Leadership development is a $350 billion industry across the globe and a portion of that money is spent on coaching. In the past, access to coaching was restricted to senior leaders, but what if that person got coached earlier? How would that impact their leadership skills, their workplace, their families, and their lives? A growing number of colleges and universities are excited by these possibilities and are offering coaching to students to help prepare them for leadership roles even before they’ve been hired.
Listen to today’s episode to learn:
How colleges and universities are incorporating coaching into their programs
Potential opportunities for coaches to work in this capacity
Measurement and metrics for coaching programs
How coaches can find out about this work
About Wende Gaikema
Wende is an executive and leadership coach who helps leaders develop their business and their people. Wende’s work includes executives and leaders building skills in leadership presence, EQ, influential communication, change management, personal and team effectiveness.
She works with leaders in corporate and non-profit settings, including coaching students at Rice and Vanderbilt Universities. Wende believes that everyone can be a leader as they choose to influence the world around them.
She is credentialed as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coach Federation and holds certifications in leadership, career and brain-based coaching as well as in emotional intelligence. She comes to coaching out of a business background in sales and marketing at Procter & Gamble. Wende is also on the faculty at Professional Christian Coaching Institute.
Resources:
5 Keys to Emotional Intelligence www.coachwende.com
Leadership Reckoning: https://doerr.rice.edu/leadership-reckoning-book
CF Converge presentation by Rice https://learning.coachingfederation.org/products/1371/icf-converge-2019-coaching-emerging-leaders-in-the-defining-decade
Tune in to learn:
BNI’s core business values
Ways that membership can help you develop your marketing skills
Key membership considerations for coaches
The average time and financial commitment involved
About Teresa McCloy
Teresa McCloy is the creator and founder of the REALIFE Process®, a faith-focused business that helps entrepreneurs, coaches, and consultants develop and diversify their business by providing certification and training using the signature content of the REALIFE Process® as well as coaching and community.
When she is not on the road speaking, coaching clients, recording her podcast, The REALIFE Process Podcast, or training new REALIFE Process® Certified Facilitators, Teresa enjoys being on their family grain farm, enjoying a great cup of coffee with a friend, and of course, traveling as much as possible!
Teresa’s first book Do What Matters, Live from Rest Not Rush will release in the fall of 2022.
Certifications include:
CPLC Credentialed Life & Leadership Coach – Professional Christian Coaching Institute – 2018
ACC Credentialed Coach through the International Coaching Federation - 2019
Certified Spiritual Director through Sustainable Faith – 2017
Get your FREE Realife Needs & Values Assessment at https://www.therealifeprocess.com/
Christian coaches bring an important voice to the table when it comes to the cultural conversation around diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. But it can be hard to know how to dive into the deep waters of this weighty topic. Today’s guest, Sackeena Gordan-Jones, who serves on the ICF’s DEIJ Task Force, helps us look at these subjects through a Scriptural lens.
Tune in to learn more about:
What does DEIJ mean?
What is the goal of embedding DEIJ in coaching?
How did the ICF get started on the DEI Journey?
How do we get an entire organization onboard?
What is the most difficult part of implementing a DEI focus?
Where does DEIJ align with a spiritual lens?
About Sackeena Gordon-Jones, PhD, MCC
Sackeena Gordon-Jones is an executive and leadership coach, speaker, trainer, and organization development consultant residing in Raleigh, NC. She works with leaders who want to realize their professional and personal potential and achieve both success and happiness. She holds the credential of Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF) and is currently serving on the ICF’s DEIJ Task Force.
Sackeena especially enjoys working with women and leaders who are intentional about bringing their whole life into harmony, while achieving meaningful professional and personal goals. She specializes in transformational coaching and strategic planning. She has coached leaders in the government and the private sectors, throughout five continents.
A leader in the coaching field, Sackeena has served as two-time president of the ICF Raleigh Chapter, leading the chapter to win the Internationally recognized ‘Breaking Barriers’ award. She is the current Chair of the NC Community Coaching Outreach, leading the chapter to win the inaugural international ‘Gift of Coaching’ award. Sackeena is also a professional coach trainer and serves as the director of the Business Coaching Certificate Program at NC State University.
In addition to her coaching experience and credentials, Sackeena has over 20 years of relevant executive-level business, leadership, and board experience in private, public, and non-profit sectors. She has worked with organizations and teams to deliver leadership and talent development focused on creating a sustainable culture of engagement, through leadership agility, emotional intelligence, coaching, and communication skills. She has completed advanced studies in leadership, strategy, change management, human development and behavior, theology, neuroscience of coaching, organization development, and Philosophy.
Connect with Sackeena and learn more about her Business Coach Institute and coaching at www.TransformationEdge.com
Coaches use their skills in a number of different ways and in a variety of settings. Today, Mike Howerton shares with us how his journey of self-discovery and self-leadership led him to a full-time position as an EntreLeadership Executive Coach with Ramsey Solutions.
Tune in to learn:
How to step out in faith, with a blurry vision, and then rely on the Lord to reveal the true vision for your business
Ways to blend the gifts and talents God’s given you to build a thriving career
New ways of thinking & being that can open doors you never thought possible
About Mike Howerton:
Mike serves as an EntreLeadership Executive Coach for Ramsey Solutions. He is skilled in partnering with leaders, giving them space to talk about what is really going on, as he helps them make decisions that are in alignment with what matters most so they can lead with confidence.
Prior to joining the EntreLeadership team, Mike spent most of his career in Nashville, TN, leading several teams for Embraer, the world's 3rd largest aircraft manufacturer, as well as leading an aircraft maintenance team for an international charter airline in Miami, FL.
As fulfilling as his profession can be, Mike’s greatest enjoyment comes from spending as much intentional time as he can with his wife and 4 children, as well as in his hobbies as an award-winning beekeeper, market gardener, and managing his Christmas Tree Farm.
Reach out to Mike at mike.Howerton@RamseySolutions.com