Personal Groundwork for Coaching Program™

This course places you in the role of the coachee. We take you through your own personal journey, using the process of self-reflection, development, and growth. Only once you have done the work yourself will you be ready to lead others through it.

A woman in a blue blouse sits behind her laptop smiling at the camera. There are coworkers at a table behind her.

Next Start date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Time: 5:00 -6:30 pm Pacific / 8:00-9:30 pm Eastern

*Register and find more start dates below.

Have questions? Our Enrolment Coaches are standing by:

Course Overview

The Personal Groundwork for Coaching Program™ allows coaches to highlight and explore areas that are often at the source of where a coachee becomes stuck, self-defeating, or demotivated.  The Personal Groundwork for Coaching Assessment™ is a widely used tool to help coaches move their client’s past daily symptoms and into the deeper source of what gets in their way when moving toward bigger and broader goals.

This course places you in the role of the coachee. We take you through your own personal journey, using the process of self-reflection, development, and growth. Only once you have done the work yourself will you be ready to lead others through it.

This course is offered live online in our virtual classroom. 

Contact us about delivering this virtual course to your organization.

To further embed the learning, you will work (outside of the classroom) with a different learning partner each week to coach one another around the concepts covered in the class.

The Personal Groundwork for Coaching Program™ has been a foundational piece of learning for several years at the Royal Roads University Executive Coaching program and the University of Texas Executive Coaching program.

According to the International Coach Federation (ICF), the coaching competency referred to as Coaching Presence is defined as the ability to be fully conscious and create a spontaneous relationship with the client, employing a style that is open, flexible, and confident. What this means is that in order to coach effectively the coach needs to move from “doing” coaching to “being” a coach. Coaching presence is about bringing your authentic self when you coach, which has many benefits for the coaching relationship such as greater trust, honest and open communication, and greater exploration. 

For many coaches, it is difficult to fully define and understand who they are “being” when coaching. Personal Groundwork for Coaching will support coaches of all experience levels to explore their coaching presence. We identify where you are at now, address areas of challenge, and use this learning to create your own signature presence that fully embraces your unique and authentic self. A secondary benefit to doing this deep work is that often clients are going through similar work, so having these discussions now and doing this work yourself helps you to better understand where your client is at.

Price - $1,280 CAD / $1,175 USD

What our students are saying about the program

Top executive coaching certification programs

International Coaching Federation (ICF) LEVEL 1 Approved Programs

All Programs in the Fast Track to ICF Credential package are part of our Coach Approach to Leadership Series™, which is approved by the ICF as a Level 1 Program, and the participant is awarded 116.9 hours of ICF accredited coach-specific education. 

ICF Level 1 logo

ICF Core Competency Hours Breakdown

5.5.5 Coaching Skills Training Program™ — 20.5 hrs
Coaching Fundamentals Program™ — 28.7 hrs
Advanced Coaching Skills Practicum — 19.4 hrs
Personal Groundwork for Coaching Program — 24.6 hrs
Credentialing Assessment (CAP) Prep Class — 15.7 hrs
Credentialing Success Course — 5.0 hrs
1:1 Mentor Coaching — 3 hrs

ICF Core Competency Hours Breakdown

Group Mentor Coaching — 7 hrs
1:1 Mentor Coaching — 3 hrs

SHRM Personal Development Credits Breakdown

5.5.5 Coaching Skills Training Program™ – 12 PDCs
Coaching Fundamentals Program™ – 15 PDCs
Advanced Coaching Skills Practicum – 12 PDCs
Personal Groundwork for Coaching Program – 20 PDCs
Credentialing Assessment (CAP) Prep Class – 9 PDCs

Coaching Out of the Box® is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs).  This program is valid for 68 PDCs. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org.

Join Us!

Space is limited – reserve your seat today!
1 CCE for attending