Welcome Dr. John Battaglia Leadership and Executive coaching, Organizational Designer and Developer, Strategist, and Educator Dr. John Battaglia John is an entrepreneurial leader with over 30 years of leadership experience involving business, government, education, nonprofit organizations, and the Church that enable him to offer rich resources for students, emerging leaders, and executive leaders, and to create environments for leaders to become the persons they’ve always wanted to be. John’s passion is to inspire people to reach their potential and fulfill their destiny. His leadership and organizational coaching include domestic and international clients in various sectors of culture. John also [...]

Welcome to the faculty, Dr. Hairston! Latise Hairston, Ph.D., PCC, CDP, CCMP Latise Hairston, Ph.D., PCC, CDP, CCMP joined Fielding Graduate University as adjunct faculty in the Evidence-Based Coaching program. She is an experienced leader and coach in organizational development, strategic planning, change management, leadership, diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Dr. Latise Hairston is the Founder and Chief Impact Officer of HOPE Consulting and an adjunct faculty at Medaille College and Fielding University. Latise is a dynamic, accomplished certified Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategist respected for delivering a consistent creative vision based on data-driven decision making. She has a [...]

Evidence-Based Coaching New Faculty Dr. Okokon Udo, PhD, PCC joins Fielding Graduate University. Dr. Okokon, PhD, PCC Dr. Udo will begin teaching Spring 2021. He will work with first-term EBC students facilitating coach skills training and mentoring. As a scholar-practitioner, he is committed to creating the right conditions for students to discover or rediscover their true selves and bring that to bear in their work as coaches. Okokon Udo is an international change management, leadership and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion consultant. He has served as faculty at Northwestern Health Sciences University, St Mary’s University, the Executive Coaching program of [...]

Beyond the Dyad: Three Perspectives on Peer Group Coaching Speaker: Erek J. Ostrowski, PhD, PCC Peer group coaching (PGC) has grown in popularity as a cost-effective learning and development solution for individuals and organizations. When delivered skillfully, it can provide a fertile context for learning by easing isolation, spreading useful knowledge and ideas, and fostering critical reflection that leads to new ways of thinking about old problems.  However, coaching in this setting requires understanding the complex and often mystifying social processes that shape learning and change in groups.  A group coach must create a learning environment large enough for multiple people, must [...]

Speaker: Gail Greenstein, EdD   The International Coaching Federation (ICF) promotes the use of Cultural Competence as a key competency for successful Executive Coaches. Serious limitations exist to using this as a framework. We will explore how Executive Coaches can build their critical consciousness by understanding the complex dimensions of intersectionality, privilege, power and oppression. Dr. Gail Greenstein When Executive Coaches use an ‘intersectional’ lens and consider the matrix of power, privilege and oppression, clients will be able to experience an expanded and liberated view of their development and performance. Intersectionality will also help coaches better understand themselves, avoid [...]

Dr. Deborah George-Feres Dr. Deborah George-Feres' work centers on organizational leaders who are deliberate about driving positive change. Her passion is to use change as a catalyst for human growth and development. To achieve these outcomes, she utilizes an innovative executive coaching framework derived from rigorous research. Why does this matter? Because her clients receive evidence-based coaching practices that alter the way they make decisions, motivate employees, resolve deficits, improve performance, build and restore confidence. As a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), she follows the industry's highest standard and ethical practices. She is an expert at helping leaders improve their [...]

  Cultural Efficacy—Evidence Based Practice By Diane P. Zimmerman, Ph.D. Wednesday November 18, 2020, 4-5 p.m. PT As a 1998 Fielding graduate, I applied theory to my teachings about practice-based coaching. The work of Albert Bandura (1986 & 1993) served as a foundation for explorations into efficacy. Bandura found that the more goal-driven, the firmer the commitment to follow through—two important coaching outcomes. In other words, efficacy promotes successful action.  By exploring efficacy relationships with others, I found a pathway to cultural efficacy and a way to build joint positive futures. I define cultural efficacy as the capability to effectively learn [...]

 How can we Learn until we first learn to reflect? As coaches, our goal is to assist our client in finding their own solutions to the challenges they present. To succeed in this goal requires that we give our best work. We must create a trusting space, practice presence, leverage deep listening, and use powerful questions. But what if that isn’t enough? It is foundational to the coaching process that the client has the ability to reflect on their experience in such a way that we can help facilitate their breakthrough in creating new meaning and awareness. But what if [...]