From Experienced OD Professional to Executive Coach: A Natural Career Progression for Trusted Advisors

Executive Coaching is one of the most valuable capabilities an experienced Organization Development professional can add to their practice. As OD professionals build trusted relationships with leaders, they are often called upon not only to solve organizational challenges, but also to help leaders navigate personal leadership challenges, transitions, team dynamics, feedback, and complex change.

Participants will discover how their existing experience in leadership development, competency models, 360° feedback, organizational change, succession planning, career development, and systems thinking provides a strong foundation for Executive Coaching.

The webinar will also explore how OD professionals can help organizations close critical gaps in their leadership-development strategies by integrating Executive Coaching, leadership development, succession planning, career development, and organizational transformation into a more comprehensive approach.

During this webinar, you will discover:

Why Executive Coaching is a natural next step for experienced OD professionals
How to transition from trusted advisor to Executive Coach
The difference between consulting, advising, and coaching
How Executive Coaching strengthens leadership development and 360° feedback processes
How coaching helps leaders navigate complexity, organizational change, and AI-driven workforce transformation
How Executive Coaching can expand your internal role or consulting practice
What professional coaching capabilities you need to make the transition successfully

You don’t have to leave OD to become an Executive Coach. You expand the ways you can serve leaders and organizations.

Join IOD and discover how your experience as an OD professional can become the foundation for your next professional role—as a trusted Executive Coach and strategic leadership advisor.