Executive Coaching in Context

Design and conduct sponsored one-to-one executive coaching with sharper judgment about role, power, professional formation, stakeholder interests, evidence, and boundaries.

~30 hours, self-paced 15 modules, 74 video lessons Included in All-Access
Executive Coaching in Context course artwork
ICF CCE application in preparationNo CCE hours are awarded or advertised unless and until ICF approves the course.

The work this course teaches

A direct look at the engagement system, contextual judgment, and boundary discipline developed across the course.

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Executive coaching is an engagement system

A title does not tell you who the client is, what the sponsor can know, where confidentiality holds, or what evidence belongs in the work.

The shallow version

Advice, executive polish, and generic leadership tools.

  • Treats the job title as the whole context
  • Leaves sponsor, confidentiality, and reporting vague
  • Confuses assessments and activity with evidence
  • Drifts quietly into consulting or performance management
This course

Context, contracting, evidence, and boundaries - end to end.

  • Defines the actual client, sponsor, stakeholders, and unit of work
  • Uses context as a hypothesis, never a label
  • Builds contribution evidence without leaking sessions
  • Makes the coaching boundary explicit and defensible

Work the sponsored engagement with sharper judgment

Six practical capabilities, from first contract through final close.

01

Contract sponsored work

Name client, sponsor, stakeholders, confidentiality, records, reporting, outcomes, and re-contracting triggers.

02

Prepare without anchoring

Separate facts, working hypotheses, counter-hypotheses, and what must still be asked.

03

Adapt across contexts

Account for career depth, board and CEO roles, ownership, funding, regulation, culture, and organizational stage.

04

Use evidence responsibly

Choose assessments, stakeholder interviews, 360s, AI, and data practices only when purpose, competence, consent, and limits are clear.

05

Coach recurring agendas

Work with influence, strategy, change, conflict, executive presence, and developing others while keeping ownership with the client.

06

Close and defend the boundary

Review contribution, update sponsors, terminate cleanly, refer when needed, and explain why the engagement still belongs in coaching.

The full engagement lifecycle in 15 modules

Approximately 30 hours of video, guided reading, case work, tools, verification, and capstone production.

74
Video lessons
57
Printable resources
6
Local-first tools
1
Instructor-reviewed capstone
The approximate 30-hour workload is a course-time estimate. The ICF CCE application is in preparation; no CCE hours are currently awarded.
00
Orientation & the Coach in Context
Locate yourself, the work, and the limits of the course.
0.5h · 3 videos
Locate yourself, the work, and the limits of the course.
01
Define the Work
Separate executive coaching from adjacent helping roles before the engagement drifts.
1.5h · 5 videos
Separate executive coaching from adjacent helping roles before the engagement drifts.
02
Contract the Sponsored Engagement
Map client, sponsor, stakeholders, confidentiality, reporting, and outcomes.
3h · 6 videos
Map client, sponsor, stakeholders, confidentiality, reporting, and outcomes.
03
The Waterline Discipline
Decide what can be shared, what remains private, and what requires re-contracting.
2.5h · 5 videos
Decide what can be shared, what remains private, and what requires re-contracting.
04
IMPRINT in Practice
Prepare contextual hypotheses about formation, power, risk, trust, time, and information.
2.5h · 6 videos
Prepare contextual hypotheses about formation, power, risk, trust, time, and information.
05
Career Depth & Trust Currency
Adapt to professional formation, accumulated authority, and role transitions.
2.5h · 5 videos
Adapt to professional formation, accumulated authority, and role transitions.
06
CEO, Board & Governance Power
Coach clearly where ownership, fiduciary duty, and positional power change the field.
2h · 6 videos
Coach clearly where ownership, fiduciary duty, and positional power change the field.
07
Organization Context Modifiers
Account for stage, funding, regulation, culture, structure, and operating pressure.
2.5h · 7 videos
Account for stage, funding, regulation, culture, structure, and operating pressure.
08
Evidence, Assessments & the Tandem Anchor
Use data and instruments with purpose, competence, consent, and limits.
2h · 6 videos
Use data and instruments with purpose, competence, consent, and limits.
09
Coaching the Executive Agenda
Work with influence, strategy, change, conflict, presence, and developing others.
2.5h · 6 videos
Work with influence, strategy, change, conflict, presence, and developing others.
10
Review, Evidence & Close
Run midpoint review, sponsor update, contribution evidence, and clean termination.
2h · 5 videos
Run midpoint review, sponsor update, contribution evidence, and clean termination.
11
Boundary, Ethics & Supervision
Recognize drift, conflicts, impairment, referral needs, and supervision questions.
2h · 6 videos
Recognize drift, conflicts, impairment, referral needs, and supervision questions.
12
Credibility in a Crowded Field
Explain the work accurately to buyers without borrowed authority or inflated claims.
1.5h · 4 videos
Explain the work accurately to buyers without borrowed authority or inflated claims.
13
Capstone: Design the Engagement
Produce and defend a complete Executive Coaching Engagement Pack.
2h · 4 videos
Produce and defend a complete Executive Coaching Engagement Pack.
14
Course Completion
Pass verification and submit the private capstone for instructor review.
0.5h · 3 completion steps
Pass verification and submit the private capstone for instructor review.

