For more more information, call Mary Beyer at the UR Warner Center, at 585-275-2616.
The Performance Partnership
The University of Rochester—a cornerstone of the educational community—has a rich history of research that provides a unique foundation for educating leaders. The McArdle Ramerman team is skilled at developing professionals through self-discovery and proven group techniques. Combining these strengths heightens the knowledge, insights and diverse perspectives of the staff, instructors and students.
Diverse Faculty
Frederick Jefferson
Dr. Frederick Jefferson is Professor Emeritus at the University of Rochester and is CEO of Jefferson Associates. Frederick has more than 30 years of experience in graduate-level teaching, and research in organizational change, leadership development, understanding the influence of human diversity on the change process and managing diversity. His thought-provoking, enthusiastic and innovative approach to his work has made him a highly sought-after professor and consultant. Frederick has worked with numerous large corporations and not-for-profits. Frederick has held several positions at the university, including director of special student services and university intercessor. He has chaired several not-for-profit boards of directors including the United Way and the Red Cross.
Sherri McArdle
Sherri McArdle is Co-CEO of McArdle Ramerman, Inc., a results-oriented leadership development firm. She is a seasoned leadership development expert with more than 20 years of experience in business leadership and consulting. Dynamic and probing, Sherri connects with business leaders by asking skillful and challenging questions. She has consulted within a broad range of organizations, including advertising; education; engineering; hospitality; high tech; law; healthcare; financial, community and professional services; manufacturing and retail. Sherri has a business degree and advanced training in business strategy and development, organizational and family systems theory and counseling. She co-authored the recently released leadership development book, “Why Dogs Wag Their Tails: Lesson Leaders Can Learn About Work, Joy and Life.”
Jim Ramerman
Jim Ramerman, Co-CEO of McArdle Ramerman, Inc., is an innovative organizational consultant. He has spent more than 25 years helping businesses and organizations find better ways to achieve their goals. Jim creates techniques that provide leaders and their teams with insights that lead to long-term positive change. He has taught and presented to graduate-level courses in leadership, conflict management and human relations skills at several colleges and universities. Jim holds degrees in education and theology and is a PhD candidate in social science. Jim’s doctoral work concentrates on interpersonal and group conflict management, leadership and group dynamics. He co-authored the recently released leadership development book, “Why Dogs Wag Their Tails: Lesson Leaders Can Learn About Work, Joy and Life.”
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Join us for a free preview of leadership coaching
Interested in learning coaching techniques? Coaching can be a powerful management tool for anyone responsible for helping people to be more effective and connected as a worker, team member and individual. In a 90-minute session, master coach Jim Ramerman will talk about an opportunity to learn those skills and demonstrate their impact.
He'll also introduce the Leadership Coaching Course created jointly by the University of Rochester Warner Center and McArdle Ramerman & Co.
Leadership Coaching Course —
Accepting enrollment for March 2010
For the emerging and experienced professional coach, this course focuses on understanding leadership roles and effective coaching approaches that help drive performance. Students will join highly motivated peers and leadership coaching practitioners to learn and develop practices aligned with International Coach Federation (ICF) requirements, as well as acquire the tools to sharpen self-knowledge, confidence and expertise.
In addition to building core leadership coaching knowledge, students will work on developing their own clarity, credibility and encouraging presence—the three applicable performance drivers, whether one is a coach or leader.
Duration: 125 hours, including eight 2-day in-class sessions and individual coaching experiences.
- Full group learning experiences
- Individual coaching experiences
- Coaching practice groups
- Peer-coaching support groups
- Practice coaching (pro bono with 2-3 clients of student’s choice)
Structure:
Requirements: Written application and personal interview
Cost: $11,500
- MRI/URWC Leadership Coaching Course certificate
- 125 training hours required by ICF for the Professional Coach Certificate (PCC)
At course completion, earn:
Executive Coaching Course —
Early registration for classes beginning Fall 2010
Building on the core knowledge and practices of leadership coaching, the emphasis of this advanced course is on the context and results-orientation of the senior executive. Students will join highly motivated peers and executive coaching practitioners to learn about system theories and organizational culture, while developing a deeper and more sophisticated set of coaching skills and technologies. Additionally, with intensive, ongoing feedback, students will continue to work on the three enhanced performance drivers—their own clarity, credibility and encouraging presence.
Duration: 75 hours, including two 4-day in-class sessions and individual coaching experiences.
- Full group learning experiences
- Individual coaching experiences
- Coaching practice groups
- Peer-coaching support groups
- Practice coaching (pro bono or for fee with 2-3 clients of student’s choice)
Structure:
Requirements: Completion of the Leadership Coaching Course or equivalent, written application and personal interview
Cost: $7,500
- MRI/URWC Executive Coaching Course certificate
- 75 training hours toward ICF certification
At course completion, earn:
The combination of both Leadership Coaching and Executive Coaching courses completes the 200-hour training requirement by ICF for the Master Coach Certificate (MCC).
Advantages for individuals and organizations
HR Professional |
Management |
Coaching Professional |
| Increase the performance of personnel and help retain internal talent effectively, faster and cost efficiently. | Add a valuable skill to your leadership set that helps your people reach their performance potential; help retain internal talent. | Increase people’s performance effectively, faster and cost efficiently. |
| Take significant steps toward achieving PCC/MCC through ICF. | Take significant steps toward achieving PCC/MCC through ICF. | |
| Increase your value to your organization and enhance the meaning derived from your work as you become a confident coach. | Enhance the meaning derived from your work as you become a confident coach. | Enhance the meaning derived from your work as you become a confident coach. |
| Access ongoing coach supervision, high-impact consulting, plus tools and instruments to support your work as a coach. | Access ongoing coach supervision, high-impact consulting, plus tools and instruments to support your work as a coach. | Access ongoing coach supervision, high-impact consulting, plus tools and instruments to support your work as a coach. |
| Become part of a respected coaching community. | Become part of a respected coaching community. | Expand your expertise within a respected coaching community. |
Advanced coaching courses geared toward CEOs, Not-for-Profits, K-12 Education, Higher Education and other specific industries will be offered in the future. Check back periodically at www.LeadershipRising.com for details.
The practice-based training is ideal for:
- HR professionals who want to become better business partners and coaches to executives in their organizations.
- CEOs and senior executives who want to more effectively develop talent and build coaching relationships with other senior executives.
- Coaches in private practice who want to continue their formal training.
- Persons who aspire to become a coach in private practice.
Leadership Coaching Course Group Session Dates:
Welcome Dinner: March 24
Session One: March 25-26
Session Two: April 29-30
Session Three: May 20-21
Session Four: June 24-25
Session Five: July 29-30
Session Six: September 23-24
Session Seven: October 21-22
Session Eight: November 18-19
Special Payment options
- Register for the Leadership Coaching Course first; receive $1,000 off the cost of the Executive Coaching Course when you register separately
- Register for both Leadership Coaching and Executive Coaching at the same time; receive a total price reduction from $19,000 to $16,500
Download application here and mail to:
The Leadership and Executive Coaching Program
UR Warner Center
P.O. Box 270425
Rochester, NY 14627