EARLY / MID CAREER COURSE
Culturally Adaptive Coaching
Nagesh Rao
Nagesh Rao
Coaching across Differences — Why, what and how
OVERVIEW
“How does it feel to be ignored by your boss?” To be an effective coach, one is taught to have the client explore their feelings. While many U.S. American clients may be comfortable answering this question, a Norwegian client may share feedback that they are not comfortable talking about their feelings so early in the coaching process.
Culture matters in coaching. Culturally adaptive coaching matters in building trust, connecting with your clients, and providing space for them to have more productive coaching sessions and outcomes.
Harvest the power of culturally adaptive coaching: Join this course to explore the ”Why, What, and How” of applying culturally-adaptive coaching skills with clients from diverse backgrounds.
We will address these issues from both theoretical and practical lenses and serve two audiences:
- For coaches of all levels (including those considering whether coaching is something they wish to pursue), this course will teach the importance of cultural self-awareness and reflexivity to be a more effective coach.
- For individuals in charge of incorporating coaching within their organisations—whether this is a for-profit, civil society/nonprofit, government, or education—this course demonstrates how building a coaching practice internally for stakeholders within the workplace can help employees at all levels to bring better versions of themselves to all that they do.
In this course, you will learn how to help yourself—and those you work with—so that you/they can better:
- Gain a better understanding of what coaching is and is not, how it can be used to support people in their development, and why it needs to be adapted to accommodate culturally diverse clients.
- Practice culturally adaptive skills in coaching using silence, statements, and stories for clients/internal stakeholders to gain clarity, discover their own solutions, and develop across differences
- Help clients/internal stakeholders learn the process of building an effective coaching practice within an organisation.
This course will combine input, storytelling, interactive activities, and discussion to engage everyone in the exploration of coaching across differences.
This course is for you:
- If you are a coach (all levels including exploring coaching as option) who seeks to acquire and/or improve your practice by using culturally adaptive skills.
- If you are a workplace leader/consultant wishing to understand how to build a coaching practice within an organization.
COURSE TYPE
Early to Mid Career
DURATION/DATES
1 day/10 July 2023
TARGET LEVEL(S)
Intermed (6-12 years)
Early (0-5 years)
TUITION FEE
€550
includes certificate from the University and the Institute
Nagesh Rao, PhD
Currently based in the US, Dr. Nagesh Rao is an accomplished DEI trainer, coach, consultant and professor who uses intercultural competence, cultural humility, storytelling and intercultural listening to develop leaders in healthcare/medicine, education and business.
In Nagesh’s three+ decades of teaching, consulting and training, he has worked with clients in Fortune 500 corporations, top medical schools and hospitals, educational institutes and community-based non-profit organizations in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.
In 2017, Dr. Rao was named special advisor on inclusion and faculty affairs and asked to design and implement Ohio University (US) Medical School’s Office of Inclusion. He has visiting lecturer appointments at numerous universities including the University of Groningen (Netherlands).
I am inspired by Anais Nin’s quote, “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
"Nagesh Rao is an amazing teacher. "
"Most important takeaways I gained? 1) The importance of culture in coaching. 2) The challenge of coaching well."
CONSIDERATIONS
Neuroscience is often considered a topic beyond the reach of daily practitioners, many of whom may not have a background in the hard sciences. While a general understanding of ?human biology and physiology? is helpful, and we will touch on the anatomy and chemistry involved, the core concepts we will address do not require a specialized understanding in this area.
PREQUALIFICATIONS
While this course is open to all practitioners, it is strongly recommended that you have:
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