Level 7 Certificate/Diploma in Executive Coaching

Overview:

The ILM Level 7 Certificate, or Diploma in Executive Coaching and Leadership Mentoring is designed to equip practising senior leaders and managers or those working in a learning and development role with the knowledge, skills and confidence to perform effectively as coaches and mentors as part of their normal work role; and in addition to equip them to possibly move into a developmental role within their organisation or to freelance as an executive coach or leadership mentor.

Participant Profile:

This workshop is ideal for practising senior leaders and managers, or learning and development specialists, who have a genuine interest in coaching and mentoring and developing others. The Certificate programme requires 12 hours of practical coaching and mentoring. The Diploma covers the same material and assignments for the Certificate, but requires 125 hours of practical coaching and mentoring. The Diploma is, therefore, best suited to those people for whom coaching and mentoring forms a very signicant part of their regular activity.

Programme Aim:

The programme aims to add value to the individual and the organisation. For the individual, the programme aims to increase personal effectiveness as a coach, mentor, role model and leader. For the organisation, the programme aims to create a confident, effective and highly qualified executive coach and mentor that will enable the organisation to develop the talent and potential of their existing and future leaders and senior managers.

Course Outline:

Workshop One: (Two Days)

Introduction to ILM and review of ILM requirements.

Understanding leadership mentoring and executive coaching.

Coaching models, definitions, theory and application.

Organising, planning and recording the coaching/mentoring session and programme.

Contracting with the client (organisational and individual).

Agree a contract for leadership mentoring or executive coaching that takes into account the client’s development needs and goals.

Establish a process to review client’s progress towards their goals.

Evaluating client’s development and support needs and goals.

Applying the key communication, interpersonal and influencing skills to maximise the coaching and mentoring sessions and relationship.

Building rapport with the client.

Two practical coaching sessions: Coaching, being coached and providing feedback.

Workshop Two: (Two Days)

Review of learning and interim coaching sessions.

Characteristics of effective leaders and how executive coaching and leadership mentoring can be used to develop leadership performance.

Using coaching tools to maximise leadership performance.

Creating Emotionally Intelligent Leaders.

Benefits of coaching and mentoring versus alternative strategies for leadership development.

Characteristics of an effective leadership mentor and executive coach.

Using diagnostic tools to increase client and coach/mentor awareness.

Becoming an authentic, ethical and emotional intelligent coach.

Role of transactional analysis in executive coaching.

Co-supervised coaching session: Coaching, being coached and providing feedback.

Workshop Three: (One Day)

Review of learning, coaching feedback and interim coaching sessions.

Understanding how the organisational context and client’s personal characteristics impact on their own performance as a leadership mentor or executive coach.

Developing a coaching and mentoring culture within the organisation.

Barriers to effective executive coaching and leadership mentoring and how to overcome them.

Establishing a coaching/mentoring circle and support network.

Co-supervised coaching practical. Coaching, being coached and providing feedback.

Workshop Four: (One Day)

Review of learning, coaching feedback and interim coaching sessions.

Understanding the different psychological coaching approaches.

Matching the psychological coaching approach to the needs of the client.

Adopting a systems approach

Using clean language to enhance the coaching process.

Reflect on own performance to date and develop an action plan to improve own leadership mentoring or executive coaching practice.