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Coaching for conscious leadership

Lead with presence and raise performance through coaching.

Leader as Coach helps leaders become confident and competent coaches so they can listen deeply, ask powerful questions, and guide their people to sustainable results.

This six-month experience is facilitated by Emergent certified coaches and blends workshops, one on one coaching, and practice with peers.

The coaching core

Four fundamentals of Leader as Coach

Today’s teams want more than direction. They want leaders who are present, curious, and committed to their growth. Leader as Coach equips you to meet that call.

Consciousness

Grow your awareness of self and others so you can respond with intention instead of habit. Learn to notice your own energy, assumptions, and patterns in real time.

Context

Slow down to understand the situation before offering guidance. You will learn to ask about background, dynamics, and priorities so your support is relevant.

Connection

Create a safe and respectful space where people feel seen and heard. Through presence and listening, you will build the trust that unlocks honest dialogue.

Content

Share your perspective and experience at the right time and in the right way. Discover how to offer content that supports thinking instead of creating dependence.

Practical outcomes

What becomes possible in your leadership

As you integrate coaching into your daily work, you will notice changes in how you show up, how your team responds, and how results are created.

How you lead

  • Greater presence in meetings and one on one conversations
  • More comfort with silence, reflection, and difficult topics
  • Stronger alignment between your values and your actions
  • Clearer awareness of your own patterns and choices

How your team grows

  • Higher trust and psychological safety
  • More thoughtful problem solving and collaboration
  • Greater ownership of commitments and results
  • Improved engagement, resilience, and retention

Program Details

Leader as Coach is designed as a high touch development experience that supports lasting change in you and in your organization.

Kickoff session and orientation
Five immersive workshops, each three and a half hours
Six one-on-one coaching sessions with an Emergent certified coach
Energy Leadership Index assessment and one-on-one debrief
Leader as Coach workbook and practice tools
Guided practice with peers and ongoing reflection prompts

Investment: $6,495 per person

Includes all workshops, coaching sessions, materials, and the Energy Leadership Index assessment and debrief.

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60%

According to a Gallup study, organizations with a strong coaching culture have 60% higher employee engagement.

Who Is It For

Leaders who are ready for more

This experience is ideal for leaders, managers, and internal coaches who want to:

Strengthen their presence and awareness in every conversation
Shift from telling and fixing to coaching and partnering
Navigate conflict and change with composure and clarity
Develop people in ways that increase retention and loyalty

Begin your Leader as Coach journey

The next step is simple. Choose the cohort that fits you best and reserve your place. Your transformation as a leader coach begins with one conscious yes.

In person · Syracuse NY
Begins January 14, 2026
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Kick-off; Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The Coach’s Mindset; Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Listening; Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Questioning; Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Driving to Action; Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Taking Coaching to the Next Level; Wednesday, May 20, 2026

*All training sessions are 8:30 am – 12:00 pm EST
Remote
Begins September 17, 2026
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Kick-off; Thursday, September 17, 2026
The Coach’s Mindset; Thursday, October 15, 2026
Listening; Thursday, November 12, 2026
Questioning; Thursday, December 10, 2026
Driving to Action; Thursday, January 7, 2027
Taking Coaching to the Next Level; Thursday, February 4, 2027

*All training sessions are 8:30 am – 12:00 pm EST

Participant Voices

What leaders are saying

Leader as Coach has helped leaders from many industries deepen their presence, shift their conversations, and strengthen their cultures.

Ready to Begin

Choose your session or ask about a private cohort. We will follow up within one business day.

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Why this program

Why Leader as Coach

Today’s teams want more than direction. They want leaders who are present, curious, and committed to their growth. Leader as Coach equips you to meet that call.

Stronger Commitment

Coaching conversations invite ownership. As you learn to ask empowering questions, people engage more fully with their work and with your shared goals.

Deeper Connection

Through intentional listening and acknowledgment, you will build relationships grounded in respect, safety, and real understanding.

Sustained results

Leader coaches balance clear expectations with supportive guidance so that individuals and teams achieve more with greater ease and confidence.

The answers already lie within each leader. Our work is to provide the space and process that allow those answers to emerge.

When you invest in Leader as Coach you are investing in a way of leading that elevates both performance and consciousness across your organization.

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To explore group pricing or bring Leader as Coach to your organization, please contact us at (315) 635-6300 or visit our contact page.

Begin your Leader as Coach journey

The next step is simple. Choose the cohort that fits you best and reserve your place. Your transformation as a leader coach begins with one conscious yes.

In person · Syracuse NY
Begins January 14, 2026
View Dates
Kick-off; Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The Coach’s Mindset; Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Listening; Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Questioning; Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Driving to Action; Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Taking Coaching to the Next Level; Wednesday, May 20, 2026

*All training sessions are 8:30 am – 12:00 pm EST
Remote
Begins September 17, 2026
View Dates
Kick-off; Thursday, September 17, 2026
The Coach’s Mindset; Thursday, October 15, 2026
Listening; Thursday, November 12, 2026
Questioning; Thursday, December 10, 2026
Driving to Action; Thursday, January 7, 2027
Taking Coaching to the Next Level; Thursday, February 4, 2027

*All training sessions are 8:30 am – 12:00 pm EST
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