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Coaching Tools for Transformation

Course Overview

In three highly interactive days you learn the models and frameworks our coaches use, and you build your own coaching toolkit. The course runs in person in Evanston or live online. It is for leaders, senior managers, and coaches who want to run better coaching conversations.

At a Glance

Days
SHRM Professional Development Credits
$
in-person · $3,124 live online

Upcoming Sessions

This table includes the upcoming sessions, their formats, daily schedules, register by dates, and costs.
Session Format Daily Schedule (CT) Register By Cost
Next session: October 7–9, 2026 In person, Evanston Day 1 10:00 am–9:00 pm (dinner and networking) · Day 2 9:00 am–6:00 pm · Day 3 9:00 am–3:00 pm September 21, 2026 $3,455
April 5, 6, 12 and 13, 2027 Live Online 9:30 am–4:30 pm each day March 15, 2027 $3,124
October 13 - 15, 2027 In person, Evanston Day 1 10:00 am–9:00 pm (dinner and networking) · Day 2 9:00 am–6:00 pm · Day 3 9:00 am–3:00 pm September 22, 2027 $3,455

Register

Registration deadline September 21, 2026 (CT). Apply for admission to ELOC once, then register for the course.

Who Should Attend

Who Should Attend

Leaders and senior managers who want to become coaches or add coaching to their overall leadership toolkit.
Experienced coaches seeking to expand self-awareness and develop as reflective coach practitioners.

What You Will Learn

Apply evidence-based models to your coaching.
Practice ethical coaching.
Explain key coaching competencies and how they are used.
Adapt process models to run an effective coaching session.
Choose tools and frameworks that meet each client's needs.
Use assessments critically within a coaching relationship.
Give and receive feedback on coaching competencies.

Earn Continuing Education Credit

This course is valid for 21.5 professional development credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. It is continuing education credit, not a coaching certification.

To Earn the Course Certificate:

  • Attend and participate in all synchronous class sessions
  • Complete all coaching circles (practice: coaching, being a client, and offering observations)
  • Complete coaching identity discussion (and other paired discussions)
  • Collaborate with other class participants to build a coaching process model
  • Complete reflection exercises and emotion journal entries

Instructors

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Kimberly Scott

Kimberly Scott, Director of the ELOC and Master's Program in Learning & Organizational Change at Northwestern, draws upon her research, management, and consulting of mid-sized and Fortune 500 companies. Her work focuses on employee wellness, learning, and success.
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Michelle Albaugh

Michelle Albaugh, Associate Director of Coaching in the Master's and Executive Programs in Learning and Organizational Change (ELOC & MSLOC), is a seasoned executive coach who has coached senior leaders in marketing/analytics, operations, finance, medicine, and law - as well as entrepreneurs, and emerging high potential leaders. She holds a PhD in Human Development and Social Policy and leverages this interdisciplinary background to deliver a powerful synthesis of research-backed insights and practical coaching strategies, fostering transformative learning and growth.

Register

Registration deadline September 21, 2026 (CT). Apply for admission to ELOC once, then register for the course.