First-class executive training for your first-class executive development.
Executive Coaching is required in the first four semesters of your Executive MBA program. During your first semester, you will be assigned an executive coach and will meet with your coach one on one each month to advance your executive soft skills. The International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified executive coaches have been selected by Dr. Robert Hicks, director of the Organizational Behavior and Coaching Program at The University of Texas at Dallas.
You will begin the program with a Winslow Profile to assess your strengths and weaknesses. Working with your coach, you will develop a professional development plan to focus on enhancing five core executive competencies, including:
- Strategic self-awareness
- Social intelligence
- Political intelligence
- Executive presence
- Social networking
Each month, you will complete homework assignments designed to help reach your personal and professional growth goals.
Student Testimonials
Alexander Moeller, EMBA 2017
Quality Director, Diodes Inc.
Coach Mario helped me transform into a more effective and self-aware leader. Using the syllabus and coaching guide provided by UTD as a basis to conduct our sessions, Mario was always very flexible in adjusting the content of our sessions. He thoughtfully summarized the key topics that we discussed during each session and sent them with action items we had agreed on for the following month.
Michelle Miller, EMBA 2015
Research Operations Manager, CBRE
The executive coaching experience was very helpful in guiding my understanding of my strengths and weaknesses and helping me build a plan to leverage them or overcome them, respectively. My executive coach and I continued to work together after the structured part of the program was over as my coach’s expertise in career transitions was very helpful as I evaluated, negotiated, and executed my next career move.
Vinesh Reddy
Vice President, Business Process Offshore, Bank of America
The executive coaching experience was transformational. I was analyzed by my coach and was provided great recommendations to improve myself from where I was before the coaching to where I am now. I found the experience to be valuable to me personally and professionally.
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Application Process