Coaching Circles® believes that individuals, organizations and communities can flourish and achieve what matters most to them when they create a thriving culture that allows exploration of the challenges and complexities they face.
Be Inspired & Leverage Your Coaching Skills
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Generate powerful breakthroughs in addressing critical leadership and management challenges — help people learn how to deal with complexity and develop a range of responses to constantly evolving situations
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Boost performance and accelerate the development of individuals and teams
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Enhance your ROI by embedding Coaching Circles® into your existing training and development programs, building your capacity to work with small groups, and leveraging your impact and resources
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Create a safe and stimulating environment for people to learn and grow
Coaches have brought this technology to recognized organizations
WHAT ARE COACHING CIRCLES®?
Coaching Circles® are a trusting environment for a small group of peers to coach each other in exploring the challenges and complexities of their roles and in designing effective and authentic ways to achieve what matters most to them.“You can focus on solutions and constantly be derailed by the complexity of human interaction, or you can focus on development and learn to deal with complexity by forming a range of responses to constantly evolving situations.”
BE A LEADER OF COACHING CIRCLES®
Quickly expand your reach and your impact as a coach, facilitator or organizational development practitioner by learning to design and lead Coaching Circles®.
ONLINE COURSE (English Only)
“Everything you need for designing and leading Coaching Circles® from start to finish.”
Why we think our self-paced eLearning course is your best deal:
- This is a master level course that will enhance your competence as a coach and facilitator
- The foundations and structure of Coaching Circles® are grounded in 4 main domains of knowledge and practice: action learning, integral coaching, inquiry and andragogy
- We’ll teach you how to use compelling language to promote your offer and attract clients
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You’ll learn to create powerful designs that are adapted to your audience
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You’ll have access to a full range of real-life scenarios we’ve encountered in our 20+ years of leading Coaching Circles®
- You’ll hone and adapt your coaching and facilitation skills to support the unique dynamics in a coaching circle and get access to powerful models and tools to boost the impact of your coaching
- Our large repertoire of references, tools and handouts will help you and participants play their role fully and get the most out of their learning experience
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You can explore at your own pace; the program marks where you start and shows your progress
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With over 12 hours of interactive guidance along with self-assessment tools, you can spend your time where you most need it and determine your progress
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It’s a cost-effective and practical way of getting immersed and operational in leading Coaching Circles®
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You will pay back your investment in this course on your first day of leading a coaching circle
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You can return as often as you want, whenever you want with unlimited course access
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You’ll receive a copy of the Coaching Circles® Quick Start Guide
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Plus, you’ll get 24/7 support forever from a repertoire of professional resources that will strengthen your offer and enrich your clients’ coaching circle experience
- The Online Course is a prerequisite to participate in the Live Workshop
- For no additional cost, you can join our community of coaching circle facilitators and leaders to share ideas, learn together and explore your practice.
QUICK START GUIDE
“All the basics to get you started with Coaching Circles® and to support those who join you.”
What you get in the Quick Start Guide:
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A preview of what Coaching Circles® are all about, including resources and tips to support those joining your coaching circle
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Ready-to-hand descriptions, infographics and tools to help participants jump right into the flow of Coaching Circles®
- Best practices for the 3 key roles in the Coaching Circle®: the client, the coach and the facilitator-coach
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Models and sample questions to support clients in exploring their situation and new possibilities for action
- An outline of what we mean by “developing a coaching posture” and what makes this a core foundation of Coaching Circles®
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Guidance to frame projects and critical issues for exploration during coaching circle sessions
If you want self-assessment tools, real-life scenarios and help attracting your clients and promoting your offer, check out our Online Course.
If you’re looking for a way to get some hands-on experience, check out our Live Workshop.
LIVE WORKSHOPS
“Experience the magic of being in a coaching circle while getting ready to launch your own.”
The benefits of attending a Live Workshop:
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Get first-hand experience of how to launch and lead a coaching circle
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Experience the magic that happens when several people synchronize their coaching to support a colleague (as opposed to team coaching where the focus is on coaching a group toward a common goal)
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Deepen your skills and presence as a coach and facilitator
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Make significant progress on a challenge or project that is truly important to you
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Leverage what you learned in the Online Course and all the resources at your disposal
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Get a free 1-hour individual follow-up coaching session with the course leader
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When you’ve completed the Live Workshop, you’ll have put into practice the many strategies and tools of the Online Course in a dynamic and supportive learning environment
We’ve held 65+ classes with over 400 people from all parts of the world.
