Expanding Beyond Sport - Leadership Development
Today we officially announce our Executive Coaching Practice to our LGS community.
At Leslie Global Sports we strive to be pioneers in our industry. We believe in lifelong learning. We lead by example because if you are not learning, you are moving backwards.
As our business has grown, so have we. I started Leslie Global Sports with one private lesson in Central Park, New York City in 2004. We now train nearly 2000 athletes and 100+ coaches annually, around the world from Vancouver, Canada to Mongolia and New Zealand. We value Curiosity, Growth, and Development.
I dedicated 2020 to education and development. The timing couldn’t be better as leaders across all industries face new challenges on a daily basis.
I am proud to announce I am now a Certified Executive Coach (ACC,CEC) and have started our new business – Nate Leslie Executive Coaching and Leadership Development. I work with leaders across all industries, in global markets. Learn more.
Executive Coaching FAQ
What is Executive Coaching?
An Executive Coach works alongside a leader (ex. Executive, High Potential, Entrepreneur) in a confidential partnership with the intent of increasing leadership effectiveness over the duration of the engagement, and beyond. The leader sets a vision for where the engagement is headed. Improved leadership effectiveness, vision, strategy, communication, workflow, work life balance, clarity, meaning, team chemistry, promotion, are just a few words that often surface in coaching sessions between a leader and a coach.
What is CERTIFIED Executive Coaching?
“International Coaching Federation Credential-holders are part of a self-regulating group of elite coaches who provide accountability to clients and the coaching profession as a whole. They pursue and complete rigorous education and practice requirements that provide unquestioned legitimacy to their commitment to excellence in coaching.” International Coach Federation Website
ACC: Associate Certified Coach (International Coach Federation)
- Completion of an entire ICF Accredited Coach Training Program
- A minimum of 100 hours of coaching experience
- Completion of the Coach Knowledge Assessment
CEC: Certified Executive Coach – Royal Roads University
Royal Roads University’s Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching program is an Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP) through the International Coach Federation (ICF). Upon successful completion, graduates receive 125 Professional Certified Coach (PCC) learning hours and receive the Certified Executive Coach designation.
Who are Your Clients?
Certified Executive Coaches are bound to confidentiality by the International Coach Federation Code of Ethics. We may not share with anyone, without expressed written consent, the names of clients with whom we work. To date I have worked with leaders in telecommunications, engineering, humanitarian aid, education, retail, health care, sport development, construction, home building, and more.
Are Your Clients Only in Vancouver?
The acceptance, and reliance on the Virtual Work Environment has changed the profession of Certified Executive Coaching forever. In the last 12 months I have worked with clients in Mexico City, Romania, New Zealand, California, Alberta, remote British Columbia, and down the street here in Vancouver.
Don't You Need to be an Expert in My Industry?
This is likely the most common question Certified Executive Coaches get. The simple answer is no. We are trained to listen, ask questions that are thought provoking, challenging, forward thinking, reflective, and hold you, the client (coachee), capable of having the answers to your greatest challenges within you. We do not give advice, as we are not the experts at You. You are the expert in your own role, in your own industry, and you are capable of coming to the best solutions to your challenges. This separates a Certified Executive Coach from a consultant, expert, teacher, mentor, counsellor, or therapist.
Yes, we hear similar challenges across many industries. Yes we could save you a few minutes of really quality, engaging reflection by telling you what we think. We might be right, and we very well could be wrong. And the brain functions very differently when encouraged to think, rather than told to listen.
The Value of Coaching - Google CEO Eric Schmidt
Leslie Family Story – Learn more about Nate Leslie here.
