FEEDBACK IS ESSENTIAL FOR HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS

Start growing and developing the people you lead

The “Feedback and Development” is a one-day course forming part of a series of six Leadership Conversations courses in collaboration with the UCT GSB. This short course teaches participants the basics of giving and receiving developmental feedback, incorporating elements of Integral theory. The goal is to create a more collaborative environment where team members can listen and speak freely as they develop.

Who will benefit from “Feedback and Development” course?

You will benefit from this course if you are an Executive, Manager, or Emerging Leader seeking to develop and grow their teams and those around them through understanding constructive, developmental feedback mechanisms.

What will I gain from this course?

This is what you will gain from the Leadership Conversation – Feedback & Development course:

• An understanding of feedback conversations to ensure that they are constructive and inspire growth
• Learning about the theory of feedback and how to adapt it to real-life situations
• Improved self-awareness and understanding of own contribution to leadership challenges
• Recognising the myths around feedback and why parties avoid having conversations around it
• Moving from a place of one-dimensional feedback to conversations that are more engaging, leading to performance improvement

Our short courses deliver learning experiences that are personally transformative because better people make better leaders.

Whilst theory is interesting, in fact leadership is best learned through practice.  For that reason, this course is run in an experiential way, using a live-virtual approach on Zoom. Participants are asked to be willing to be fully themselves, fully engaged, open to being honest about themselves and their relationship to giving or receiving feedback in their life (no role plays) and to be prepared to find out more about themselves as leaders and human beings,

We run our programmes using adult learning principles:

Own experience:
Adults learn through their own experience – we therefore insist that we focus on real issues, not role play

Safe environment:
We take the time to create a safe, non-judgmental / confidential space to facilitate exploration and open curiosity

Anchor learning:
Participants anchor their learning in what really happens to them and their Organisation (i.e. apply to themselves and to each other, not told)

Accountability:
We ensure the framework is in place for participants to hold one another accountable

What does ‘live-virtual’ mean?

The following key elements are necessary in order to keep our workshops focused, interactive and dynamic and still meet the desired outcomes.

Theory:

• we ask participants to read course material where possible before, we then deepen in dialogue
• In the workshop, we keep to max 15 mins of theory bursts with minimal use of PowerPoint
• Regular breakouts in small groups to keep a high level of interaction and deepen understanding of the theory.  Where possible we have a member of faculty present to facilitate the discussion / answer questions

“Zoom fatigue”:

• Regular breaks: in order to keep the energy & engagement high, we have found that a short 5-10min break every hour including a body exercise (stretching, breathing, standing) works. This replaces coffee/tea breaks. We take an hour for lunch.

High faculty to participant ratio:

In order to ensure an optimum online learning experience, the ratio of faculty to participant should be 1:5

We are able to offer this ratio by making use of the Centre for Coaching’s large international faculty of professional integral coaches who have all trained with us and who have been supporting our academic and/or organisational programmes for a number of years.

COURSE DATES:

31 August 2023

Application Process

In order to indicate your interest for any of “Leading with a Coaching Style” short courses, please complete the form below by clicking the button.

Register now

Embark on a personal leadership growth journey

Have you ever felt overwhelmed? Let down by others? Making requests of people and then landing up fixing things yourself afterward? Unable to trust those around you to get things done?  Learn how to delegate effectively, become more efficient, and feel less overwhelmed with chaos and complexity.

Alignment and Delegation is a one-day course run in collaboration with UCT GSB. It gives you an understanding of the power and importance of clear requests and promises in making things happen as a leader. This establishes a defined communication path that fosters an effective and efficient leadership style.

It forms a part of a series of six Leadership Conversations under the Integral theory and practice approach.

Who will benefit from this course?

You will benefit from this course if you are an Executive, Manager, or Emerging Leader willing to sharpen your communication skills and become more effective in the workplace.

What will you gain from this course?

Participants in the Leadership Conversation – Alignment course will gain:

• The benefits of being skilled in making requests, promises, and offers to optimize business outcomes
• Essentials of delegating authority and tasks to achieve maximum results
• An understanding of the theory of Language as Action – Speech Acts
• A greater appreciation of how you can become a better leader by understanding requests and promises made and given

Our short courses deliver learning experiences that are personally transformative because better people make better leaders.

