Executive Coaching Course

Lesson 1 • Ethics and Professional Standards

Covers ethical obligations, confidentiality, and boundary management. Grounds students in the professional conduct expected of credentialed coaches.

Lesson 2 • Core Coaching Competencies

Introduces globally recognized competency frameworks for coaches. Provides the professional benchmark students work toward throughout the course.

Lesson 3 • Defining Executive Coaching

Clarifies what executive coaching is and what it is not. Positions coaching within the broader landscape of leadership development.

Lesson 1 • Cultural and Diversity Considerations

Addresses how cultural background and identity shape leadership behavior and coaching receptivity. Builds culturally intelligent coaching practice.

Lesson 2 • Assessing Leadership Derailers

Identifies behavioral patterns that undermine executive effectiveness. Prepares coaches to surface blind spots without triggering defensiveness.

Lesson 3 • The Executive's Organizational Context

Maps the systemic pressures executives face inside organizations. Connects contextual awareness to more relevant and targeted coaching conversations.

Lesson 1 • Goal Setting and Success Metrics

Teaches structured approaches to defining coaching goals and measurable outcomes. Links goal clarity to client accountability and engagement.

Lesson 2 • Managing Scope and Boundaries

Addresses how to handle scope creep, role confusion, and boundary violations. Equips coaches to maintain professional clarity throughout an engagement.

Lesson 3 • The Three-Way Contracting Model

Explains the relationship between coach, coachee, and sponsoring organization. Establishes how to align expectations across all three parties from the start.

Lesson 1 • Structuring a Coaching Session

Provides a repeatable session architecture from opening to close. Ensures coaches manage time, focus, and momentum effectively in every meeting.

Lesson 2 • Powerful Questions and Inquiry

Builds a repertoire of questions that expand thinking and generate new awareness. Distinguishes question types by their depth and strategic purpose.

Lesson 3 • Working with Resistance

Equips coaches to recognize and navigate client resistance without force. Reframes resistance as information rather than an obstacle.

Lesson 4 • Feedback and Observations

Teaches how to deliver direct, non-judgmental observations that create insight. Connects feedback delivery to the client's readiness and trust level.

Lesson 1 • Goal-Focused Coaching Models

Covers structured models that guide clients from current state to desired outcome. Provides a practical scaffold for coaches new to structured facilitation.

Lesson 2 • Integrating Multiple Frameworks

Teaches how to blend models fluidly based on client context and session needs. Develops the coach's judgment in selecting and switching frameworks.

Lesson 3 • Systemic and Team Coaching Models

Introduces frameworks that address the leader within their organizational system. Expands coaching scope beyond the individual to relational and team dynamics.

Lesson 1 • Personality and Style Profiling

Teaches how to use personality frameworks to surface leadership patterns. Connects profile data to coaching goals and behavioral change plans.

Lesson 2 • Administering 360-Degree Feedback

Covers the full process of designing, deploying, and interpreting 360 feedback. Prepares coaches to handle sensitive data with accuracy and care.

Lesson 3 • Debriefing Assessments Effectively

Develops the skill of translating assessment data into meaningful coaching conversations. Ensures clients receive insight rather than just information.

Lesson 1 • Progress Monitoring and Adaptation

Teaches how to track client progress and adjust the coaching approach accordingly. Keeps engagements on track without losing responsiveness to the client.

Lesson 2 • Closing and Transitioning Engagements

Guides coaches through the formal closure of an engagement with intention. Ensures clients leave with sustainable habits and a clear path forward.

Lesson 3 • Engagement Design Principles

Covers how to structure a multi-session coaching program aligned to client goals. Connects program design to the developmental arc of the executive.

Lesson 1 • Quantitative Metrics and ROI Calculation

Teaches how to link coaching outcomes to measurable business indicators. Prepares coaches to present financial and performance data to sponsors.

Lesson 2 • Reporting to Organizational Sponsors

Develops the skill of communicating coaching value while preserving confidentiality. Balances transparency with the coach's ethical obligations to the coachee.

Lesson 3 • Collecting Qualitative Evidence

Covers methods for gathering narrative and observational data on coaching impact. Builds the coach's ability to tell a compelling story of client change.