EXECUTIVE COACH CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Comprehensive Certification and Practice-Building Program for
Emerging Coaches and Consultants
PROGRAM INTENTION
The APEX Executive Coach Certification Program is a comprehensive certification training + practice-building program for emerging (new) coaches and consultants to understand and navigate the unique dynamics of the corporate/executive coaching ecosystem, and begin to build a thriving, profitable, authentic executive coaching practice.
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The Executive Coach Certification is designed as a comprehensive training program—customizable and reflective of the skill-level, experience and intention of the program participant. It is designed with the emerging (new) professional in mind, and as a one-stop training intended to prepare them to coach leaders with confidence.
To achieve this outcome, APEX Executive SOLUTIONS offers the following Certification Option:
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EXECUTIVE COACH CERTIFICATION + VISION TO ACTION© PRACTICE-BUILDING PROGRAM
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Executive Coach Certification Program +
Vision to Action© Practice-Building Program
Executive Coaching: A Two Piece Puzzle
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Becoming a successful executive coach is a two-piece puzzle:
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Coaches must possess the foundational knowledge in the Executive Mindset: how to guide and support leaders to powerfully effect personal and professional change.
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And—equally important—the coach is the CEO for their own practice, responsible for knowing how to effectively establish a high-value, sustainable practice.
The APEX Executive Coach Certification Program + Vision to Action© Practice-Building Program supports the emerging coach to address both essential puzzle pieces.
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Coaching Leaders with Confidence
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The APEX EXECUTIVE COACH CERTIFICATION is an intensive, 1:1 Virtual eight-module training designed for emerging (new) coaches and consultants to receive a thorough introduction and activation of the core concepts to begin their Executive Coaching journey.
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Focused on foundational strategies and structures paired with experiential practices that are unique to the corporate coaching mindset, the certification offers participants the opportunity to quickly understand, and confidently navigate, the unique dynamics of the corporate/executive coaching ecosystem.
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Building a Profitable Coaching Practice
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Unlike many certification programs, APEX Executive Solutions recognizes that knowledge is simply one powerful piece of a two-piece puzzle. Emerging coaches want—and need—to know how to build a thriving, profitable, authentic executive coaching practice.
To address this need, the APEX EXECUTIVE COACH CERTIFICATION includes the VISION TO ACTION© Practice-Building Modules.
The VISION TO ACTION© PRACTICE-BUILDING Module is an eight-module activation of the Executive Coach Certification Program, and is designed to bridge the gap between knowledge and growth.
By taking small, consistent daily actions over the course of eight activation modules, the emerging coach/consultant confidently and systematically moves from VISION TO ACTION©—with invaluable coaching support—in order to build to a high-value, sustainable practice.
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INVESTMENT – PROGRAM FEES
Executive Coach Certification + VISION TO ACTION© Practice-Building Program
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Full Payment Option: $18,000 USD
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Installment Option: By Design + Agreement
PROGRAM DETAILS
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1:1 Individual live (virtual) coaching/instruction sessions via Zoom – Eighteen (18) sessions over nine (9) consecutive months (90-minute sessions)
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Self-paced exploration + integration assignments between sessions: 2-3 hours/week
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Total Certification hours: 90 hours
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PROGRAM MATERIALS
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For the APEX Executive Coach Certification Modules, participants will receive PDFs of the APEX Executive Coach Certification Manual and also an Executive Coach Resource Workbook.
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Both materials are created to reinforce content covered during the live sessions, to provide independent study assignments and prompts in between sessions, and also to provide additional resources from outside sources that will be helpful for citing and using during corporate/executive engagements.
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For the Vision to Action© Practice-Building Modules, participants will receive a complimentary copy of Wealth Creation for Coaches that will serve as the guidebook for practice-building activities.
Additional Resources:
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You'll have access to a vast library of resources for expanding your knowledge base, skills and confidence
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Two Additional 90-minute private coaching calls, that can be used within 6 months of the start of the program (ex. visioning, refinement, accountability)
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Virtually unlimited emails
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Laser coaching as needed
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Additional bonuses, resources, assignments, and unexpected surprises!
