Prospective participants in the Center for Executive Coaching want to be sure that they are joining an executive coaching certification program with other successful professionals. Following is a list of some of the companies where our members and graduates work/have worked. Participants in our executive coaching certification program come from leadership roles in organizations of different sizes and in almost every sector, including for-profit, non-profit, government, and education. They tend to be highly educated, many with advanced degrees, although that is not a requirement. What our membe ..read more

We have trained internal coaching groups at a number of different organizations in the past year. This has given us excellent insights into the pros and cons of different coaching models. Following are some thoughts on using external coaches, managers as coaches, and a dedicated internal coaching group within Human Resources. First and foremost, and regardless of which model your company chooses, the question of coaching model is secondary to the larger question of how best to develop leaders within an organization. While we are an executive coach training company and therefore biased, we woul ..read more

The best coaches do less, not more. The more you talk, the less you learn about a client and how that person is thinking about challenges they face. The more you step in and solve the client’s problem, the less you allow the client to develop. Coaching is about building capacity and developing people, not about showing how much you know. Consider the ideal of finding just one question to ask during a coaching session – a question that somehow changes everything for the client. Perhaps you have had the good fortune of being in a meeting with a coach or a leader who had this ability. That person ..read more

Many prospective executive and leadership coaches wonder whether coaching would be a good fit for them or not. We have posted a video on Youtube to help you answer that question for yourself. Basically, we have found that there are four criteria that suggest that someone would find coaching to be a fulfilling next step in their career: 1. You have a passion for helping people develop and be their best. Many of our members share that developing others has been among the most rewarding activities and achievements in their careers. 2. You have a natural orientation towards possibilities and oppor ..read more

One reason professionals join the Center for Executive Coaching for executive coaching certification is because of the great people you will meet and our supportive community. After training coaches for almost 20 years, we have learned about the most effective ways to connect members for support, to form alliances, and to share common interests and opportunities. They include the following: – If you join the full ICF training, you will be placed in a cohort of 10 coaches as part of the ICF mentor coaching training. Over three months, you will form powerful bonds with your fellow coaches. You p ..read more

Please enjoy this video of our latest open house, which covers: – Coaching, and executive coaching defined – Overview of the executive coaching marketplace – Whether you would be a good coach, and whether executive coaching certification is for you – Overview of the foundational executive coaching conversation – Review of what you receive when you join the Center for Executive Coaching Enjoy ..read more

Coach n 1: (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team 2: a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting) 3: a railcar where passengers ride 4: a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver 5: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport. –Source: WordNet ® 2.0 via www.dictionary.com The above, dictionary definition of a coach is interesting because the first reference is to sports coaching. Many coaches who coach leaders, executives, managers, and up-and-coming talent don’t like comparing what they do to what sports coaches do. When ..read more

We have trained internal coaching groups at a number of different organizations in the past year. This has given us excellent insights into the pros and cons of different coaching models. Following are some thoughts on using external coaches, managers as coaches, and a dedicated internal coaching group within Human Resources. First and foremost, and regardless of which model your company chooses, the question of coaching model is secondary to the larger question of how best to develop leaders within an organization. While we are an executive coach training company and therefore biased, we woul ..read more

The best coaches do less, not more. The more you talk, the less you learn about a client and how that person is thinking about challenges they face. The more you step in and solve the client’s problem, the less you allow the client to develop. Coaching is about building capacity and developing people, not about showing how much you know. Consider the ideal of finding just one question to ask during a coaching session – a question that somehow changes everything for the client. Perhaps you have had the good fortune of being in a meeting with a coach or a leader who had this ability. That person ..read more

Please enjoy this recording of our recent special information session and class about executive coaching certification. In this video, linked below, you will get an overview of the executive coaching marketplace, the Center for Executive Coaching, and learn about the Leadership Dashboard tool that we teach in our program. This is a tiny sliver of the content you receive when you join our ICF-accredited training program. If you like the content here, please review our programs and reach out anytime to schedule a strategy session to discuss fit. – Review the ICF program at https://centerforexecu ..read more