Taking advantage of unprecedented time of change and opportunity provides Xenergie with the opportunity to move beyond outdated leadership tools, designed in the era of linear, mechanistic organizational structures. We have the chance today to design new dynamic tools that engage organizations, managers, and leaders in a new conversation – one that allows them to create a new paradigm for business.
One of these ‘tools’ is our new 9-months Systemic Team Certificate programme responding to market needs:
- Respondents named Team Coaching as their top 4 priorities in the recent Autumn Coaching at Work Annual Readers’ Survey (Dec 2011).
- In the 2011 Sherpa Executive Coaching Survey, two new trends in leadership development were mentioned: team coaching and coaching skills training for managers based on extensive input from executive coaches who sent their comments on the state of the industry.
- Hawkins, author of Leadership Team Coaching (Kogan Page, 2011) speaking at the European Mentoring & Coaching Council annual conference in Paris on November 2011 states “Team coaching is at the point where individual coaching was 30 years ago and buyers of team coaching are not sophisticated and individuals don’t know what it is” “What most people ask for is team facilitation.”
- There is a growing awareness among professional coaches to move to the right hand-side of spectrum (see below) in order to enhance collective learning agenda and impact
So what’s the meaning of all of this?
As a company, Xenergie has specialised in team performance from its inception in 2001. We began in the area of team experiential learning in the outdoors using the Belbin Team Role methodology and working in conjunction with Killary Adventure Centre in Connemara, west of Ireland. Since then, we have evolved our approach over the years to incorporate a number of academic models, cutting edge learning practices and a coaching-based approach that helps to bring personal learning to the fore. These include the Tavistock tradition of role consultation and psycho-dynamic analysis, group behaviour, integral leadership, Belbin Team Roles and Theory U group change and innovation models just a name a few.
As change is supported through a relationship over time we moved from the left to the right hand-side of the spectrum during the last decade, gaining significant experience in fostering an engaging learning environment and creating an appropriate balance of “experiential activities” and “theoretical learning” through observation and feedback.
What we have learned working with different panel of coaches from our pool of associates is a high degree of flexibility about how the materials are structured and presented, what order the team works through them, the pace and timing of the team’s learning, and how it applies to the organisational context.
We used to facilitate many one-off events in the spectrum of team development in the early days and today focus on the organisational systemic context with programmes running up to 18-months.
For example, in one of our recent systemic team coaching engagement encompassing team monthly sessions coupled with one-to-one individual sessions during a period of one year, working with the production supervisor team of a US medical device manufacturer we’ve improved new social KPI’s to support the triple bottom line (PPP) such as innovation, quality of life, values framework linked to competency framework or social and learning processes embedded into operations.
Who is this programme for?
The programme is ideal for internal and external experienced coaches or business transformation leaders and teams who wish to work more competently and strategically with whole organisational change with both one-to-one and team interventions. Generally, such people have a personal curiosity and motivation towards their own learning and development and a desire to bring out the best in others and their organisation.
The programme qualifies for group supervision and CPD requirements and is conducted by qualified coaching supervisors and ICF PCC credentialed coach mentors. Xenergie is also an organisational member of the Association for Coaching (OMAC).
What’s next?
Your decision to participate requires a full understanding of what is involved and how Xenergie can best support your learning needs. We’re sure you have many questions and so we invite you to engage with us in a series of FREE webinars where we will be presenting some of the model characteristics and the certificate modules. Our next one will run on Thursday May 10th where you will need to register through GotoWebinar or check our workshop section on our website.
Course fees
Fees for the programme start from £2,950 per person (ex VAT please contact us with your full contact details for a brochure on our team coaching certificate).
If you are looking to train a number of people, please contact us so we can explore your needs in more detail – we may be able to offer group discounts or create a bespoke programme.
Bursaries may be available for those in reduced circumstances. To apply, please send a formal request outlining the funds you have available, sources of funding you have approached, a little about your desire to attend and the difference you hope to make with this training.
About Xenergie Consulting. Xenergie offers deep consultancy support and specialist coaching for organisation transformation, team and leadership development, based on a philosophy that organisational transformation and efficiency step change can be achieved through the influence of small, well designed, developed and highly focused teams who are suitably developed and equipped for change programmes.
Xenergie works mainly through cultivating long-term committed partnerships where integrated coaching, organisational development (OD) consultancy and performance management training enhances internal capabilities within organisations to improve the effectiveness of leadership that can drive and manage change.
Our work is informed by over 30 years of experience in coaching and mentoring organisational change and leadership in a range of private, public, profit and not for profit organisations and movements. Our purpose is to enable and support those who are driving change because they often find themselves trying to accomplish great things, whilst being in a minority.
To speak to one of our senior directors about designing this programme for your needs, please call Lorna McDowell on +44 (0)753 1163515 or Bernard Chanliau +353 (0)86 104 38 05 or email us on info@xenergie.com.
