Our Graduates Weigh in

“The life of God within us.” It is thought that our spirit resides in the center of our bodies near our hearts. Sometimes we refer to it as our heart, receiving messages from there that have the power to awaken our aliveness – “in my heart I know…”

I expected support and encouragement, but not at this high level. It has been very rewarding.

The part of the course I like the best and that is helping me build my practice the most, so far, is the course software. It is very well done and useful. I like the examples, resources, sample brochures, etc.

This is a fantastic program. You guys have all the bases covered. I loved that this program covered everything from learning how to coach to staring your own business and everything in between. No other course that I researched offered all of this.

The ‘coach the coach’ sessions and the feedback from those are the heart of the program. Coaching live is where the learning is for me. It builds my confidence and believability.

Knowing I have to face the group each week keeps me motivated to stay on top of assignments and make sure I am prepared. I so look forward to each week’s class because it is a solid hour of positive thinking and feedback./

Overall [the Certified Coach Program] really has everything I was looking for. It is a good blend of handling the business and marketing aspects of coaching along with developing the right skills and tools. Of all the classes and investigation I did this course always came right back on top.

It’s liberating to know I can apply the principles learned without giving up my own creative signature (approach) in the process.

Coaching is a professional service providing clients with feedback, insights, and guidance from an outside vantage point. The profession of coaching is similar to the practice of a physician, attorney, or psychologist.

Deborah’s teaching style is both engaging and open–she’s very willing to share her years of experience with all who will listen! The follow-up notes to her classes are extremely helpful and allows for full participation in the class while it is happening!

I really did enjoy taking your class. I loved that it was filled with content and you taught us (although the coaching opportunities that came up were also great to hear and added to my learning!)”

Tonight was the first night of Dr. David Krueger’s 4 week Seminar …what a great seminar this is going to be. Some of it felt a little over my head…but the Quantum Physics part was really cool! It’s good to know CTA has more courses to keep us going when our class ends.

Asked for a conservative estimate of the monetary payoff from the coaching they got, managers described an average return of more than $100,000, or about six times what the coaching had cost their companies.

A study featured in Public Personnel Management Journal reports that managers that underwent a managerial training program showed an increased productivity of 22.4%. However, a second group was provided coaching following the training process and their productivity increased by 88%. Research does demonstrate that one-on-one executive coaching is of value.

In the fields I have studied, emotional intelligence is much more powerful than IQ in determining who emerges as a leader. IQ is a threshold competence. You need it, but it doesn’t make you a star. Emotional Intelligence can.

Nan, I have nothing but lovely things to say about this class. I thought your class was inspiring and well administered. I appreciate the booklet that came with it, loved the exercises and found it did strengthen me and bring focus, which was my desired outcome.

If you want to affirm and clarify your life purpose this is a wonderful class to take. Nan provides a safe and nurturing space to explore and share newfound insights with other participants and she gives excellent guidance throughout the course. I especially enjoyed doing the exercises, for example a mind map, or a collage about my life, that showed me where I already am on track and where I need to make adjustments in order to be on purpose. Listening to the experiences of others also was very inspiring. I highly recommend this class.

[Andrew Carnegie] had taken into his business one young man after another, many of them with but little schooling, and by coaching them in the use of this formula, developed in them rare leadership. Moreover, his coaching made fortunes for everyone of them who followed his instructions.

There is no more inspiring community than that grown over the last decade at CTA. Coaches whose own path to success is being fueled everyday by the exploration, growth, and inspiration of their students and clients. It’s human development at its very best.

I looked forward to every class and really enjoyed them.

I really enjoyed your classes and I could not have signed up at a better time. I really feel like I have a handle on some resources and tools that will help me in my career coaching practice.

I wanted you to know that your class has been very helpful to me and I am learning a lot! Please know that your efforts with the class are having quite a significant impact on my life and that you are very generous to have shared all of this information with me. Thank you.

I love the classes. I’ve received so much helpful information. Thank you!

[I have a…] new perspective on what a coach is and what a coach does.  …usually the best answers/shifts are provided by the client with my help in asking good open ended questions that provoke deeper thinking.

[Co-Creative Leadership] has shaped many conversations and meetings in a positive manner.

The most impactful take-away for me were..The tools on how to implement a formal internal coaching program for my organization; creating the undeniable benefit statement, and setting the stage.  Efforts are now in place to formalize our program, based on the tools we were given with this course.

This new skill will not only empower me to help my organization achieve its vision and mission, but also make me a better leader and mentor as I can now better assist my staff or peers further their own personal growth as well as professional.

My previous roles were about giving direction and advising; my way, my opinion, my expertise.  I have learned that coaching is an effective way to get a person from Point A to Point B and letting people be part of the process.  While I may still advise and direct, the class transformed my ability to co-creatively involved others in the process.  When I am willing and able to do this, we reach a better outcome.  We are greater than the sum of our parts.