We run our programmes using adult learning principles:

Own experience:
Adults learn through their own experience – we, therefore, insist that we focus on real issues, not roleplay

Safe environment:
We take the time to create a safe, non-judgmental / confidential space to facilitate exploration and open curiosity

Anchor learning:
Participants anchor their learning in what really happens to them and their Organisation (i.e. apply to themselves and to each other, not told)

Accountability:
We ensure the framework allows participants to hold one another accountable.

What does ‘live-virtual’ mean?

The following key elements are necessary to keep our workshops focused, interactive, and dynamic and still meet the desired outcomes.

Theory:

• We ask participants to read course material where possible before we then deepen in dialogue.
• In the workshop, we keep to max 15 mins of theory bursts with minimal use of PowerPoint.
• Regular breakouts in small groups to keep a high level of interaction and deepen understanding of the theory.  Where possible, we have a member of the faculty present to facilitate the discussion/answer questions.

“Zoom fatigue”:

• Regular breaks: to keep the energy & engagement high, we have found that a 5-10 min break every hour, including a body exercise (stretching, breathing, standing) works. This replaces coffee/tea breaks. We take an hour for lunch.

High faculty-to-participant ratio:

To ensure an optimum online learning experience, the ratio of faculty to a participant should be 1:5

We can offer this ratio by using the Centre for Coaching’s large international faculty of professional integral coaches who have all trained with us and who have been supporting our academic and/or organizational programmes for several years.

COURSE DATES:

28 July 2023

Application Process:

In order to register, please complete the form below by clicking the button.

Register now

Leader as Coach is a two-day course geared to make leaders more effective by encouraging innovation within their respective teams.

It’s rooted in Integral theory, forming the foundation of six Leadership Conversations series. Leader as Coach course is delivered in collaboration with the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business.

Who will benefit from this course?

You will benefit from this course if you are an Executive, Manager, or Emerging Leader who wants to learn the fundamentals of coaching and how to understand those around you better.

What will you gain from this course?

Key takeaways from Leader as Coach course will be:

• A deeper understanding of the difference between coaching and other methods of interaction.
• An ability to recognize when coaching is the right leadership approach to take.
• Attaining skills that help cultivate mutual respect and trust between you and the individuals you are coaching.
• Learning to listen to individuals with depth and clarity to get directly to the root of issues.
• Exposure to Coaching Circles as an action-learning approach to practicing coaching skills. Each Coaching Circle will be run by a dedicated professional coach who will guide participants in developing their coaching skills.

Three Reasons to Study with Us:

1. We run our programmes using adult learning principles:

Own experience:
Adults learn through their own experience – we insist that we focus on real issues, not role play.

Safe environment:
We take the time to create a safe, non-judgmental / confidential space to facilitate exploration and open curiosity.

Anchor learning:
Participants anchor their learning on what really happens to them and their Organisation (i.e., apply to themselves and to each other, not told)

Accountability:
We ensure the framework is in place for participants to hold one another accountable.

2. This course is run using a live-virtual approach on Zoom.

The following key elements are necessary in order to keep our workshops focused, interactive, and dynamic and still meet the desired outcomes.

Theory:

• We ask participants to read the course material before the workshop to deepen dialogue.
• In the workshop, we keep to max 15 mins of theory bursts with minimal use of PowerPoint.
• Regular breakouts in small groups to keep a high level of interaction and deepen understanding of the theory.  
• Where possible, we have a member of the faculty present to facilitate the discussion / answer questions.

“Zoom fatigue”:

Regular breaks: to keep the energy & engagement high, we have found that a short 5-10 min break every hour, including a body exercise (stretching, breathing, standing), works. This replaces coffee/tea breaks. We take an hour for lunch.

3. High faculty-to-participant ratio:

To ensure an optimum online learning experience, the ratio of faculty to a participant should be 1:5

We can offer this ratio by using the Centre for Coaching’s large international faculty of professional integral coaches who have all trained with us and have been supporting our academic and/or organizational programs for several years.

Participants are asked to be willing to be fully themselves, fully engaged, open to being coached on a real topic (no role plays), and prepared to find out more about themselves as leaders and human beings.

Our short courses deliver learning experiences that are personally transformative because better people make better leaders.

Course Dates:

21 – 22 June 2023

Watch a short video of Daniel Ahlers, Managing Partner and Director of the Centre for Coaching (Switzerland), and learn how to inspire others as a Leader.
We invite you to join the course and see the power of Integral Coaching and its impact on your business.

Application Process:

In order to register, please complete the form below by clicking the button.