WHAT THE CIRCLE EVOKES
EQUALITY
Seeing each other as equals but unique
INCLUSIVITY
Embracing our respective strengths and vulnerabilities
WHOLENESS
Bringing all parts of us to the process
SOLIDARITY
Caring for and supporting each other
SACREDNESS
Cultivating our innate wisdom and compassion
UNITY
Sharing a commitment to grow and learn together
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
Once you have completed one of our training programs on coaching circles, you will have the opportunity to join the Facilitator-Coach Community of Practice (COP). The COP is intended for people active in creating and leading coaching circles and who share an interest in and commitment to:
- Exploring and inquiring about their practice
- Learning together from their experiences
- Developing their competence as practitioners
- Advancing this state of the art technology
- Extending their knowledge and action to other dimensions of their work
Be ready to join professionals from around the world who are using this powerful technology to enhance the performance and development of individuals, organizations and communities in every sphere of human endeavor.
Testimonials
Proof of Integral Coaching in Action
I participated in Coaching Circles not long after completing the Professional Coaching Course (New Ventures West). It was such a beautiful opportunity to continue my development and see how we can...Read more
Bobby Davis
Chief People Officer at Almarose Hotels and Resorts, UKBest Investment
One of the best investments I have made. When I'm asked about coaching circles I say it enables me to take managers and directors from "good" to great. Suddenly their eyes light up. I highly...Read more
Hazel Nathaniel-James
Development Coach at An Examined Life Ltd, London, UKCoaching Circles are Unique
Coaching Circles are a unique way of seeing the coaching dialogue come alive in a group context. The power of listening and inquiry get amplified in a shared container where people experience their...Read more
Craig O'Flaherty
Director - Centre for Coaching, University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business, South AfricaPowerful Vehicle for Development
With Charles guiding us so seamlessly through the study, I experienced coaching circles as a powerful vehicle for development. Coaching a colleague as a part of a group (rather than one-on-one)...Read more
Sajili Shirodkar
Associate head of the Post-Graduate Management Program for Women at S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, IndiaRich Learning and Development
I very much appreciate the coaching circle methodology - on the one hand for its relative “simplicity” combined with its ability to reach profound and actionable results in a short period. I...Read more
Maura Hayes-Bachmeyer
Consultant, Learning & Development, Basel, SwitzerlandPowerful Process to Generate Change
I trained as a Coaching Circle facilitator-coach mainly because of my appreciation of the trainer, Charles Brassard, who I knew from another context. Prior to the training I had previous experience...Read more
Sébastien Beaulieu
Psychologue organisationnel et Coach Executive, Montréal, CanadaElegant and Powerful
Charles’ Coaching Circles Facilitator training course exceeded my expectations. The process that Charles has developed is elegant and powerful. It generates the insights and shifts in perspective...Read more
Kathleen Connelly
Senior Consultant and Facilitator, Intersol Group, Ottawa, CanadaOnline course is comprehensive, structured, practical and has countless resources
In the Online Course, Charles and Fiona very generously share all they know and have learnt over 20 years of Coaching Circle practice. They impart their considerable know-how and experience in a very...Read more
Anniek Kindts
Partner and Integral Development Coach, The Coaching House Associates, London UKLe cours en ligne enrichit les compétences et la créativité
Non seulement ai-je revisité tout ce qui a soutenu l’expérience que j’ai vécue en atelier, c’est-à-dire la méthodologie, les objectifs et les outils de base mais j’ai enrichi de manière...Read more
Josée Mireault
Coach professionnel - Leadership et savoir-être en entrepriseIntuitive design motivates learning
The Coaching Circles online course was one of the best-organized and intuitively designed online courses I have taken. The creative variety of online learning approaches nested in the overall design...Read more
Marilyn Osborne
Executive Coach, Toronto CanadaBring your coaching practice to a new level
If you are considering further learning and development for your coaching practice, I unreservedly recommend this eLearning course created and led by Charles and Fiona. It will profoundly impact and...Read more
Andrew Wynne
Associate - The Stephenson Mansell Group, Founder, The Integral Leader, AustraliaAn amazing one-two punch
When I asked for Charles’ help to develop coaches within my organization, he suggested a day of coaching circle practice after they completed the online course. Everyone was amazed at the quality...Read more
Ann Laidlaw
President, Laidlaw Corporate Coaching, Ottawa Canada