Advanced Coaching Skills for Executive Coaches

Option: ILM Level 7

Developed and presented by Florence Madden and Richard Bisiker with a ‘guest appearance’ by Claire Bradshaw

Programme Outcomes

By the end of this Certificated* programme you will be able to:

Have an expanded repertoire of creative coaching approaches to work with clients up to and including Senior Executive level.
Get yourself and your client into the optimum state for an effective coaching session and beyond
An awareness of and confidence in selecting incisive questions that will shift your clients’ thinking.
Comprehensively assess and review executive competencies to create an CPD plan using the Institute of Directors (I.O.D) Director Competency Framework.

*Certification

Certification is on successful completion of the programme and review of post programme coaching logs.
The NLP elements of the programme are accredited by ANLP CIC International and this is accompanied by 3 months complimentary membership of ANLP**.
The programme also includes the option of the ILM Level 7 Qualification in Coaching and Mentoring with additional related assignments to be completed post-course.
**ANLP Association for Neurolinguistic Programming

Course Overview

DURATION:

5 days (3 days plus a further 2 days to allow and review implementation of the skills.)

LOCATION:

Courses running in the Macdonald Leeming House Hotel, The Lake District.

Course Dates

NEW dates for 2025:

Part one: 3-5 September and Part two: 22-23 September

Numbers

Delegate numbers kept to a maximum of 8 to ensure optimum interaction.

Who is this programme aimed at: delegates with existing coaching experience and/or a coaching qualification, who want to take their coaching skills to an advanced level: including coaching clients at Director/Board level.

And hear from Executive Coaches Marina Fernandez Julian

& Sarah Green who have attended the course:

Programme Cost

Programme cost: normally £1395 + Vat….. but the early bird rate of £1200 + Vat is availble until 28th February 2025 !!

Includes venue costs and course materials but not accommodation.

Optional extra: additional supported certification at ILM Level 7. (Additional fee)

Pre-course Work

Nancy Kline’s ‘Time To Think’ is provided as pre-course reading.
Questionnaire to detail existing coaching experience and personal objectives for the programme.
Submit Coaching Log for pre-course review to indicate current approach and highlight areas for development.

Content

Just click on the tabs below for more details on the content:

YOU -- AS AN EXECUTIVE COACH

What’s different about coaching senior executives?
Understanding ‘COACH’ and ‘CRASH’ states – the importance of state for both the coach and client
Making a paradigm shift in your self-belief as an executive coach.

COACHING APPROACHES

USING QUESTIONS SKILLFULLY

Meta Model– increasing awareness of the client’s language and asking precision questions to challenge limiting beliefs an assumptions
‘Clean’ Questions– confidently adding effective use of ‘Clean’ questions to your coach tool box.
Coaching systemically – an introduction to coaching constellations
Coaching outdoors – creating a safe container for deep development using outdoor space

COACHING SENIOR EXECUTIVES

POST COURSE

INTERESTED?

Go to the Contact Us page to book your place or find out more.