Shift to Mastery

Our Current Courses

At Shift to Mastery, we offer a diverse range of specialized courses designed to help professionals achieve excellence in their careers. Our programs are crafted by experienced instructional designers and are rooted in evidence-based practices, ensuring that each participant receives the highest quality education. Below are some of our key courses:

Break Free from Your Problem-Solving Chains and Embrace the Gains of Masterful Coaching: An Evidence-Based Training for Directive Coaches

• This course is designed to help directive coaches move beyond traditional problem-solving techniques and adopt masterful coaching strategies that lead to more significant and sustainable outcomes. Through evidence-based training, you will learn how to foster deeper client relationships and drive lasting change.

Strategic Leadership Development: Elevating Technical Experts to Business Leaders

• This course is tailored for professionals transitioning from technical roles to leadership positions. Learn how to leverage your expertise and professional identity to become a successful leader or manager. This training focuses on developing the skills necessary to lead effectively, inspire teams, and drive organizational success.

Empowering Empaths: Transform Sensitivity into Business Strength

• This course is designed for empathic professionals who struggle to balance their sensitivity with their professional responsibilities. Learn how to harness your empathy as a strength while setting boundaries to prevent being overwhelmed. This training provides strategies for managing emotional overload, improving resilience, and leveraging empathy as a powerful tool for leadership and collaboration.

Executive Coaching

• One-on-one coaching for executives seeking to enhance their leadership skills and strategic thinking. This personalized coaching experience aims to develop executive competencies, strategic vision, and leadership effectiveness, tailored to meet the unique needs of each executive.

What You Will Learn Course Overview

This comprehensive six-week course is designed to equip coaches with advanced skills and knowledge necessary for achieving masterful coaching. Through a blend of theoretical learning and practical application, participants will enhance their understanding of core competencies, develop a strong professional identity, manage psychological triggers, and embody ethical practices within the framework of ICF standards.

Learning Outcomes by Theme Core Competencies and Masterful Coaching

• Describe Core Competencies: Participants will be able to describe the core competencies utilized in coaching and identify areas for improvement, ranking them by importance.
• Explain Mastery in Coaching: Participants will explain how mastery of each core competency contributes to achieving masterful coaching.

Professional Identity and Development

• Define Professional Identity: Participants will explain the concept of a professional identity in coaching, detailing its development and the value it brings to becoming a masterful coach.
• Evaluate Influences: Participants will evaluate the adequacy of personal and professional influences supporting the development and continuation of a strong professional identity.
• Identify Expertise: Participants will identify their expertise level and articulate their unique value to clients.

Psychological Triggers and Role Clarity

• Explain Psychological Triggers: Participants will explain how psychological triggers can influence their inclination to respond to clients in a directive manner.
• Identify Personal Triggers: Participants will identify personal triggers that may lead to directive responses in coaching interactions.
• Define Role Clarity: Participants will define role clarity in the context of coaching and assess their current level compared to other professional roles.
• Interpret Role Clarity Assessment: Participants will receive and interpret results from their role clarity assessment to inform adjustments needed for developing a strong professional identity.

Problem-Solving and Communication Skills

• List Problem Categories: Participants will list common problem categories, provide examples, and explain why coaches cannot solve problems for their clients.
• Discuss Client’s Map of the World: Participants will define and discuss a client’s “map of the world” in the context of communication and psychology.
• Demonstrate Cognitive Understanding: Participants will demonstrate understanding of cognitive distortions (distortions, deletions, and generalizations) through role-play and debrief exercises.

Presence and Attitudes in Coaching

• Compare Coaching Experiences: Participants will compare and contrast their experiences of coaching with and without intentionality.
• Validate Presence in Coaching: Participants will validate the importance of being present in coaching to manage emotions, foster curiosity, and observe client behavior and emotions.
• Identify Key Attitudes: Participants will identify key attitudes critical for maintaining presence and achieving masterful coaching.
• Explain Beginner’s Mind: Participants will explain the concept of “beginner’s mind” and its relevance in coaching practice.
• Embody the Three Pillars of Coaching Presence: Participants will understand and apply the three pillars of coaching presence: intention, attention, and attitude, demonstrating how these pillars enhance their coaching effectiveness.

Ethics, Autonomy, and Coaching Mindset

• Analyze Ethical Conflicts: Participants will analyze conflicts between problem-solving and client autonomy within the framework of ICF standards.
• Engage in Ethical Dilemma Discussions: Participants will demonstrate understanding through ethical dilemma discussions related to embodying a coaching mindset.

Conclusion

By the end of this course, participants will have developed a robust set of skills and insights, enabling them to provide high-quality, ethical, and client-centered coaching. They will be well-prepared to navigate the complexities of the coaching profession, continue to develop and maintain a strong professional identity, and continuously strive for excellence in their coaching practice.