLENCE

In this two-day class, you gain an introduction to the principles and methods of Integral Coaching and hands-on experience that is applicable to the workplace and your broader life. Through structured exercises, demonstrations, and simulations, you explore what it takes to evoke long-term excellence in others.

Who Would Benefit
What Past Participants Say
Outcomes the Class Will Produce
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Registration Information

Who Would Benefit

  • Anyone intrigued by the possibility of having a positive impact on others through coaching
  • Managers, Human Resource professionals and Organizational Development practitioners who are regularly called upon to solve problems that could be more effectively handled by developing others' competence
  • Independent professionals and consultants interested in bringing greater skill to their one-on-one conversations with clients
  • Therapists and social workers interested in building coaching competence
  • People considering applying to the Professional Coaching Course

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What Past Participants Say

"This was the best coaching class I have taken. The course leader was great. I really enjoyed her style."
Linda Denton, Senior Vice President of People Services, Young & Rubicam

"I am blown away by the caliber, the support, the information, the potential of what I have been through in two days. Thank you for offering a program of rigor."
Jey Wyder, Personal and Professional Life Coach

"Thanks for an outstanding two days of exploration! This framework can be utilized in both my professional and personal life."
Gwen McDonald, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, 3 Com

"I now have a much more powerful and structured approach to coaching. The assessment models and how to design practices were most useful."
Marc Davidson, General Manager, Bell Canada

"Most useful was the methodology—chunking the process into small, practical steps and trying them. I can't wait to do the Professional Coaching Course."
Peggy Penberthy, Management Trainer, Mountain States Employment Council

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Outcomes the Class Will Produce
Developing excellence as a coach takes time, study and practice. Nonetheless, this two-day class will allow you to:

  • Understand the key stages in any coaching relationship and the skills needed to guide clients through them
  • Recognize when someone is open to coaching and how to enroll them in a coaching relationship
  • Observe and listen to others in a profound way by paying attention to their unique language, emotional mood, and way of interpreting the world
  • Assess your own competence as a coach and identify the next steps in your development
  • Open new possibilities for effective action in your work and life

In addition:

  • This class satisfies the prerequisite for the Professional Coaching Course offered by New Ventures West.Coaches certified through the International Coach Federation will receive 16 hours of Coaching Continuing Education Units
  • This class is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences to provide mandatory continuing education for MFTs and LCSWs

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Registration Information
Tuition is $695. This includes all course materials and a copy of James Flaherty's book Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others. A $50 nonrefundable deposit holds you a seat. Balance is due two weeks before the start date of the class. With full payment upon registration one month or more prior to the class, a $50 discount may be taken.

To register or speak with someone about this class, email or call 800.332.4618.

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