Register now

While the world around us conspires to keep us distracted, we would like to invite you to take a different path and make an intentional choice to take time to reflect over the festive season. Perhaps the poem by Mary Oliver, The Journey, might provide us with the necessary inspiration – if you do not know it (or even if you do), we encourage you to read it.

The Journey

by Mary Oliver

One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice –
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
“Mend my life!”
each voice cried.
But you didn’t stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do –
determined to save
the only life you could save.

– Mary Oliver, from Dream Work

BUILD PEOPLE AND AMPLIFY TALENT THROUGH SKILLFUL MENTORING

Learn what you and your mentee can do to ensure your mentoring relationship is as impactful as possible. Walk out with an entire workbook you both can use to co-create a mentoring journey of real, deep and lasting value.

The Centre for Coaching Leadership Conversation – MENTOR – Amplifying Talent course, helps mentors and mentees conduct skilful conversations that lead to the transfer of knowledge and skills in a fast-changing and unpredictable environment. This one-day course, in conjunction with the UCT GSB, is part of a series of six Leadership Conversations courses rooted in Integral theory.

Who will benefit from this course?

This course is aimed at Executives, Managers, or Emerging Leaders who are looking to mentor or be mentored and want to learn key communication skills for an effective mentoring relationship.

What will you gain from this course?

Participants of the Leadership Conversation – MENTOR – Amplifying Talent course will learn:

• The difference between mentoring and other interaction techniques at your disposal
• The ability to identify mentoring candidates and how to approach them
• Relevant skills that help to build mutual respect and trust between mentors and mentees
• Practical knowledge on the processes, skills, and qualities that will make you a great mentor
• How to ensure that your mentoring interventions are hitting the mark and achieving the desired results

Our short courses deliver learning experiences that are personally transformative because better people make better leaders.

Whilst theory is interesting, leadership is, in fact, best learned through practice.  For that reason, this course is run in an experiential way, using a live-virtual approach on Zoom. Participants are asked to be willing to be fully themselves, fully engaged, open to being honest about themselves and what it is they truly want out of a mentoring conversation (no role plays). We also need all participants to be prepared to find out more about themselves as leaders and human beings.

We run our programmes using adult learning principles:

Own experience:
Adults learn through their own experience – we therefore insist that we focus on real issues, not role play

Safe environment:
We take the time to create a safe, non-judgmental / confidential space to facilitate exploration and open curiosity

Anchor learning:
Participants anchor their learning in what really happens to them and their Organisation (i.e., apply to themselves and to each other, not told)

Accountability:
We ensure the framework is in place for participants to hold one another accountable.

What does ‘live-virtual’ mean?

The following key elements are necessary in order to keep our workshops focused, interactive, and dynamic and still meet the desired outcomes.

Theory:

• We ask participants to read course material where possible before so that we can then deepen in dialogue.
• In the workshop, we keep to max 15 mins of theory bursts with minimal use of PowerPoint.
• Regular breakouts in small groups to keep a high level of interaction and deepen understanding of the theory.  Where possible, we have a member of the faculty present to facilitate the discussion / answer questions.

“Zoom fatigue”:

• Regular breaks: in order to keep the energy & engagement high, we have found that a short 5-10min break every hour, including a body exercise (stretching, breathing, standing) works. This replaces coffee/tea breaks. We take an hour for lunch.

High faculty-to-participant ratio:

In order to ensure an optimum online learning experience, the ratio of faculty to a participant should be 1:5

We can offer this ratio by using the Centre for Coaching’s large international faculty of professional integral coaches who have all trained with us and who have been supporting our academic and/or organizational programs for a number of years.

COURSE DATE:

30 November 2023

SIGN IN:   

info@centreforcoaching.ch  to receive your application form

Any enquiries: Yael Duncan (Programme Manager) yael.duncan@centreforcoaching.ch

We are delighted to announce that we have arranged a personalised offering of this important course on Mental Health for all Graduates of the Centre for Coaching (Switzerland). Dr Mecky McNeil, the lead facilitator, is one of our graduates and will therefore bring an Integral focus to the teaching. 

FEES

We invite you to join us at our next virtual information session in exploring Integral Coaching and how this might change your life and the lives of those you interact with. Join us to see if our methodology is a good fit for you, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to the Course Directors and faculty about our approach and ask any questions you may have regarding the Integral Methodology, examples of case studies or the coaching courses that we offer. 

Presented by Janine Ahlers, Certified Integral Coach® (MCC), Phetsile Dlamini, PCC Certified Integral Coach ® and Nothemba Mxenge, PCC Certified Integral Coach®.

