For the progressive leader or 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 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. Click here for a full information page.
This nine-month experience covers eight two-day in-class sessions and individual coaching:
- Full group learning experiences.
- Individual coaching experiences.
- Coaching practice groups.
- Peer-coaching support groups.
- Practice coaching (pro bono with two-three clients of student’s choice).
The program has also been approved by by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Click on the the heading on the right for details.
HR professional
- Increase the performance of personnel and help retain internal talent effectively, faster and cost efficiently.
- 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.
- 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.
Management
- Add a valuable skill to your leadership set that helps your people reach their performance potential; help retain internal talent.
- 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.
- Become part of a respected coaching community.
Coaching professional
- Increase people’s performance effectively, faster and cost efficiently.
- Take significant steps toward achieving PCC/MCC through ICF.
- 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.
- Expand your expertise within a respected coaching community.
- Welcome Dinner: October 12, 2011
- Module I: October 13-14
- Module II: November 10-11
- Module III: December 8-9
- Module IV: January 5-6, 2012
- Module V: February 2-3 (Panel)
- Module VI: March 8-9
- Module VII: April 12-13
- Module VIII: May 10-11 (Panel)
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. Click here for more.
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.” Click here for more.
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.” Click here for more.
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. Click here for details.
- For more registration information, contact Jennifer Balonek at (585) 325-1210.
- For more information about the class, contact Jim Ramerman at (585) 325-1210.
- For an application, click here.
The Leadership Coaching Certificate program at McArdle Ramerman Inc. has been approved as 83 hours of Approved Coach Specific Training Hours (“ACSTH”) by the International Coach Federation (ICF).
According to the ICF:
"The Approved Coach Specific Training Hours designation is awarded to programs that follow the ICF Definition of Coaching, Code of Ethics, and Core Competencies, and that meet professional standards for coach training programs established by the ICF. Graduation from an ACSTH program will meet the ICF's requirements for individual coach certification for student contact learning hours for the number of hours of the program.
"ACSTH approval does not warrant or guarantee the effectiveness of the training or the student's ability to build a successful coaching practice. The individual applicant must take the ICF’s portfolio exam to obtain their credential."