GUIDE
6 Steps to Becoming a Professional Coach
Coaching is about unlocking potential, inspiring growth, and making a real impact. Whether you’re looking to transition into professional coaching, enhance your leadership skills, or take your coaching practice to the next level, you’re in the right place!
Download a step-by-step guide on how to become a professional coach created by the Doerr Institute for New Leaders—a university-wide leader development enterprise at Rice University.
What you'll learn
In this guide, we’ll walk you through the six essential steps to becoming a professional coach—from building foundational skills to earning your credential and growing your practice.
Where to Start
The hardest part about becoming a coach is figuring out how to begin. We will help you take the first step.
What Type of Training You Need
There are hundreds of coach training programs. Our guide will help you find the right one for you.
Information on Certification
Discover what it means to become a credentialed coach and how it can help boost your career.
If CoachRICE is Right for You
CoachRICE is Rice University's premier coach training program. Find out if it is right for your journey.
"Coaching is all about helping people unlock their potential and achieve their goals.
It's shining a light on the path for your client as they tap into their own insights and strengths to find their own way forward, in their own time."
Dr. Janeen Antonelli
Associate Director of Coaching
CoachRICE Director of Education
Doerr Institute for New Leaders
Rice University
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