This informal information session will start with some details on what Integral Coaching is and how our courses are structured and end with lots of time for Q&A.

This event is open to the general public – no need to be a coach – and there is no charge to attend.

• What makes this style of coaching Integral? Why choose an Integral Approach?
•  How can this style of coaching make a difference in the corporate world? 
• Why choose an ICF-approved programme? 
• How does it lead to people becoming self-correcting and self-generating, resulting in a greater sense of satisfaction, meaning and purpose?

Coaching for Development (CfD)

Watch the video Daniel Ahlers: Who is “Coaching for Development” for?

Virtual Information Session:

         DATE: Thursday, 01.12.2022

         TIME: 16h00 – 17h00 CET

Details to connect will be sent upon registration. To register, please complete the registration form

Click here to complete the REGISTRATION FORM

 

Any other questions regarding the event or your registration, please email us at: info@centreforcoaching.ch or contact Yael Duncan at +41 79 254 09 24

 

Always inspiring to see the positive change in individuals after completing our Coaching for Development programme

UNLOCK THE FOUNDATIONS OF TRUST

What do you do when you discover that you have let somebody else down? Intentional or not, when we don’t do what we are expected to do, we can land up damaging relationships and breaking the trust that others have in us.  Learn to create relationships that build confidence and mutual trust, no matter what happens.

The Centre for Coaching Leadership Conversation – Building Trust, is a one-day course designed for participants to influence, establish and re-enforce trusting relationships in the workplace. Delivered in partnership with the UCT GSB, it makes use of key tenets of Integral theory and is part of a series of six Leadership Conversations courses.

Who will benefit from this course?

You will benefit from this course if you are an Executive, Manager, or Emerging Leader who wants to build or re-establish workplace trust when it is lacking or has broken down.

What will you gain from this course?

Here is what you will gain from the Leadership Conversation – Building Trust course:

• The necessary skills that enable you to build trust in a conscious and coherent way
• Building self-awareness and fostering an environment that works to re-establish trust when it has broken down
• Understanding the key elements that fortify the boundaries of trust
• Tools that help you to respond appropriately in situations where you have personally broken trust with others
• Practical knowledge on communication within a trust conversation for a more holistic understanding of its benefits on all parties involved

Our short courses deliver learning experiences that are personally transformative because better people make better leaders.

Whilst theory is interesting, in fact leadership is best learned through practice.  For that reason, this course is run in an experiential way, using a live-virtual approach on Zoom. Participants are asked to be willing to be fully themselves, fully engaged, open to being honest about themselves and their relationship to trust (no role plays) and to be prepared to find out more about themselves as leaders and human beings.

We run our programmes using adult learning principles:

Own experience:
Adults learn through their own experience – we therefore insist that we focus on real issues, not role play

Safe environment:
We take the time to create a safe, non-judgmental / confidential space to facilitate exploration and open curiosity

Anchor learning:
Participants anchor their learning in what really happens to them and their Organisation (i.e. apply to themselves and to each other, not told)

Accountability:
We ensure the framework is in place for participants to hold one another accountable

What does ‘live-virtual’ mean?

The following key elements are necessary in order to keep our workshops focused, interactive and dynamic and still meet the desired outcomes.

Theory:

• we ask participants to read course material where possible before, we then deepen in dialogue
• In the workshop, we keep to max 15 mins of theory bursts with minimal use of PowerPoint
• Regular breakouts in small groups to keep a high level of interaction and deepen understanding of the theory.  Where possible we have a member of faculty present to facilitate the discussion / answer questions

“Zoom fatigue”:

• Regular breaks: in order to keep the energy & engagement high, we have found that a short 5-10min break every hour including a body exercise (stretching, breathing, standing) works. This replaces coffee/tea breaks. We take an hour for lunch.

High faculty to participant ratio:

In order to ensure an optimum online learning experience, the ratio of faculty to participant should be 1:5

We are able to offer this ratio by making use of the Centre for Coaching’s large international faculty of professional integral coaches who have all trained with us and who have been supporting our academic and/or organisational programmes for a number of years.

COURSE DATES:

26 October 2023

LEARN THE ART OF DIRECT CONVERSATIONS

 

Start partaking in constructively direct dialogue – those conversations that need to happen sooner rather than later, where you express what has gone wrong from your own perspective.