Build the engagement, then defend it

Reusable working materials, private tools, scenario verification, and an instructor-reviewed capstone turn exposure into evidence of learning.

57 printable resources

Agreement, formation, context, assessment, dialogue, evidence, boundary, credibility, and capstone packs.

Keep and reuse
Six local-first tools

Work in your browser without sending client or sponsor information to Tandem. Export only what you choose to keep.

Privacy by design
Scenario verification

A randomized 24-question attempt drawn from a 36-item bank, with explanations and an 80% pass standard.

Applied judgment
Executive Coaching Engagement Pack

Produce the context brief, stakeholder and agreement map, hypotheses, evidence plan, development agenda, sponsor boundary, close design, risks, and rationale.

Instructor reviewed

Built for trained coaches moving into organizational work

This course fits if you...
  • Have foundational coach education and real coaching practice
  • Want to enter or deepen sponsored one-to-one executive coaching
  • Need stronger sponsor, confidentiality, evidence, procurement, or boundary discipline
  • Want a repeatable preparation method without reducing people to roles or types
Choose a different route if you...
  • Need initial coach training; start with the ICF Level 1 pathway
  • Want to coach the executive team as the client; choose Systemic Coaching or ACTC
  • Need supervised experience or buyer introductions; this async course cannot supply them
  • Want a personality system, consulting toolkit, or scripts that replace judgment

Authored end to end by a working executive coach

Written, recorded, and reviewed by an active Master Certified Coach who works where individual development meets sponsor expectations and organizational reality.

Alex Kudinov, MCC
Alex Kudinov, MCC
Co-founder & Managing Partner, Tandem Coaching
ICF MCCICF MCS

Alex coaches senior leaders and has spent years working inside the three-party reality of executive coaching: the leader, the sponsoring organization, and the coach. His approach is direct about power, evidence, confidentiality, and the line between coaching and consulting. The course turns that operating discipline into a repeatable engagement system without pretending context can replace curiosity.

More about Alex

Self-paced depth, with a real completion gate

Move on your schedule, then demonstrate the judgment the course is designed to build.

01

Learn on your schedule

All 74 videos, lesson pages, resources, and tools are online. All-Access remains available while your membership is active.

02

Work with reusable materials

Use 57 printable resources and six local-first tools while keeping identifiable client and sponsor data under your control.

03

Pass scenario verification

Complete a randomized 24-question attempt with an 80% pass standard and explanatory feedback.

04

Earn instructor approval

Submit the private Executive Coaching Engagement Pack. A first submission may be returned for revision.

ICF CCE status: the application pack is being prepared. This course is not yet an ICF CCE-Approved Program, and no CCE hours are awarded or advertised. The approximate 30-hour workload is a course-time estimate, not an approved CCE total.

Take the course through Practitioner Series All-Access

The existing membership includes Executive Coaching in Context, every other current Practitioner Series course, and new courses added while you remain subscribed.

The standalone price and offer are being finalized separately. Contact Tandem if you need employer procurement, an invoice, W-9, or reimbursement documentation.

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Before you enroll

Is this an ICF CCE-approved course?

No. The application pack is in preparation. The course may not be claimed for ICF CCE hours unless and until ICF approves it and Tandem publishes the awarded total and CC/RD split.

How long is the course?

Plan for approximately 30 hours across 74 videos, guided reading, tools, case work, a 24-question verification attempt, and the Executive Coaching Engagement Pack. This is a workload estimate, not an approved CCE total.

Does the course qualify me as an executive coach?

It provides structured education and evidence of completion. It does not confer experience, supervision, buyer credibility, a protected title, or competence beyond the work you can demonstrate in practice.

What is included?

Fifteen modules, 74 video lessons, 57 printable resources, six local-first tools, the verification quiz, and one private instructor-reviewed capstone submission.

How do I enroll?

Executive Coaching in Context is included in Practitioner Series All-Access at $597 per year with a 7-day free trial. Access ends when the membership ends. Contact Tandem if you need a standalone offer or employer procurement paperwork.

Is my client or sponsor information sent to Tandem?

The six course tools are local-first. They work in your browser and do not require you to submit client or sponsor information. Your capstone should use a composite, fictionalized, or appropriately de-identified case.

What is the difference from Systemic Coaching for Executive Teams?

This course keeps one executive’s sponsored engagement as the unit of work. Systemic Coaching treats the team or relationship system as the client. If the unit changes, the agreement, competencies, evidence, and boundaries change with it.