Executive Coaching Theory and Practice

Overview

Summer A 2025 PSYCH.349.C1 Executive Coaching Theory and Practice

Record then submit a Final Coaching Session with your Client

1. Submit an audio (and transcribed) recording of your final client coaching session and upload it to eLearning. The session should be a 15-20 minute sample of your last session. NOTE: Video is not required but accepted.

2. Students will complete a "Coaching Self-Assessment" using the self-assessment form-Posted under Week 15 Coaching Resources and at the top of eLearning.

3. Your client will also complete an assessment of your coaching session. Have them complete, scan and email it to me at [email protected]. The form is posted in Week 15 as well as the top of eLearning.

4. If not already submitted, client must sign and send the release for the recording to me at [email protected]. The form is posted at the top of eLearning.

Journals-Due Saturday, August 23, 2025 by 11:59pm Pacific

Upload your final coaching journal (Weeks 10-15) to the posted assignment page. Include reflections, observations, and learnings from this last coaching session.

Final Essay-Due Saturday, August 23, 2025 by 11:59pm Pacific

Summarize your coaching capabilities using specific references to your coaching sessions while addressing these questions:

1. GROW – How well did you use it? Provide examples of questions you used specific to each letter of the GROW model.

2. Questioning skills –What questions caused your client to make a shift in thinking or mindset? How would you assess how effective your questions were? Support this with reflections on your client’s learning or reaction to those questions that demonstrate their impact.

3. Listening Skills - How did you assess your listening skills from the coaching session? Why did you assess yourself the way you did? Identify specific places in the conversation that demonstrated excellent listening skills. How effectively did you use silence?

4. Accountability / Way Forward – What plans did the client make to hold themselves accountable for continued progress or action?

Papers should be APA formatted and 3-5 pages in length. Describe specific applications from this semester’s readings and how you used them throughout the coaching process. Examples: The Humanistic Perspective, Adult Development, Learning, Neuroscience, Curiosity etc. Select from those that resonated most and which you applied to the coaching experience.