Sherpa Executive Coaching Certification Program

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Sherpa Executive Coaching Certification is taught by the author of The Sherpa Guide: Process-Driven Executive Coaching. A signed copy is included with the program fee. The book sets the standard for "how to coach" books, and for the field of coaching itself. This is a book packed with actionable items -- tips and techniques for the coach to use with any client.

Brenda Corbett | Judith Colemon

Brenda Corbett is Vice President of Sherpa Coaching, a consulting firm that partners with universities to train and certify executive coaches. As an educator, she is a lead instructor for the Sherpa Executive Coaching Certification Program. She has trained coaches for a list of client companies including 3M, Federal Express, Toyota, and US Bank.

Corbett is a practicing executive coach, working with top-line individuals to help them through professional challenges and the demands of corporate life. She has used the Sherpa coaching process to spark leadership teams to peak performance. In 2005, client TriHealth documented a $1.1 million improvement to the bottom line following a 6-month team coaching engagement. Coaching clients include Johnson and Johnson and L'Oreal, and client awards include "Best Place to Work" and "Small Business of the Year."

As co-author of "The Sherpa Guide: Process-Driven Executive Coaching," Corbett provides clear methodology and standards for a rapidly growing industry. Coming out of health care administration, Corbett took on employee retention in the early days of the "welfare to work" movement. She developed innovative programs, including "Missing Link," soft skills training for front-line supervisors, and "Fresh Air," promoting front-line work ethic. She is now focused on training management teams and top-line executives.

In addition to "The Sherpa Guide: Process-Driven Executive Coaching," Corbett has written two business books in health care: "Volunteer With Me," and "More Than A Game." She has also written for HR.com, Teamwork magazine and Customer Service News, among others.

Her volunteer efforts with the United Way of Butler County, Ohio, have earned Corbett and her company the Community Service Company of the Year Award for 2005-2006. She holds a degree in human kinetics and leisure studies from the prestigious University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

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Judith Colemon is CEO of Sherpa Coaching, a minority business enterprise that partners with universities to train and certify executive coaches. As an educator, she is a lead instructor for the Sherpa Executive Coaching Certification Program. She has trained coaches for a list of client companies including Federal Express, Liz Claiborne, Toyota, and US Bank. Colemon co-authored "The Sherpa Guide: Process-Driven Executive Coaching," used as a text by several executive education programs.

Prior to staring Sherpa Coaching LLC, Colemon served as a top executive for both startup and established institutions. As Executive Director of TRIP, the Transportation Resource and Information Project, she pioneered public and private cooperation in the "welfare to work" movement, and built an agency with a $7 million budget. As CEO of the Better Housing League, she took the reins of an organization with roots dating back to World War I, and led the agency through some difficult transitions.

In June 2003, Colemon was invited to South Africa to share her expertise on training and development by working with the national railroad and telephone companies, Rustenburg Platinum Mines, Nestle, Diebold, and HR professionals from every level of government.

Colemon began coaching executives one-on-one in 2001. She is still a practicing coach and has become a leading authority in the emerging industry of executive coaching. She is a National Faculty Member for NeighborWorks America, a non-profit organization created by Congress to provide support and training for community-based revitalization. She also serves as a National Consultant for BorrowSmart Public Education Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to homeowner education. Colemon holds a degree in criminal justice from the University of Dayton in Ohio.

Classes are taught by Sherpa Guide authors Brenda Corbett and/or Judith Colemon.

*Instructors are subject to change

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