XCOA-936 - A Coach's Toolbox

Course Description

Would you like to be able to “meet your clients where they are” with insight about the practices and approaches that will be most helpful to them?

The theory of stage development has been a missing link in most coach training programs throughout the world. Georgetown was the first to bring it in to the foundational program. The theory is rich, deep, and challenging, and no coach can get everything he/she needs to know about the theory in a foundational course. This course we are proposing will help coaches develop greater discernment and skill in applying this valuable theory to their work, through tailoring tools that are stage-appropriate.

Course Outline

Through cases studies, dialogue, small group activities, and “lecturette,” participants will discover the subtle nuances that make a coaching tool more or less relevant at different stages. The tools will cover a wide range of entry points with a leader including the emotional domain, reflection, speech acts, and specific leader behaviors. Coaches will leave with a template to create their own customized toolkit for working with leaders at these two conventional stages of development, and clear guidelines for how they can expand that toolkit over time, as they encounter new tools and new leader needs.

Course Objectives

At the end of this program, you will have customized several tools specifically applicable to coaching Expert and Achiever leaders – the majority of leaders in the workplace. In addition, you will have a methodology for adapting your current coaching tools to the leader’s stage of development. This will enable you to pragmatically apply the theory of Adult Development in ways that speak to the leaders and the situations the leaders find themselves in.

Coaches who attend this workshop will:

• Build a set of tools applicable to leaders at the Expert and Achiever developmental stages
• Think through and modify current “favorite” tools to better reach leaders at the Expert and Achiever developmental stages
• Identify which tools might be inappropriate for leaders at the Expert and Achiever stages

Notes

Leadership Coaching Alumni Discount

Graduates of the Leadership Coaching certificate program are eligible for a 10% alumni discount on select ITL courses, workshops, and seminars (certificate programs excluded). Send an email to itlprograms@georgetown.edu to learn about your eligibility.

Early Registration

Participants who register at least 21 days prior to the course start date will receive a 10% tuition discount. Please note that only one tuition discount can be applied at time of registration.

Course Registration

This course is an open enrollment course. No application is required and registration is available by clicking "Add to Cart" below.

Current students must register with their Georgetown NetID and password. New students must first create an account and password through the Student Portal prior to registration. After your account is created, you will receive your Georgetown NetID via email. When you have your Georgetown NetID and password, continue registration by clicking "Add to Cart", logging in, and following the steps to complete checkout. Course registration is complete when payment is processed and you receive a confirmation email.

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More Information

For more information or to speak with a program advisor, please complete the Request More Information Form, send an email to itlprograms@georgetown.edu, or call (202) 687-7000.