Professional Certificate In Business Coaching for Leaders and Managers

Instructor: Lea Belair, PCC
Dates: May 9, 10, & 11, 2011, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Please contact Kitty Martin at 802-654-8787 if you wish to enroll using a company purchase order.

Location: Champlain Mill, 20 Winooski Falls Way, Winooski, VT 05404
Telephone: 802-654-8787
Toll free: 877-619-2814

Program Fee: $1,495

Grant Funding Available - Simple process, no paperwork!

In partnership with the Vermont Training Program, VT Department of Economic Development, we are able to offer at least a 50% tuition discount to employers in the Manufacturing, Information Technology, Healthcare, Telecommunications, and Environmental Engineering sectors. Please contact Kitty Martin, Office Manager, at 802-654-8787 or for more information.

Click here to download a PDF information sheet.

A coaching package per registered student will include:

• Two 30 to 45 minute coaching sessions (These sessions take place over the telephone.)
• Follow up 2 hour group coaching session (This session takes place at The Coaching Center of Vermont, Winooski, VT)

Business Coaching Follow-Up Group Session : June 8, 2011 from 10:00 am to Noon (This will take place at the Coaching Center of Vermont, Winooski, VT)

Lodging and accommodations are not included in program fee. If you are joining us from out of town, a comprehensive list of lodging information for the area can be found at: www.vermont.org.

You know your game, but are you prepared to inspire your team to the next level of play? Coach your way to the next winning season!

We all recognize that good coaching is an integral part of a winning and productive team - in business this translates directly to improving the bottom line in a way that builds strong partnerships and a culture of support and opportunity. If you believe in the adage that "people are the real source of competitive advantage," then learning how and when to coach your people is one investment with long-term payback that you can't afford not to make! Organizations need to innovate or die. But many people don't understand that coaching and development is as critical to an organization's strategies and competitive edge as R&D. If you neglect either type of development, you and your organization risks mediocrity or even failure!

In this program, you will learn what coaches do (coaching skills), how to produce results through coaching (coaching patterns) and intentionally design patterns and environments that positively affect performance (life patterns), including:

• Engaging in provocative conversations
• Designing supportive environments and eliciting greatness from those you work with
• Navigating coaching conversations through curiosity
• Championing the people you work with and expanding their best efforts
• Communicating cleanly with others and honing in on what is most important;
• Establishing trust and intimacy with a peer, client or co-worker;
• Developing a coaching presence;
• Active listening and power questioning skills;
• Direct communication skills;
• Planning and goal setting;
• Managing progress and accountability.

Who should attend:

• Leaders looking to take on a more facilitative coaching style
• Managers seeking to improve active listening and questioning skills
• Human resource professionals who want to establish trust with those they counsel
• Consultants interested in improving coaching ability with their clients
• Recently promoted managers who want to hit the ground running
• Anyone looking to gain an understanding of how coaching can create an environment in which people take ownership and create bottom line results

What will this Program do for me?

Build a stronger team, manage with confidence, become a magnet for talent and feel energized at work by:

• Gaining an understanding of coaching theory and practical methodology that will help you create positive results in your organization
• Taking away tools to improve your listening and questioning skills
• Receiving immediate feedback from qualified instructor on your coaching style in a safe learning environment
• Learning how to plan, set goals and manage your own progress as well as others
• Leveraging coaching skills to build greater trust with your peers, co-workers, and team
• Walking away with a plan to bring out the best in your employees and leverage the talent in your organization

What can you expect?

You will learn through:

• Learning guides: reading and studying written material: pre and post class
• Group dialogue and coaching demonstrations
• Coaching critique: in the coaching circle
• Being coached

Each participant will be encouraged to practice as they build their skills.

Participants will receive a certificate of completion from the University of Vermont and 2 CEU's.

"The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage!"

Arie De Geus, Author of The Living Company

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Testimonials from UVM Business Coaching Professional Certificate for Leaders and Managers:

"It was one thing to study designing environments and to talk about this concept together academically as part of our training program. It was quite another to experience the concept as a result of live coaching. I tried the new approach and suddenly the lights came on for me. By asking new questions and trying to understand in a different way, I learned more about the issues, felt valued for what I brought to the table and could see new action possibilities. Designing environments has become personal for me."

