Peer Coaching
Throughout the program, to practice what you are learning, you will engage in peer coaching. For peer coaching, you will arrange a time and place (most likely a video call) to practice coaching with another participant in the program. One of you will coach and the other will be the coachee. You can do as much peer coaching as you want, but the minimum required is 12 hours, 6 as coach and 6 as coachee.
Part One (30 hours)
In part one, you will learn the essence of professional coaching: rapport building, determining the purpose of the session, the significance of the session purpose, exploration, planning from a coaching perspective, and supporting the coachee in their learning and growth.
Part Two
(30 Hours)
In part two, you will add depth and breadth to your coaching skills by making coaching a natural extension of who you are as well as adding many new skills. There is also much more rigor in this part of the program. You will be getting more detailed feedback about your coaching skills and more opportunities to stretch and discover more about yourself and your coaching style.
Mentor Coaching
(10 hours)
In mentor coaching, which is included in the full program, you will receive feedback from a PCC level coach that has been specifically trained in providing feedback on your coaching. You can start this at any time. However, you must receive your mentoring hours over at least a 3 month period, and it is best to start near the time you start Part 2 of the program.
Integrating Professional Coaching Into Your Role
Part of your role as Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer, etc is to serve as an Agile expert. Learn how to use Professional Coaching as part of your role via coaching agreements, using a Professional Coaching mindset even when imparting expertise, using the techniques of Highlighting and Redirecting, and pro-actively educating people on what Professional Coaching is and its value. Highlighting and Redirecting are ways to invite a person that has approached you as an expert to engage in Professional Coaching instead. Two one hour modules. Please note: this material does not count as “coach-specific training” for Professional Coaching certification.
