A Program Dedicated to Creating a Coaching Culture
As the world becomes increasingly unpredictable and more interconnected, the complexity of the challenges we face continues to rise. Consider:
A global shift in the way we think about work and its meaning in our lives;
The challenge of creating a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just workplace cultures;
Increasing constraints on resources;
Competition for top talent.
Navigating today's turbulent landscape demands creative and innovative business models, and a new approach to leadership.
Overview
Today’s leaders must possess both strong leadership capabilities and the ability to grow the talent around them. The ThirdWay Leader-Coach program is a dynamic offering aimed at developing the skills and mindset necessary for high-performance leadership, and the competencies for effective coaching and mentoring.
Who Should Attend?
The program is designed for mid-senior level executives, high-potential emerging leaders, and entrepreneurs who want to expand their leadership capacity and bring the art and science of coaching into their personal and professional lives.
Why the Leader-Coach Program?
- The program uses validated assessments as a development tool.
- The content is based on both academic research and direct experience.
- The learning is oriented around the real-world working experiences of the participants and is directly linked to their performance and desired outcomes.
- It is delivered to a cohort of peers in an environment of shared goals, accountability, and respect.
- It includes individual coaching that supports the learning.
- It takes place over time to allow participants opportunities to practice skills and fully integrate new competencies.
Objectives and Outcomes
Through participation in the program, participants will expand their capacity to:
Capitalize on strengths;
Listen thoughtfully, communicate effectively, and leverage healthy conflict;
Coach, mentor, and develop talent;
Embrace diversity and foster a culture of inclusion;
Manage resources;
Foster creativity and innovation, and catalyze change;
Embrace ambiguity, uncertainty, and paradox;
Think strategically, from a systems perspective;
Articulate a clear vision, generate alignment, create accountability, and inspire action;
Generate positive, sustainable results.
Topic Areas
Leadership Essentials
- The ROI of a coaching culture
- Leading from a place of purpose, vision, and values
- Expanding social and emotional intelligence
- Results orientation and systems thinking
- Embracing paradox and creative intelligence
- Flexibility, adaptability, and change management
The Foundations of Coaching
- Recognizing the client as creative, resourceful, and whole
- Creating a relationship of mutual trust
- Being open, flexible, and present
- Listening, curiosity, and self-management
- Asking powerful questions
- Working with values
- Accessing intuition
Leadership and Coaching in a Cultural Context
- Examining biases and assumptions
- Understanding the context of the client’s lived experience
- Building cultural fluency
Advanced Coaching Competencies
- Exploring perspectives
- Enhancing communication skills up, down, and across
- Mastering the art of feedback, leaning into difficult conversations, and inviting healthy conflict
- Designing actions, planning, and goal setting
- Managing progress and creating accountabilities
Structure
Components of the program include:
- Live or virtual instructional and experiential training
- Leadership performance and workstyles assessments
The Leadership Circle Profile 360 Leadership Assessment™
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
The ThirdWay Leadership Self-Assessment - A leadership development plan
- Reading and writing assignments
- Real-world coaching practice
- Coaching supervision
- One-on-one coaching with an International Coaching Federation-certified coach
