Evidence-Based Coaching New Faculty Dr. Okokon Udo, PhD, PCC joins Fielding Graduate University. Dr. Okokon, PhD, PCC Dr. Udo will begin teaching Spring 2021. He will work with first-term EBC students facilitating coach skills training and mentoring. As a scholar-practitioner, he is committed to creating the right conditions for students to discover or rediscover their true selves and bring that to bear in their work as coaches. Okokon Udo is an international change management, leadership and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion consultant. He has served as faculty at Northwestern Health Sciences University, St Mary’s University, the Executive Coaching program of [...]

Beyond the Dyad: Three Perspectives on Peer Group Coaching Speaker: Erek J. Ostrowski, PhD, PCC Peer group coaching (PGC) has grown in popularity as a cost-effective learning and development solution for individuals and organizations. When delivered skillfully, it can provide a fertile context for learning by easing isolation, spreading useful knowledge and ideas, and fostering critical reflection that leads to new ways of thinking about old problems.  However, coaching in this setting requires understanding the complex and often mystifying social processes that shape learning and change in groups.  A group coach must create a learning environment large enough for multiple people, must [...]

Speaker: Gail Greenstein, EdD   The International Coaching Federation (ICF) promotes the use of Cultural Competence as a key competency for successful Executive Coaches. Serious limitations exist to using this as a framework. We will explore how Executive Coaches can build their critical consciousness by understanding the complex dimensions of intersectionality, privilege, power and oppression. Dr. Gail Greenstein When Executive Coaches use an ‘intersectional’ lens and consider the matrix of power, privilege and oppression, clients will be able to experience an expanded and liberated view of their development and performance. Intersectionality will also help coaches better understand themselves, avoid [...]

Dr. Deborah George-Feres Dr. Deborah George-Feres' work centers on organizational leaders who are deliberate about driving positive change. Her passion is to use change as a catalyst for human growth and development. To achieve these outcomes, she utilizes an innovative executive coaching framework derived from rigorous research. Why does this matter? Because her clients receive evidence-based coaching practices that alter the way they make decisions, motivate employees, resolve deficits, improve performance, build and restore confidence. As a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), she follows the industry's highest standard and ethical practices. She is an expert at helping leaders improve their [...]

  Cultural Efficacy—Evidence Based Practice By Diane P. Zimmerman, Ph.D. Wednesday November 18, 2020, 4-5 p.m. PT As a 1998 Fielding graduate, I applied theory to my teachings about practice-based coaching. The work of Albert Bandura (1986 & 1993) served as a foundation for explorations into efficacy. Bandura found that the more goal-driven, the firmer the commitment to follow through—two important coaching outcomes. In other words, efficacy promotes successful action.  By exploring efficacy relationships with others, I found a pathway to cultural efficacy and a way to build joint positive futures. I define cultural efficacy as the capability to effectively learn [...]

 How can we Learn until we first learn to reflect? As coaches, our goal is to assist our client in finding their own solutions to the challenges they present. To succeed in this goal requires that we give our best work. We must create a trusting space, practice presence, leverage deep listening, and use powerful questions. But what if that isn’t enough? It is foundational to the coaching process that the client has the ability to reflect on their experience in such a way that we can help facilitate their breakthrough in creating new meaning and awareness. But what if [...]

5 essentials for activating transformational leadership in times of crisis By Terry Hildebrandt, PhD, MCC, MCEC & Barbara Mintzer-McMahon, MSW, MFT, PCC, MCEC Leaders in almost all organizations have been focused on managing through the COVID-19 crisis for the last several months. This has included shutdown plans, restarting plans, people management, customer management, financial management, and a whole host of other activities typically called “crisis management.” However, what has been missing from many organizational conversations is ‘Transformational Leadership,’ which goes beyond the immediate crisis and provides vision and hope for the future. In this article, we focus on the five Cs, [...]

BY Scott Wakefield, PHD Adjunct faculty, Evidence Based Coaching September 24, 2020 Observing behaviors. I enjoy observing behaviors, especially observing through the lens of theory. Favorites include personality, group development, and Planned Renegotiation.   I was observing golf buddies recently, Chuck and Jim, who were talking about Home Owner’s Association (HOA) and members not paying fees. Chuck wants to suspend golf privileges. Jim explains he can’t do that; if a member sues, the HOA will lose. Chuck is upset that Jim won’t support him. As they continue, I offer my observations to each buddy relative to what might be going, and [...]