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Executive Coaching Certification Program

Description

ECCPExecutive Coaching Certification Program (ECCP)

Launch your career as an executive coach and gain a credential as an executive coach.  Participants learn how to help organizations develop a coaching strategy and process to create a culture for coaching and leadership development. By earning a certification as an ECCP (Executive Coach Certified Professional) you will gain confidence, experience, and knowledge to master the art of coaching and build your brand as an executive coach.  Coaching is one of the most attractive certifications in the industry, as current leaders need an experienced coach to help them to solve problems and create innovation in an environment of rapid change.

Participants will:

  • Demonstrate the ICF coaching competencies and ethical guidelines.
  • Help organizations implement an effective executive coaching program to build a culture of coaching
  • Learn how to use a variety of assessments and debrief the results
  • Improve your coachee’s ability to grow in their careers, develop new skills and behaviors, and increase business performance
  • Develop your skills as an executive coach and gain experience needed to be successful
  • Grow your reputation and increase your brand as an executive coach

Becoming an executive coach is a very important role – As a trusted advisor, confident, consultant, facilitator and coach – you’ll help leaders discover what they need to change and gain the courage to help them follow through.

You’ll gain 24 ICF CCE credits and 32 hours of coaching toward your ACC Portfolio Path Certification with ICF, in addition to 24 HRCI CEUs and 24 SHRM PDCs.

We are here to support your growth as an executive coach. Please contact us for more information at info@instituteod.com

If you are interested in gaining a certification in the field of Executive Coaching to advance your career potential Register today!

Benefits of an ECCP Certification:

  • Build Your Coaching Reputation!
  • Recognize Best Practices in Coaching
  • Learn a Proven Executive Coaching Model
  • Recognize how to Ask Powerful Questions, The Power of the Pause, and Active Listening Skills
  • Build Your Coaching Competence
  • Apply what you’ve learned immediately
  • Gain Confidence to Coach Executives
  • Earn 24 HRCI Credits
  • Receive 24 SHRM Credits
  • Earn 24 ICF CCE Credits
  • ECCP program covers the ICF Competency Requirements
  • Add ECCP acronym and digital badge as the credential to be recognized as an Executive Coaching Certified Professional
  • The list of resources include coaching tools, guidelines for building a coaching strategy, templates for conducting coaching discussions and access to a list of powerful questions.

Who Should Take This Course

  • Business Leaders and Managers who want to learn how to coach and develop others to achieve organization goals and increase effectiveness
  • Human Resource Professionals who want to introduce Executive Coaching in their organization, to coach and develop others
  • Organization Development Specialists who want to expand their skills for a bigger impact
  • Learning and Development Professionals who want to lead change and improve individual, team and enterprise-wide performance in organizational settings
  • Independent Coaches/Consultants who are interested in getting a professional certification and strengthening their coaching knowledge and skills

 

 

Requirements

Certification Requirements

  • Attend all 8 classes in eight monthly sessions
  • Complete all class assignments
  • Complete the self development plan
  • Complete over 30 hours of coaching
  • Complete a final exam

Upon completion of these requirements, you will receive your certificate via email

 

Online Sessions

Online Sessions are 3 hours long and meet once a month on the same day (e.g.,2nd Tuesday of the month). Once you register, you will receive confirmation of all meeting dates and times. Each session is facilitated live by an experienced OD Consultant.

Cost

The cost of this online ECCP Certification Program is $3,800.00 USD

Additional Resources

  • 8 Participant guides, one for each session
  • Complete set of the presentation slides each month
  • Access to Assessments Instruments and Instructions for debriefing
  • Executive Coaching Planning Tools, Discussion Guidelines and Coaching Models, and Toolkits
  • Comprehensive list of Executive Coaching publications and references
  • Up to 6 hrs of coaching and mentoring with an experienced Executive Coach
  • Official program certificate and digital badge for distinction as an Executive Coaching Certified Professional
  • Access to Institute OD Linked-in group and GIODN, IOD’s international network of OD Professionals

 

Features of IOD’s Certification Programs

  • Convenient

    • Connect from anywhere to the online meetings
    • Interactive sessions with experienced OD practitioners in an instructor led format
    • Virtual sessions meet once a month on the same day of the month and at the same time

  • Flexible

    • Program schedule is flexible enough to cover multiple time zones/regions
    • We understand the workplace and personal demands, in some cases we can accommodate by offering make-up sessions so you won’t miss the learning experience

  • Affordable

Curriculum

Session 1:  Introduction to Executive Coaching (3 hours)

In this session, participants learn about the current trends in the field of Executive Coaching, how it benefits the organization and leaders, and the key to successfully launching an executive coaching program.  Participants will identify the ICF coaching competencies and begin using a coaching model to launch their coaching practice

