COACHING FOUNDATIONS

ABOUT:

Leaders need leaders on their team. They don’t need folks that are just compliant. Learn the foundations of how to integrate coaching into your leadership style to better support, develop, and inspire your team. This course equips you with foundational coaching tools and mindsets to help you foster a coaching culture within your organization—one that encourages growth, accountability, and deeper connection.

Graduates of this training will earn a 30-hour Leadership Coaching Certification setting yourself apart from other leaders and organizations.

NEXT COHORT DATES:

Our cohorts are fully virtual and meet synchronously once a week for 6 weeks. Each session lasts 2 hours. To foster authentic connection, we intentionally accept less than fewer than 20 leaders per cohort. During each class, you’ll engage in meaningful dialogue and collaboration with your peers. All sessions, cohort interactions, and our resource library are hosted on Mighty Networks, creating a dedicated space to learn, connect, and grow together.

COHORT 9 DATES:

Beginning Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026 @5:30pm EST (Deadline January 27th)

COHORT 10 DATES:

Beginning Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 @5:30pm EST (Deadline April 21st)

COHORT 11 DATES:

Beginning Tuesday, August 25th, 2026 @5:30pm EST (Deadline August 18th)

Next Steps: Complete application and get accepted into the program. Scholarships are available to assist with cost.

Email Grow@MessyRoots.org to explore a partnership and design a customized schedule with private sessions for your team, including access to group rates.

WE HELP YOU GROW A TEAM OF LEADERS:

By creating a team of leaders, you are effectively providing your team with the most effective strategy to get things done while reducing burnout. Coaching allows you to do that.

Key Learning Areas:

Storytelling -Storytelling is the foundation of coaching and is one of the most powerful tools a leader can use. At Messy Roots, we teach our storytelling method to help leaders share impactful stories that cultivate a culture of connection, empathy, and strong relationships within their teams.

Social Impact Curriculum - We’ve developed a modernized coaching curriculum specifically for leaders in social impact spaces. In this program, you’ll learn the foundations of our three core coaching approaches—Narrative, Transformative, and Liberatory—that will equip you to lead one-on-one conversations, ask strategic questions, and provide meaningful feedback to grow your team members.

Sustainability - We provide a comprehensive resource library filled with tools to help you build sustainable leadership practices for yourself and your team. In addition, we teach leaders how to easily design and customize their own resources.

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