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Module #5
Dates: March 6-7, 2014
Pathways to Increased Capacity: The Theory of Adult
Development and Its Role in Coaching Senior Business Executives
Differences between people in the workplace are often traceable to the
different ways that people make meaning, and these are not always transparent.
The theory of adult development is a relatively new entrant into the world of
coaching and leadership, and explains the pathways to increasing one's capacity
to make meaning and gain broader perspective. Coaches who have basic working
knowledge of the stages of development are better able to see beyond the stories
of the leaders they coach. A client's story - or way of making meaning and
structuring their world - affects decision-making, the ability to create
relationships and deal with conflict, as well as the client's relationship with
self. Clearly, these are areas within organizations where breakdowns often
occur.
Coaches who take this course will learn about our internal operating system
that is a function of our stage of development, and apply it to themselves and
their work with clients/leaders. This theory offers a framework to explain the
differences, and often the disconnects, between people, especially in those ways
that are harder to see and articulate.
Through lecture, experiential exercises, small and large group work, coaches
who invest in learning through this course will be able to:
- Speak to the genesis and the basics of the theory of adult development
- Understand their own stage of development as assessed by the Maturity
Assessment Profile (MAP)
- Identify stages of development and what they mean for coaches and
leaders
- Practice coaching using the framework of stage of development
- Relate stage theory to the complexities and ambiguities that leaders,
and by extension, coaches, face in the business world
- Create hypotheses about clients' stages that will help coaches recognize
the value of meeting clients where they are
Faculty
Chris Wahl, M.A.Ed, MCC
Former Director, Leadership Coaching Certificate Program
Georgetown University
Chris Wahl, M.A.Ed., MCC, has a background in Psychology and Organization
Development and is recognized for her work advancing the field of coaching,
having created, directed, and advised the Leadership Coaching Certificate
Program at Georgetown University from 1999 to 2011. Currently she teaches
coaching courses at Georgetown University and George Mason University, and has
worked in the Executive MBA programs at Notre Dame University, the University of
Minnesota, and Northwestern University. She has developed ICF-sanctioned
internal coaching programs for HR professionals, as well as various short
workshops aimed at educating leaders who wish to be more coach-like. She has an
active coaching and organization development practice focused on helping leaders
and organizations promote, reach, and sustain well-being while achieving results
in the midst of critical challenges and change. She coaches senior executives
and their teams, and stays aware of the nuance of stage development in helping
leaders see what is possible. Having studied the stages of adult development
with various scholars for seven years, as well as being enrolled in an intensive
18-month program to certify to score the Maturity Assessment Profile, she brings
a deep understanding of the stages of adult development to her work with
leaders. She has written books and articles, spoken at conferences, and has been
interviewed by newspapers, NPR, and other radio programs about coaching.
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