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify how to identify development needs and create a self-development plan
  • Recognize what is executive coaching and the current trends
  • Determine why executives need coaching and the benefits
  • Identify the keys to successfully launching an executive coaching program
  • Recognize the ICF Coaching Competency Model
  • Identify a coaching model and practice

 

Session 2:  Overview:  Creating a Coaching Strategy (3 hours)

In this session, Participants learn how to help he client creating a coaching strategy, identify the business need and create an implementation plan

Learning Objectives:

  • Create a coaching strategy
  • Engage with client to build a relationship
  • Build a business case for coaching
  • Identify metrics to measure outcomes
  • Recognize the value of creating a communication strategy
  • Launch an implementation plan

 

Session 3:  Overview: Creating a Coaching Mindset (3 Hours)

In this session, participants recognize how to develop a coaching mindset by developing mindfulness techniques.  Participants will identify the role of the coach and recognize a model for coaching to develop a coaching partnership.

Learning Objectives

  • Develop a coaching mindset
  • Recognize a coaching model
  • Identify the role of the coach
  • Identify appropriate coaching styles
  • Practice demonstrating a variety of coaching scenarios

 

 Session 4:  Coaching Competencies (3hours)

In this session, participants identify the ICF competency model and the 11 core competencies to gain proficiency in demonstrating the model. Practice using powerful coaching questions; gain experience through demonstration.  Coaches recognize the importance of learning effective coaching techniques to provide a good coaching experience for their clients

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the ICF Ethical Guidelines
  • Demonstrate the ICF Competency Model
  • Practice Powerful Questioning Techniques
  • Identify the 3 components of the Coaching Engagement
  • Gain experience through coaching practice

 

Session 5:  Coaching Practice: Initial Client Meeting and Identifying Assessment Instruments (3 hours)

In this session participants recognize the first step in building the coaching relationship and gain agreement to work together in a coaching engagement. Learn how to conduct the initial meeting to gain agreement, commitment and mutual respect. Determine the process for collecting data to identify the client’ development needs and identify several types of assessment instruments that can be used including a 360-feedback assessment.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the importance of building the coaching relationship
  • Conduct the initial meeting with the coachee
  • Establish an understanding of how to work together over the coaching engagement
  • Determine how to select and implement the appropriate assessment tools
  • Define how to select and implement a 360° feedback instrument and prepare participants to provide effective feedback.
  • Coaching Practice – Practice conducting the initial coaching session
  • Receive coaching on the ICF coaching competencies

 

Session 6:  Coaching Practice: Setting Goals, Creating a Development Plan (3 hours)

This session provides guidelines to conduct a coaching discussion and debrief assessments to help the client create a development plan.  Participants learn a variety of tools to help them lead the discussion and analyze a feedback report.  Identify derailers and help clients to change behaviors.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize your role in debriefing a 360° feedback assessment
    • How to analyze and give feedback
    • How to define goals and create a development plan
    • How to plan and conduct the development discussion
    • How to identify coaching derailers
  • Conduct a coaching session to build your ICF coaching competencies

 

Session 7:  On-going Coaching and Follow up Discussions (3hours)

In this session, participants learn how to plan and conduct follow-up discussions with the coachee, follow-up on action plans, address issues and new challenges, and provide coaching for improvement.

Learning Objectives:

  •  Identify steps for different types of coaching discussions
  • Demonstrate a follow-up coaching discussion
  • Recognize how to provide feedback
  • Identify how to brainstorm new goals and actions
  • Determine how to give coaching for improvement
  • Practice debriefing a discussion
  • Practice coaching

 

Session 8:  Final Coaching Discussion, Preparing for Ongoing Development (3 hours)

In this session, participants learn how to measure the success of the coaching, prepare for the transition and separation process, and follow up with the initial client to evaluate the outcomes.  Prepare the coachee to continue their self-development outside of the coaching relationship.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Demonstrate how to plan and conduct the final coaching discussion
  • Recognize how to help the coachee to continue his or her self development
  • Conduct a follow up meeting with sponsor
  • Contract Review and Post Follow-Up
  • Determine how to Measure Outcomes
  • Review ICF Coaching Competencies
  • Review Coaching Model and Powerful Questions

 

 

 

Faculty

Testimonials

“This program helped me implement an Executive Coaching Program in my organization”.

“I learned how to engage clients during my coaching discussions”.

“I recommended this program to my colleagues to implement an organization wide coaching program”.

“Wanted to share that I truly enjoyed the session with Patti. She created a learning environment that was engaging, collaborative, motivating, and full of interaction that supported personal growth in the field of OD. She designed and developed effective curriculum that provided us with valid and reliable tools and techniques used in the Action Research Model for change. She also brought the material to life with her expansive experience in the field.  It was a truly a rewarding experience”!    Best, Audrey Savas — Pinellas, FL

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