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Next session on campus :  Penn State Executive Programs :  June 23, 24, 25 : (details here) :
Dan Evak : 814-865-4572 : dje11@psu.edu


Top Performers
   in your organization want:


  -  challenges
   -  support 
   -  rewards

The coaching leader knows how to provide  all three, unleashing the spirit and energy every emerging star has to offer. Learn all three in this powerful program.

Coaching Skills for 
  High Performance delivers: 


  - a solid curriculum.
  - proven  tools and techniques. 
  - a coaching mindset.

Taught by leading authors who share the skills and techniques required to coach personnel to peak performance.

Coaching Skills for 
   High Performance is for: 


Established executives who are building new layers of leadership.

HR, Training and O/D professionals developing "fast track" employees.

Managers responsible for team performance. 


Program Benefits
When leaders deliver clear expectations, engagement and productivity soar. Coaching Skills for High Performance reveals how you’ll make accountability a positive force in the workplace, supporting your succession plan in the process. You’ll learn: 

- A consistent, common way to deliver clear expectations.
- Proven methods for creating a  coaching environment. 
- Effective communication, higher morale at every level.
- Constructive accountability that makes teams thrive. 



Faculty Leaders
Brenda Corbett and Judith Colemon, authors of The Sherpa Guide: Process-Driven Executive Coaching. Marshall Goldsmith, world’s leading executive coach, says: “Corbett and Colemon are doing significant work that defines the industry. They’re the next generation of world leaders in coaching.”  A signed copy of The Sherpa Guide is included with program enrollment.


What is a Sherpa Coach?
The model for the Sherpa executive coach is the Himalayan guide. They help climbers choose a course and reach the summit. In the same way, leaders with Sherpa coaching skills provide tools, and share knowledge of the best path for their employees to follow.
Program Content
This is a course packed with actionable items — tips and techniques a coaching leader can use every day.  Coaching Skills for High Performance reveals the secrets of building employee engagement, including:


The Leader's Role as a Coach 

 -  Managing growth and change
 -  Proven paths to peak performance
 -  Setting up "coaching moments" and meetings
 -  Focusing on business behavior
 -  Creating your coaching "toolbox" 



A Culture of Communication

 -  Delivering and living out expectations
 -  Sorting through symptoms and opportunities
 -  Personalizing the coaching process
 -  Accountability 
 -  Making responsibility a positive factor
 -  Performance enhancement action plans

Become a great  people developer.
  • Use coaching as a development tool. 
  • Integrate coaching into daily operations. 
  • Skillfully and confidently conduct coaching conversations. 
  • Facilitate professional growth and proficiency.
Become a great  team builder.
  • Establish and maintain a climate of cooperation.. 
  • Reinforce roles and responsibilities for team members. 
  • Establish clear, measurable expectations. 
  • Foster positive accountability for team results. 

Info, registration: Sherpa Managing Partner Karl Corbett, (513) 232-0002 , kc@sherpacoaching.com

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and resources:
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