CURRICULUM
Executive Coach Certification Modules
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Module 1: The Executive Coaching Mindset
The Executive Coaching Mindsets for Coaches + Clients
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Distinctions of Executive Mindsets: Corporate Senior Executives, Managers, Business Owners + Entrepreneurs
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Leadership Throughlines
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Coaching Promotion, Improvement, Change and Transition
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Module 2: Foundations of Executive Coaching – Part I (Corporate)
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Current trends in Corporate + Business Coaching: Corporate, Business, Pandemic Effect
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“Hidden” agendas
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Defining and tracking success
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Essential questions for Clients + Sponsors
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Sponsorship—Rights, Responsibilities, Confidentiality and Reporting
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Creating an Executive Roadmap
Module 3: Foundations of Executive Coaching – Part II (Business Owners/Entrepreneurs)
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Transition Mindset: W-2 to CEO
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Captain + Navigator
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Resources + Resourcefulness
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Connections
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Value vs. Proof
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Preparing for Transition
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Creating a Transition Roadmap
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Module 4: The Essential Executive Toolkit – Part I
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Definitions, misperceptions and refinement
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Assessing and expanding leadership practices
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Corporate/Management — Principles and practices: Centering Humanity
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Corporate/Management — Principles and practices: 21st Century Leadership/Leadership Alchemy
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Business Owners/Entrepreneurs — Creative vs. Fixative Mindset
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Business Owners/Entrepreneurs — Managing Distractions
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Business Owners/Entrepreneurs — Building Teams (leveraging/matrixing)
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Business Owners/Entrepreneurs — V.P.O.
Module 5: The Essential Executive Toolkit – Part II
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Leadership Intelligence (LQ)
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Creating Psychological Safety
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Establishing trust
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The Listening Conversation
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Issue + conflict resolution
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Leadership Avatars: Identifying and owning Authentic Leadership
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Executive Presence
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Anticipating + Navigating Breakdowns
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Resilience Under Stress
Module 6: Designing Your Ideal Executive Client + Defining Your Executive “Calling Card”
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Identifying, Maximizing + Utilizing Individual strengths
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Strengths-Based Self-Assessments
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Activating Strengths Usage in Personal, Interpersonal and Organization Ecosystems
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Storytelling: Biographical Materials + Resources
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Clarifying Ideal Client Profiles
Module 7: Designing and Reporting Practice Outcomes + Addressing Knowledge/Value Gaps
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Building the Bridge Using Client Language
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Use of Assessments to Design Coaching Plans + Track Client Progress
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Measuring and Reporting Outcomes
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Profile of Common Assessments
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Coaching Clients to Authentic Self-Identity
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VISION TO ACTION© Practice-Building Modules
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Ten modules focused on building a thriving practice using the workbook "Wealth Creation for Coaches" by Steve Chandler and Kamin Samuel, PhD
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Module 8: Chapters 1-3
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The Inner Game
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What Blocks Our Wealth
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Module 9: Chapters 4-5
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Designing Your Next Level
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Up the Spiral Staircase
Module 10: Chapter 6
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Wiring In Success
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Module 11: Chapter 7
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Having FUN with Structure
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Module 12: Chapter 8 6-10
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How to Grow Your Business
Module 13: Chapters 9-10
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The “Right” Fee
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Receiving Wealth
Module 14: Chapters 11-12
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Finding Flow
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Being the Coach You Want to Be
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Module 15: Chapter 13
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Calendar Creations
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Module 16: Chapters 14-15
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Money Growth
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The Origin of Wealth Creation
Module 17: Chapters 16-20
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Enrollment Calls
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Useful lists of Wealth Qualities, Strengths and Results
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Wealth Creation Review Session Journal
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Key Ideas and Takeaways
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Executive Coach Certification Practicum — The Executive Case Study
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Module 18: Executive Coaching—Case Study Review
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Case Study Review
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Practicum: Live Client Case Study Presentation
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Practicum Feedback + Certification Celebration
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QUESTIONS? READY TO ENROLL?
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If you have questions or need additional information, please contact us using the form below or by clicking here and entering the subject line "Exec Coach Certification Question"
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