This series is offered for alums of the William James College Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching (GCEC) program who are actively coaching leaders in organizations. New and seasoned graduates alike are welcome to participate.

Want an opportunity to reflect on your coaching experiences and get feedback from other coaches while achieving ICF accredited CCE's?

Feeling alone or stuck in your coaching practice?

Want to expand your coaching skills by discussing your coaching cases with your colleagues for feedback and reflection?

Get feedback on your coaching experiences while providing support and learning to other active coaches by joining us for this dynamic series designed to facilitate learning and bolster community!

In this series, instructor Susan Ennis will guide participants to explore their own coaching experiences and the experiences of other group participants to foster learning and mutual support. Susan will draw on her extensive experience to lead participants to give and receive meaningful, constructive feedback, and she will guide the coaches in practice supervisions of one another. 

Each session will provide an opportunity for learners to practice, discuss, and reflect on the challenges and successes of their coaching practices and to reinforce one another’s accomplishments, lessons, and to bolster action plans for optimal outcomes. Between sessions, learners will meet in pairs to practice using supervision techniques with each other. 

Group discussions in class will employ roleplay exercises, self-assessments, and practice sessions. Outside of class, reading assignments and exercises relevant to the core curriculum and ICF competencies will provide participants with foundational knowledge. Participants will apply the feedback from class exercises to their ongoing coaching with clients, then reflect on their results.  

The four, monthly, 90-minute sessions will be conducted virtually via Zoom. The sessions will run on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 P.M. EST. The peer supervision sessions will be held on: 

· September 15, 2026; 

· October 13, 2026; 

· November 10, 2026; and 

· December 8, 2026. 

ICF Approved CCE's

*Resource Development includes training formerly called Personal Development, Business Development, or Other Skills and Tools.

TOTAL CCE's: 10

Course Details

Dates for Learning Sessions:

Session 1: Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Session 2: Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Session 3: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Session 4: Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Learning Session Times: 6:30 P.M.–8:00 P.M.

Cost: $250.00

Course Format: Four, 1.5-hour learning sessions conducted monthly via Zoom where participants will practice presenting their coaching cases, provide one another feedback, and supervise each other. Outside of class, participants will meet in pairs to collaborate on assigned exercises. Readings and applied learning assignments are done in advance of each group session. 

Instructor

Susan Ennis

Susan has been an executive coach for 30 years and a supervisor of coaches for 17 years. She was at the forefront of establishing the field of executive coaching and a principal author of the Executive Coaching Guidelines now housed at the Institute of Coaching. Susan has managed and taught the Executive Coaching Practicum for William James College's Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching program since 2013. This program has provided coaching to over 200 non-profit, social justice leaders in the greater Boston area. Susan continues to coach and supervise as she teaches others the skills needed to succeed in the field.

Learning Objectives

After this series, participants will be able to:

· Identify methods to assess development priorities and resources to apply to their own coaching skills and write their own Development Plans;  

· Apply learning structures to describe and critique others’ coaching experiences—as well as their own—and share and discuss questions, concerns, and dilemmas about their coaching engagements to source feedback and solutions;

· Demonstrate optimal listening skills, such that they can effectively compile individualized feedback to make future recommendations in their roles as coaches; and 

· Design and implement strategies and systems for maintaining an ongoing community of learning and support.  

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit any inquiries about the course's content or structure in advance of enrollment by emailing ce@williamjames.edu.