The Professional Certificate in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being program is designed specifically for business professionals striving for positive change in team and organizational culture. The Mason coaching focus emphasizes strengths-based approaches and methodologies as well as transformative practices that deepen self-awareness, develop coaching presence, and facilitate organizational well-being. This experiential program features a competency and research-based curriculum that aligns with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) requirements and coaching competencies.
Join us at a virtual open house on March 25 or May 18 to learn more about our Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being program!
Tuition Support Considerations: Mason is assisting students with payment plans that allow you to pay a deposit and spread your tuition across five monthly payments to support affordable ways to invest in your future without delaying your career development.
Fall 2021 (Cohort 11) - Virtual format with live online instruction
Application deadline: July 15, 2021
Module 1: September 22-24, 2021: Foundations of Strengths and Well-Being
Module 2: October 20-22, 2021: Becoming a Coach
Module 3: November 17-19, 2021: Language of Coaching
Module 4: December 15-17, 2021: Coaching Toward Resilience
Module 5: January 19-21, 2022: Coach as Catalyst for Organizational Well-Being
Spring 2022 (Cohort 12)
The application process will open on Friday, July 16, 2021 and close on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
Module 1: February 23-25, 2022: Foundations of Strengths and Well-Being
Module 2: March 16-18, 2022: Becoming a Coach
Module 3: April 20-22, 2022: Language of Coaching
Module 4: May 18-20, 2022: Coaching Toward Resilience
Module 5: June 15-17, 2022: Coach as Catalyst for Organizational Well-Being
3 days per month, 5 Modules, Fairfax campus
Cohort 11 will be presented virtually, featuring live online instruction.
$10,495
To complete and submit the Leadership Coaching Application the below items are required:
* Please note: The above items can only be submitted via the application submission portal. They will not be accepted via email or mail.
We look forward to considering your application. If you have not received a response from the program within two weeks of submission, please contact us at coaching@gmu.edu. Thank you.
For more information, email us at coaching@gmu.edu or call us at (703) 993-6090.
Acceptance is made based upon the quality of your application. Acceptance does not guarantee your space in the program. Your participation is confirmed once your registration has been processed including payment of the tuition, or receipt of a training authorization or purchase order.
Cohort size is limited. If the program reaches capacity before your payment is submitted, you will be placed on a wait list for the cohort. Applications received after the deadline will be considered on a space available basis. Note that the program may fill in advance of the application deadline.
The Professional Certificate in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being program is designed specifically for business professionals striving for positive change in team and organizational culture. It has been created and developed by our center's Leading to Well-Being education experts in collaboration with George Mason University's Executive and Professional Education.
“Becoming a coach has become the first milestone of this new life I am living with a renewed sense of purpose. I am confident that Mason’s coaching program has given me the building blocks I need to succeed as a coach and in life.” - Sterling Brinson, program alumnus
Learn more about the program by reading these coaching alumni stories about their program experiences.
You will get an excellent return on your investment! The skills you'll learn in our coaching program will empower you to:
Leaders of organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the value of coaching skills in the management of workplace change. The rate of change is increasing in our globally connected marketplace. Accordingly, coaching skills have become an essential element of a leader’s competencies.
The George Mason University coaching focus emphasizes strengths-based approaches and methodologies. Our transformative practices deepen self-awareness, develop coaching presence, and facilitate organizational well-being. This experiental program has a competency and research-based curriculum that aligns with the ICF requirements and coaching competencies.
Successful program coach candidates will complete the following:
