Excelerator Essentials: Foundational Course

Build Coaching Skills. Strengthen Your Leadership.

Build practical coaching and leadership skills to communicate more effectively, develop people, strengthen accountability, navigate challenging conversations, and lead with greater confidence.

Excelerator™ Essentials is an interactive, experiential course where you learn the skills, practise them with real situations, and discover how to apply them in your leadership every day.

30 hours • 7 weeks • Live virtual learning • ICF-accredited

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Practical Skills for Everyday Leadership

Coaching skills change the way leaders communicate, develop people, and move conversations forward.

Through Excelerator™ Essentials, you’ll build skills that help you:

Communicate
Listen with intention, ask meaningful questions, and strengthen conversations.

Develop People
Support people to explore ideas, access their strengths, and expand their potential.

Strengthen Accountability
Create greater ownership for actions, performance, and results.

Navigate Change
Build adaptability and confidence when circumstances shift.

Expand Thinking
Explore possibilities, strengthen critical thinking, and support effective decision-making.

Build Trust & Belonging
Create space for people to feel seen, heard, and understood.

Learn by Doing

Excelerator™ Essentials is active, engaging, and grounded in real-world application.

You’ll experience live coaching demonstrations, practise coaching with real topics, learn alongside other leaders and professionals, and receive feedback from experienced ICF-accredited Essential Impact Coaches.

You’ll also explore your strengths and motivational values through the Strength Deployment Inventory® (SDI® 2.0) and discover how they influence your communication, relationships, and leadership.

Designed for Leaders at Every Level

Excelerator™ Essentials brings together leaders and professionals who want to strengthen how they communicate, develop others, and lead.

Participants include:

Leaders & Managers • Emerging Leaders • HR & People Professionals • Learning & Development Professionals • Professionals in Transition • Aspiring Coaches

Whether you’re building your own leadership capability or bringing new skills back to your organization, you’ll leave with practical tools you can continue using long after the course ends.

Start with Excelerator™ Essentials

30 hours over 7 weeks
Live virtual learning
30 ICF Accredited Contact Learning Hours
$1,995

Your course includes learning materials, the SDI® 2.0 Assessment, coaching practice and feedback, a Digital Coaching Badge, and Certificate of Completion.

Ready to Keep Growing?

Excelerator™ Essentials is the foundation of the Certified Leadership Coach (CLC) Program. Continue into Excelerator™ Mastery and Mentor Coaching to deepen your skills and work toward your CLC designation.

Important Note for Organizational Participants:

If you have completed the 16-hour Excelerator™ Essentials Part 1 (also known as Coaching for Leaders Part 1) through your organization, you are eligible to register for Part 2 to complete the full 30-hour Excelerator Essentials experience.

Please note: The Part 2 offering listed below is intended specifically for individuals who have already completed Part 1 through their organization.
If you are a new participant looking to complete the full Excelerator Essentials program, please register for the full course below named Excelerator Essentials, which includes both Part 1 and Part 2.