Catherine A Holdway RN MSc(A) LMFT
Director of VNA Community Care Connection
VNA of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties
Colchester VT

"I enjoyed the University of Vermont Coaching Skills course, and I'm getting a lot of value putting these skills to work. Specifically, I'm integrating the learning I took away into working with people and teams around transformational change. Not only has this been a valuable addition to my job, it's some of the most exciting new work I've been doing!"

Paul Toth
Director of Organizational Development
Human Resources
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Burlington, Vermont

"The coaching skills workshop introduced me to a style of conversation I'd never fully experienced before. It's already helped me break through barriers and see new paths of communication. I've gained the confidence to ask questions which lead to awakening and inspiration. I've been putting the knowledge to work already."

Tina S. de la Torre
Director of Marketing and Community Relations
Northfield Savings Bank

"I feel very good about completing this workshop. It has allowed me to slow down, breathe and put better intent into my job, friendships and family. One of the biggest concepts that has helped me the most is working from a curious place…this is easy to practice and easy to coach, with tremendous rewards. Moving forward, there are many applications that I plan on continuing to use. It is an opportunity to take a step to the next level of life practice, so hold on…it’s a great ride!"

Kate McEachern
HR Director
Twincraft, Inc.

"I went into this class quite skeptical as to whether or not I would come away with anything useful. At the beginning of the second day I was very interested in learning more, and by the end of that day, quite excited about how I might incorporate what I was experiencing and learning about coaching and being coached into my company and day to day life! "

Tamatha B. Blanchard
President/Owner
Homestead Landscaping
Coach Bios, Coaches for individual coaching:

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Coach Bios, Coaches for individual coaching:

Marty Garrett is a life transformation coach who focuses on your potential. She works with individuals, couples, partnerships, and teams, inspiring them to draw on their inner intelligence to bring their dreams into reality. Marty helps her clients develop new ways of looking at themselves, expand perspectives, increase options, and develop skills that create results. They learn to expand beyond habitual thinking to create a life based on their own unique purpose, goals, and mission. Marty is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, has advanced training in Relationship Systems Coaching, and holds dual Masters’ degrees in Counseling and Education. She is the owner of her business Marty Garrett Coaching.

Dwayna Covey, M.Ed is a graduate of the Institute for Professional Empowerment Coaching and a member of the International Coach Federation. She has spent the last several years in the field of education working with youth and adults in a partnership to awaken potential, passion & purpose by creating sustainable results through an action oriented process. Her enthusiasm, authenticity and humor empower the courage in clients to create the life they want. Dwayna maintains a private coaching practice, New Season Coaching.

Sarah Gillen, of VT Business Coaching, helps gifted people achieve more. She partners with executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals in manifesting their potential, being financially successful, increasing leadership and management skills, balancing work and home, and enhancing business culture and personal life. With 30 years experience, she specializes in group dynamics, communication, and strategic planning of value-based, personally affirming career goals.
Sarah is a Professional Credentialed Coach through the International Coach Federation, a certified mentor coach, and certified in Gregorc Cognitive Styles Assessments. She holds a Masters in Psychology and is licensed in VT and CA. She is the originator of a unique, energy-focused, trauma-clearing technique.

James Papiano is a strategy consultant and leadership coach with 13 years of experience providing leadership in teams and organizations as an executive and consultant. His leadership work focuses on developing the attention and intention of individuals at all levels to improve overall group performance. James helps leaders establish a strategy mindset across the organization by bringing all stakeholders to the table, establishing sound communication channels, and building a practice of active strategy management.

The Coaching Center of Vermont, located in Winooski, Vermont is a collective of independent, professionally trained coaches providing credentialed, professional individual coaching; open coaching forums; workshops and group coaching; newsletters and a resource center.

Please contact Kitty Martin at 802-654-8787 if you wish to enroll using a company purchase order.

Sponsored by:

Northfield Savings Bank is a proud partner of the Vermont Business Center.