I learned how to mentally prepare myself for coaching conversations…  I am a better coach when I do this, more connected to clients, [able to] serve them better.  The class also helped me start asking more powerful questions and reminded me to validate the client during the coaching sessions.. this was critical to my co-creative relationships.

Life presents many coachable moments, both professionally and otherwise.  It has strengthened relationships, made me more aware of opportunities to coach.

My greatest takeaway was developing the ability to ask better questions, having a model in my head that allows me to better structure my conversations, asking powerful questions.

I now am able to “be encouraging and inviting to help others… instead of solving problems I can guide others by asking questions which facilitates their own thought processes.  Biggest AHA and biggest challenge:  I wanted to try to help/solve – that is not the most effective way to do it.

This course is about being a change leader in business.. and looking at growth and development differently…  I also appreciate being able to change myself.

This is not a course about information; it’s a course that transforms the way you think and lead.  I learned a new and different way to have conversations with people.

It was really helpful to practice the coaching sessions, and to have others provide feedback.  It’s tough to learn something and then never get to really use it in a way where you can get real-time, meaningful feedback.

I use coaching skills during my training sessions… I’m able to reach those participants who really aren’t on board with the training.  Coaching helps me to engage my clients so that it [the training] becomes meaningful to them… This has lead to shorter training sessions that are more meaningful and, as a result, implementations have been much faster.

As a consultant, achieving this “coaching state-of-mind” has gone against my natural instincts as I’ve been programmed to give advice.  The Human Capital Coaching program has allowed for me to become a much better listener and focus on what my client is truly expressing instead of how I would like to respond.  I’m now .. able to identify the real issues of a client at a deeper level.  ..the HCC program enabled me to resolve clients issues and capture new business much more efficiently, ultimately creating greater revenue for my firm.

This course provided a template for having productive conversations which built trust and made possible a real exchange of ideas… [The skills I developed] makes it easier to identify blocks and overcome them more quickly… We respond faster to challenges and opportunities

When people came to me with work challenges, I used to tell them what to do or take an active role in fixing it.  I felt constantly pulled off task putting fires out.  Now, I engage them to find a solution and take action.  My team is capable of doing their jobs extremely well; we are all just now realizing what it means for me to empower them to do so. … I also see more “coachable” moments now that I’ve been through the class.

“I used to try and solve problems for my employees.  Now I use coaching skills to help them figure out what they need to do and they are doing the work.  I no longer feel overtaxed trying to solve everyone’s problems and the people I work with are better for it.  The people I coach are stronger and more capable.  Human Capital Coaching gave me a template and structure for having productive conversations so that obstacles and challenges can be identified more quickly.  We get more work done in less time and feel energized.”

“I set a goal of ‘selling 30 hours of pure coaching in the first year after this program.  I did it in a month.” ….Another unexpected benefit the coaching program provided me was to enhance my skills as a professional advisor… it has greatly elevated the relationship [with Clients] on all matters both technical and advisory.

“Dr. Jackie, Just thought I would let you know I have been impressed with the (Art & Science of Coaching Couples) course so far. Your follow up downloads set this program head and shoulders above the competition.”

“I did A LOT of research on coaching curriculum. You were my first choice, though I did my due diligence and checked out other options. Intuition wins…AGAIN! I have come full circle and cannot wait to get started.”

“I got to experience many different styles of coaching and gained the confidence to achieve an amazing level of coaching mastery within a very short period of time.”

“This program has opened up a new season of life for me by giving me tools, ideas, experience and top-of-the line training to start a new career. I can’t say enough positive comments about how professional yet personal this training was.”

“By the time the course was complete I already had 17 paying clients. What a boost to my confidence!”

“I have had the opportunity and great pleasure of making many new friends and associations because of CTA.”

“I’ve been a sales coach for a number of years in the financial services industry. Last year I made a career development decision to certify through CTA because I realized that I’d been working with outdated technologies and an incomplete coaching process. Now I’ve learned decisive skills that qualify me to coach on client issues beyond performance and build a comprehensive practice. Hat’s off to certification instructor Dr. Dave Krueger!”

“The Coach Training Accelerator™ is the backbone of building a successful coaching business as well as being a guide to becoming a masterful coach. It is not only useful now but will be throughout my coaching career.”

“My take away from the Certified Coach Program is that now I have the mechanics involved in being a coach. I understand the power of words more than I ever did. This course also allowed me to truly learn more about who I am; i.e. my strengths and weaknesses. I BELIEVE I can do this. I am so excited about my new career. Thank you, Nan. You are an awesome instructor.”

“My desire to receive proper life coach training and certification came from the same place of integrity that inspired my weight loss of 253 pounds. I looked into other coaching programs, but CTA’s admissions staff, faculty, content and methods are first-class, and so relevant. There was no competition.

My coach, Chris Powell, inspired me to become a coach myself. Today, as a life coach, I am excited to be able to help others change their lives, too.”