Transformational coaching

Description

Do you wish to develop your coaching skills? Do you wish to reflect deeply on yourself? And would you like to give a boost to your personal development? Then this summer school might be just the thing for you! In one week you will learn many skills you can use as a coach and as a leader. You will learn to connect more easily to people, you will learn to listen to others on the level of their emotions, needs and values. And you will learn how to inspire people to take action on what they really want. Last year's edition was appreciated by participants with an average of 9.3 out of 10.

After this course you will have greatly expanded your coaching skills. At the same time, you will have learned a lot about yourself. At the beginning of the course you will identify some areas in your life you would like to develop in. Throughout the course you will be coached by your group members to make meaningful progress on your questions.. In this course you will learn to find a better balance between heart and mind in order to become a more complete person. We will be exploring ourselves deeply in order to be able to contribute more to our communities.

This course is intended for:

• People that already have some experience with coaching
• Professionals that want to develop their coaching skills to strengthen their (personal) leadership
• People that want to work deeply on their personal development

For people that are looking for a course on the fundamentals of coaching, please consider the UU Summerschool Fundamentals of Coaching that runs from July 15 to 26.

We intend for participants from many different countries and cultures to come together in an atmosphere of respect, inspiration and fun to grow together. The course will be taught by a number of expert trainers and coaches. This course is offered in partnership with the Online Coaching Academy.

Does this speak to you? Then we hope to meet you on 5 August. And please let us know if you have any questions.

Summary of the program

Day 1 - The foundation
Day 2 - Radical empathy in coaching
Day 3 - The power of vulnerability
Day 4 - Purpose and meaning
Day 5 - Compassion and appreciation

What former participants appreciated about this course

• I want to thank you for the whole journey of this course. It was an eyeopening experience for me. I feel like most of are just going on with our routine and sometimes forget about what is truly important. This course was an unexpected opportunity to come back to myself and reconnect.
• I’m really glad that I chose this course. I will apply the things that I learned here
  in my personal life, academic life as well as my work. Thank you!
• Overall, this course was an amazing experience. I will probably come again as it has opened a new career path for me.
• The trainers were all really good and were very passionate about their topics.
• I gained a thorough understanding of what transformational coaching looks like in practice.
• I really liked the interactivity of the course and the fact that we could practice and apply techniques  with a lot of different people.
• The kindness and cooperation of the instructors and students was remarkable.
• Everyone was very engaged in this course and the sense of community was very pleasant.

Day to Day Documents

Day-to-day program.pdf

Lecturers

Hamed Noori

Hamed Noori, an accomplished entrepreneur and coach, has over 20 years of experience in leadership and management. With a master's degree in international law and a commitment to peace and justice, he has been training new coaches at Utrecht University since 2020. In late 2020, Hamed founded OCC, providing free coaching to over 2,200 students and training 60 coaches. He later established OCAC to further develop coaching talent and promote diversity through the pillars of peace, equality, and quality education. Hamed was  nominated for the Diversity and Inclusion Award in 2022 honored as a role mode for student wellbeing in 2022 and game changer at Utrecht University’s Education Festival in 2023 and leads OCC and OCAC in the EU project MLIAGRO, training 20 coaches across the Netherlands, Italy, and Serbia to support migrants and locals in integrating into democratic societies.

Jan Reinder Rosing

Jan Reinder studied (International) Law at Utrecht University. In 2004 he started training and coaching professionals and in 2005 he became a CSA-certified coach. In 2008 he left his company and became a diplomat for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Union. As a diplomat and a leader he learned a lot about the soft skills that are needed in challenging environments. In the meantime he continued coaching teams and individuals. In 2019 he started working part-time as a team coach and organization advisor in the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the same time, he founded a company that focuses on supporting organizations and individuals in developing wisdom. In the past few years he has been coaching and training leaders from amongst others Ahold, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the University of Amsterdam and Beiersdorf.

Target audience

Professionals and students.

Study load

Every day, we will start at 10.00 hours and we will finish around 15.00 hours. Every day, there will be around two hours of homework to prepare for the next day.