Leadership Coaching Program
Embracing a new leadership model
Global organizations are increasingly adopting executive coaching to develop and retain the best talent, spark innovation, and promote solid long-term growth. Through this proven methodology, senior leaders and executive coaches engage and empower others, helping them achieve higher levels of success and fulfillment.
The IESE Leadership Coaching Program is aimed at both C-level executives who aspire to develop a coaching mindset and executive coaches seeking to magnify their client impact. Over eighteen weeks, you will discover the IESE Executive Coaching Model and the ways in which it can elevate your ability to lead, drive change and foster an organization-wide coaching culture.
Good leaders are a gem. Join us on the journey of change.
Key benefits of the Leadership Coaching Program
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Discover and discern how to apply the IESE executive coaching model
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Cultivate a coaching mindset and core competencies to promote continuous self-development and organizational learning, growth and innovation.
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Expand your understanding of human behavior and development and their interplay with executive coaching processes.
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Acquire essential coaching knowledge and practice.
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Develop coaching capabilities to enable leaders, teams and organizations bolster their performance across diverse contexts and cultures.
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Become an artful coach with a deeper understanding of oneself and others to achieve professional growth.
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Share experiences with peers, coaches and professors in a safe environment.
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EMCC as senior practitioner level and requisites to get the ICF certification via portfolio.
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Nourish and develop a coaching culture that will create change in your organization through the art of better conversation.
The Journey from Executive to Leader-Coach
Having built essential skills to be a leader is a life-long journey that starts with using the experiences and competencies that you have developed thus far.
The program is particularly beneficial for:
Senior leaders
who want to optimize their leadership and ability to develop talent in their teams and the organization as a whole.
Top-level executives
interested in transitioning to executive coaching roles.
Executive coaches
who aspire to bring more value to their coaching services through a results-oriented coaching model.
Chief People Officers & CLO’s
who seek to harness coaching to boost corporate performance and nurture their employee pool.
Program Structure
The program is delivered in a blended format, including two five-day residential modules in Barcelona and a remote learning module. Over eighteen weeks, you will acquire executive coaching fundamentals and grow in self-awareness via experiential coaching sessions and coaching supervision.
Modules
Module 1Foundations of Executive Coaching
• The essence of coaching: awareness & action
• Change: aligning purposes, values & goals
• Positive coaching
BARCELONA
Format 5-day residential module
Date: October 2025
Module 2Apply and Practice
• Weekly webinars on coaching topics
• Working with external clients
• Weekly mentoring sessions
• Coaching supervision
ONLINE
Format: Online module (12 weeks)
Date: November 2025 – January 2026
Module 3Integrate and Transfer
• Applying the coaching model to: resilience, teams, cross-cultural and innovation
• How to initiate your own executive coaching business
BARCELONA
Format: 5-day residential module
Date: February 2026
Accreditation
The program is accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) as senior practitioner level. The program fulfills all the requisites for participants to get the ICF certification via portfolio.
A Way to Learn
The IESE Leadership Coaching Program integrates several different learning methodologies to ensure engagement and a long-term learning impact.
Case Method
A core learning methodology at IESE, case studies sharpen your strategic and critical-thinking capabilities by placing you in the role of a chief decision maker. You will analyze real-life executive-coaching scenarios and gain new insights in guided discussions with peers.
Interactive Lectures
IESE professors foster a dynamic learning environment aimed at leveraging the cohort’s collective expertise. They encourage participants to share their unique experiences and perspectives, making sure everyone’s voice is heard.
Coaching Triads
Coaching triads are a highly effective methodology to develop and practice your coaching skills in a safe setting. Using this method, you will learn how to interact and offer constructive feedback to others.
Coaching Supervision
A “coach for coaches,” this learning practice is founded on reflective dialogue to ensure continuous performance enhancement and ability to benefit their employees and clients.
Team Mentoring
Under the guidance of an expert mentor, you will work in small teams to resolve doubts and assimilate the core tenets of the coaching model. In the process, you will gain new insights from both your mentor and peers.
Recording Sessions
Videotaped activities will give you real-time insight on your efficacy and offer a platform for peer learning.
"The IESE Leadership Coaching Program imparts an evidence-based coaching model that merges scientific rigor with a practical, results-oriented approach. You will enhance your coaching competencies by exploring an integrated awareness-and-action model grounded on trust – the crux of all successful coaching processes."
"The IESE Coaching Leadership Program exposes senior leaders and executive coaches to cutting-edge methodologies, all designed to boost their coaching effectiveness. They emerge better equipped to inspire positive change in their specific contexts."
Expert Faculty and Learning Facilitators
The IESE Leadership Coaching Program is delivered by seasoned faculty and senior executive coaches from the IESE Coaching Unit. Reflecting an array of cultures and areas of expertise, they hold deep expertise through collaborations with a broad range of clients and industries, and credentials from globally recognized institutions.
Giselle Timmerman, MAPP
Leadership Coaching & Development, Positive Work
Founding President & Advisor, International Positive Psychology Association Work & Organizations Division
Arthur C. Brooks
Professor of Management Practice and Faculty Fellow Professor, Harvard Business School
Matthias Ehrhardt
Founder & Director, AUTORIS Institute for Talent Development (Boston)
Dr. iur. and Dr phil, University of Munich
José Miguel Moreiro
Executive Coach, President of Coaching 4 Results
Member of IESE Coaching Unit
Application Process & Fees
• Apply online
• Application review
• Interview with a IESE representative
• Candidate notification
• Payment of deposit fee required within two weeks to reserve a seat
• Full tuition fee due 45 days prior to the start of the program
The program fee is €17,000 which includes:
• Tuition
• Reading and classroom material
• Meals and activities during residential modules
Please note that accommodations during residential modules are not included.
For more information, get in touch with us today.
María José Montagud
iesecoachingunit@iese.edu
IESE Business School
Av. Pearson 21
Barcelona, Spain
Tel. +93 253 4200
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