The focus of this 12-week intensive program teaches masterful coaching skills and techniques employing the ICF Core Competencies. It is designed for the experienced coach as well as the beginner because it is taught at a master level and leads toward any ICF credential. Because of the skills taught, you won’t have to relearn more advanced techniques later on. Up to 8 people per cohort for customized and individualized attention. The class is based on the book, The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching: A Revolutionary Approach to Masterful Coaching by Marion Franklin, MCC.

Laser means getting to the source or root quickly. Although it isn’t the aim, often the timeframe is streamlined because the focus is on getting to the underlying truth efficiently. Laser-Focused Coaching allows you to go deeper rather than broader, thereby staying more focused, maximizing the time, and creating long-lasting change.

--Accelerate your learning process: In 12 intensive weeks, you will experience 16 content-rich skill and technique lessons, 8 group mentor calls, 10 supervised practice calls, 3 individual mentoring sessions, and at least one pro bono client that prepares you to take on clients when finishing, or if you have previous experience, make your sessions much more powerful, efficient, and effective.

--Highly experiential and interactive classes - Actually experience the learning through stories, metaphors, real-life client examples, and shared participation. Practice actual coaching relationships right from the start. Coaching begins with the first class.

--Unique teaching style - Learn coaching from a teaching approach with stop and start explanations at every opportunity. Understand what makes coaching effective and eliminate the guesswork. Get a true understanding of what to say and why you say it when coaching.

--Practice calls – Weekly: Two groups of 4 students, individualized attention, instant feedback, or over-the-shoulder tweaks to pivot to more powerful coaching in the moment. Applicable developmental suggestions are immediately accessible and applicable.

Laser-Focused Coaching distinguishes itself from other programs because the lessons are taught through stories and real client examples, lots of very individualized attention, and emphasis is placed on producing permanent change in thinking vs. solutions. This is a substantial program with NO FLUFF and coaches truly learn to coach with confidence even before the program completes. It continually pulls all of the learning together rather than the typical compartmentalized instruction. There are practice lessons built in containing teaching while offering an opportunity for trying out coaching in a safe and supportive environment with immediate, in-the-moment, relevant feedback.

Weeks 1-4 are devoted to theory, skills and techniques (all experiential learning) and will meet twice a week for 2 hours plus one supervised practice.

Weeks 1-12: Peer Practice Calls with at least 11 practice calls supervised by an instructor. Practice calls consist of 4 students per instructor for more individualized instruction.

Weeks 5-12 - Class (skills and techniques) meets once per week. Replacing the second class, there is a supervision "Mentor Practicum" (group practice section of the course) that meets Wednesdays EITHER from 1-2:30 (ET) OR 8:00 - 9:30 pm (ET)- your choice.

Weeks 5-12: (8 weeks), you will be in a coaching relationship with at least one pro bono client outside of class.

The program completes, after the 12 weeks, with one final recording reviewed by two instructors with individual feedback and discussion.