FIND AN
EXECUTIVE COACH
Calling all school leaders! Have you ever wanted to work with a personal leadership coach? An executive leadership coach is wholeheartedly committed to empowering you to become the leader you want to be.
If you are a full-time, Seventh-day Adventist principal with more than two years of experience as a leader, you are eligible to receive executive coaching from an ACE Academy coach at no cost to you.
What Is
Executive
Coaching?
Executive coaching facilitates the growth of school leaders by providing dedicated time and a supportive environment for reflection, planning, and accountability. In this confidential and judgment-free space, leaders can address challenges, collaborate on strategies, and work with a committed thought partner to enhance their effectiveness and growth in their leadership roles.
COACHING EMPOWERS LEADERS TO:
- Lead from their strengths
- Manage their growth areas and blind spots
- Hone decision-making skills
- Become more intentional and strategic
- Adapt and respond to the needs of their team
- Develop an equitable and culturally responsive mindset
An executive coaching engagement typically starts with a reflection on the leader’s strengths, growth areas, vision and personal goals. The coach then engages the leader in monthly one-on-one coaching conversations that empower the leader to cultivate new perspectives, skills and leadership behaviors.
Executive coaching is distinctly different from formal job training, mentoring, consulting and performance management. Executive coaches are not mentors that tell leaders how to do their job. Instead–through one-on-one coaching sessions–a coach asks questions that help the leader discover new possibilities and develop solutions that will work for the leader’s unique circumstances and personality.
A coach serves as a thought partner during the leader’s toughest moments, and an accountability partner to keep that leader on their path to greatness. Through this collaborative and personalized approach to leadership development, leaders and their schools will achieve more than they thought possible.
“I cannot think of a single elite athlete who made it without a coach. The same should hold true in educational leadership.”
Brian Kittleson
Associate Superintendent
- A Discovery Session so your coach can get to know you and answer your questions about coaching
- A Development Priorities session where you set personal growth goals for your leadership
- Monthly virtual coaching sessions for up to two years (These take place as one-hour video conferences, and you can expect to meet with your coach one to two times per month)
- A variety of personalized leadership assessments that equip you with fresh perspective and inspiration about your unique leadership style, including the DiSC assessment and Korn Ferry 360 Stakeholder Feedback Survey
Eligibility Criteria for Leaders:
Leaders who desire coaching must meet the following criteria:
- Be a full-time administrator (this program is not designed for teaching principals who are primarily in the classroom)
- Have more than two years of experience in a leadership role. Make and keep the commitment to meet with your coach every month
- Proactivily participate in the program’s leadership assessments, including a 360 stakeholder review survey
- Complete the online application and upload your resumé
- We’ll ask your superintendent to complete a recommendation
- Once verified by ACE Academy, you will sign a participation agreement and be connected to an executive coach and begin your coaching engagement in August 2024.
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