The Centre for Coaching Leadership Conversation – Confronting with Courage – is a joint course with the UCT GSB to equip participants with key knowledge on how to engage in direct conversations that give rise to constructive, powerful and enhanced possibilities. It is one of a series of six short courses which are based on Integral theory and practice. Learn how to face people head-on, equipped with the right tools.

 

Who will benefit from this course?

You will benefit from this course if you are an Executive, Manager, or Emerging Leader seeking to develop and grow yourself and others through proven principles of saying what needs to be said during conversations.

 

What will I gain from this course?

Participants of the Leadership Conversation – Confronting with Courage course will gain:

• How having direct conversations can be constructive and not necessarily lead to conflict
• A better understanding of other individuals and how to resolve issues that have impacted you
• The know-how on engaging in direct conversations even with those outside your direct reporting line
• Skills that allow you to handle complex encounters with team-mates, peers, subordinates, bosses and customers
• A base competence practice for participating in direct conversations

Our short courses deliver learning experiences that are personally transformative because better people make better leaders.

Whilst theory is interesting, in fact, leadership is best learned through practice.  For that reason, this course is run in an experiential way, using a live-virtual approach on Zoom. Participants are asked to be willing to be fully themselves, fully engaged, open to being honest about themselves, their relationship to difficult conversations (no role plays) and to be prepared to find out more about themselves as leaders and human beings.

We run our programmes using adult learning principles:

Own experience:
Adults learn through their own experience – we therefore insist that we focus on real issues, not roleplay

Safe environment:
We take the time to create a safe, non-judgmental / confidential space to facilitate exploration and open curiosity

Anchor learning:
Participants anchor their learning in what really happens to them and their Organisation (i.e. apply to themselves and to each other, not told)

Accountability:
We ensure the framework is in place for participants to hold one another accountable

 

What does ‘live-virtual’ mean?

The following key elements are necessary in order to keep our workshops focused, interactive and dynamic and still meet the desired outcomes.

Theory:

• We ask participants to read course material where possible before, we then deepen in dialogue
• In the workshop, we keep to max 15 mins of theory bursts with minimal use of PowerPoint
• Regular breakouts in small groups to keep a high level of interaction and deepen understanding of the theory.  Where possible we have a member of faculty present to facilitate the discussion/answer questions

“Zoom fatigue”:

• Regular breaks: in order to keep the energy & engagement high, we have found that a short 5-10min break every hour, including a body exercise (stretching, breathing, standing) works. This replaces coffee/tea breaks. We take an hour for lunch.

High faculty-to-participant ratio:

In order to ensure an optimum online learning experience, the ratio of faculty to participant should be 1:5

We are able to offer this ratio by making use of the Centre for Coaching’s large international faculty of professional integral coaches who have all trained with us and who have been supporting our academic and/or organisational programmes for a number of years.

 

COURSE DATES:

28 September 2023

SIGN IN:   

info@centreforcoaching.ch  to receive your application form

Enquiries: Yael Duncan on  yael.duncan@centreforcoaching.ch

LEADING IN A COACHING WAY REQUIRES TRANSFORMATIVE CONVERSATION SKILLS

The Centre for Coaching’s Leadership Conversations programme is designed to develop leaders holistically and amplify their coaching conversation skills through six individual short courses. We highly recommend that you do all these six modules as each one develops and deepens an important skill. You can however, handpick the ones that suit you best and do them individually.

Run in collaboration with the UCT GSB, the theoretical foundations of all these conversations are based on an Integral approach.

 

Who will benefit from this course?

You will benefit from this programme if you are an Executive, Manager, or Emerging Leader seeking to develop and grow your teams through the proven principles of transformative coaching conversations.

What will I gain from this course?

• A deeper understanding of the difference between coaching and other methods of interaction
• The benefits of being skilled in making requests, promises, and offers to optimise business outcomes
• An understanding of feedback conversations to ensure that they are constructive and inspire growth
• How having direct, constructive conversations helps to avoid conflict
• Tools on building trust in a conscious and coherent way
• Practical knowledge on the processes, skills, and qualities that will make you a great mentor

 

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Course Dates:

 

Leader As Coach	27 & 28 July 2022
Alignment & Delegation	30 Aug 2022
Feedback & Development	29 Sep 2022
Confronting with Courage	20 Oct 2022
Building Trust	17 Nov 2022
MENTOR – Amplifying Talent	6 Dec 2022

Sign up:   info@centreforcoaching.ch  to receive your application form.

Enquiries:   Yael Duncan on +41 79 254 0924 or   yael.duncan@centreforcoaching.ch