Teaching coaching skills to leaders using CAST, a proprietary, highly interactive, four-module program designed to equip individuals to coach others and lead with a “coach-approach.” Approved by the International Coaching Federation, CAST is the first step to becoming an ICF-credentialed coach.
Why are you so passionate about Training?
In 2016 I was struggling. The current environment of the board I was leading was distrustful and hostile at times. In the previous four years, I used every method of organizational development I knew. I had taken them through the Appreciative Inquiry model and done development on authentic and vulnerable leadership and what it means to be a non-anxious presence. None of it was working. I needed more tools in my toolbox.
So in January 2017, I invested in an intensive course in coach training. What happened during that week changed everything about the way I led. Coach Training gave me not only the tools I needed to turn this organization around but allowed me to authentically live into being a self-differentiated leader in the process.
Coaching gave me a framework to slow the process down, hold the board accountable, and move the conversation forward instead of simply spinning our wheels. Through deep listening and powerful questions, new possibilities were everywhere. Within the year, the board was functioning on a completely different level. Decisions were made through a process agreed upon by everyone, building trust and confidence.
When the pandemic hit and tough decisions needed to be made, the board had a process of making room for complex discussions, trusting each other, and communicating vital information to the congregation. The process mattered, and coaching got us there.
Coach training makes better leaders. But it doesn’t have to be all or nothing? Trainings can be as small as teaching your leaders to listen deeper or ask better questions. If you or your organization are interested in training, schedule a time below to talk. You won’t regret it.
Shannon Weston 