Leader As Coach
Andrea Mignolo
Executive and Team Coach
Better Conversations, More Energy
You care deeply about your team. You want them to grow, to step up, to take ownership. But right now, it feels like you’re doing too much of the heavy lifting. You’re solving their problems, jumping in to fix things, working late to pick up the slack. And despite all your effort, people aren’t developing the way you hoped they would.
You might also notice that you leave 1:1s drained of energy, important conversations keep getting pushed back, and your team tends to seek answers and permission more often than discovering their own.
The thing with people is that they can't really be managed. Not like a business can be. People long to find meaning and ownership in their work, to stretch into new challenges, and to feel the satisfaction of a job well done.
What is missing in your leadership practice is the developmental approach that coaching brings. This allows you to build the capacity of others to solve problems, develop their thinking, create conditions for growth, and have conversations that transform, while simultaneously creating more time and energy for yourself.
Scholarships and non-profit rates are available, simply mention your interest in the application form.
What you’ll learn
For leaders navigating the human side of organizations—master direct conversations and develop others without burning out.
Practice centering techniques to bring awareness, curiosity, and openness to conversations
Use the "loop of awareness" to stay present while managing your own reactions and judgments
Apply the Leadership Intervention Framework to choose between coaching, managing, mentoring, and feedback
Recognize the four key signals that indicate a coaching moment would be valuable
Practice "listening with soft eyes" to hear beyond words—noticing tone, energy, and unspoken patterns
Use keyword backtracking to help others see and hear themselves more clearly
Master the art of open and honest questions that provoke insight rather than gather information
Follow the What? So What? Now What? framework to guide conversations from awareness to action
Share what you notice in ways that invite exploration rather than trigger defensiveness
Observe effectively and share feedback that sticks
Set clear containers using the four opening questions that right-size any coaching conversation
Navigate the full coaching arc from noticing to meaning-making to committed action
Learn directly from Andrea
Andrea Mignolo
Executive coach. 15+ years of leadership experience. MBA, PCC.
Who this course is for
Managers looking to integrate coaching agility into their leadership practice.
Executives who want to build strong relationships and trust through powerful conversations.
Leaders (whether you have positional power or not) who want to have better, more direct conversations at work.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Andrea Mignolo in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
7 live sessions • 10 lessons • 6 projects
Week 1
Sep
30
Foundations of Coaching
Week 1 Materials
Week 2
Oct
7
Making Observations and Working with Emotions
Week 2 Materials
Free lesson
From Conflict to Connection: Feedback that Matters
Shift from "Being Right" to Learning Together
Reframe feedback as collaborative exploration where both perspectives matter, not a contest over who holds the truth.
Regulate Your Nervous System to Keep Feedback Productive
Use centering, breathwork, and SCARF to create safety so both people stay open rather than defensive during feedback.
Combine Clear Observations with Genuine Curiosity
Distinguish data from interpretation, then blend telling what you see with asking about their experience authentically.
Schedule
Live sessions
2 hrs / week
Tue, Sep 30
4:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
Tue, Oct 7
4:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
Tue, Oct 14
4:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
Projects
1 hr / week
Each week students choose from a list of small experiments to run throughout the week, putting the methodologies from class into practice at work.
Testimonials
- Andi does such an amazing job at slowing you down and reframing the way you approach problems in a positive, conscious way. The course materials are invaluable, and the experiential learning was the best out of any course or leadership education I've been through and I have already started implementing the learnings.
Kara
VP of User Experience - Leader as Coach is a fantastic course. Andrea is a wonderful teacher who provided valuable tools and models for the students. I appreciated the role playing which helped cement the theory.
David
Founder & CEO - This course has been one of the most valuable courses I've taken for leadership & management - it unlocked a lot of realizations for myself and how I interact with people both professionally and personally to help me become a much better leader with coaching ability going forward!
Jenny
Director of Operations - Really appreciated this course — the practices and frameworks were highly applicable and also approachable enough to put into practice. Would certainly recommend to other professionals looking to expand their coaching skills as managers.
Lauren
Co-founder and CEO - This was an excellent course with well-structured material, providing valuable insights. It helped me re-evaluate my management style and gave me practical tools that I’m confident will enable me to lead my team more effectively. I feel better equipped to take my team to the next level and foster a more productive and supportive work environment.
Linda
Investment Operations Lead - This course helped me learn what it means to coach. Andi is a fantastic instructor who gave us powerful tools, exercises, and examples. After completing the course, I walked away with coaching techniques I can immediately use. I highly recommend working with Andi to incorporate coaching into your skillset and improve your communication with others.
Jacob
Director of Product Design