Workshop: Introduction to the Art & Science of Coaching

Coaching is rapidly becoming one of the most in-demand leadership skills. The ability to foster growth, adaptability, and resilience through effective coaching is essential for HR, talent development professionals, and leaders navigating complexity, ambiguity, and workplace pressures.

Join us for Introduction to “The Art & Science of Coaching", an interactive and experiential session designed exclusively for ATD Orange County members. This session offers a practical, hands-on approach to coaching, giving participants immediately implementable coaching skills to integrate into their leadership, talent development, and change management strategies.

This practical workshop will provide you with a foundational understanding of solution-focused coaching methodologies and a chance to apply them in real-time coaching exercises.

What You’ll Learn

The Role of Coaching in Leadership & Talent Development

Key Coaching Skills & Methodologies

How You’ll Learn

This interactive five-hour session will provide a blend of theory and practical exercises to help participants immediately integrate coaching into their professional roles. Through small group breakouts, ATD members will rotate between the roles of Coach, Coachee, and Observer, allowing for real-time practice, feedback, and skill refinement.

Why Attend?

Join us for this transformative learning experience and walk away with new tools, fresh insights, and a renewed approach to developing talent through coaching.

Space is limited—secure your spot today!

Pricing:

About our Presenter:

As a globally recognized leader in coach training, Erickson Coaching International, recently named the Distinguished Coach Education Provider by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), brings over 45 years of expertise in developing coaching cultures within organizations worldwide.

Nancy Boyer, PCC HR & Talent Development Leader | Executive Coach | Speaker | Change Management Expert

Nancy Boyer is a seasoned HR and talent development professional with expertise in coaching, leadership development, and organizational change management. With an extensive background in learning and development, performance coaching, and HR strategy, Nancy has spent decades partnering with leaders to create transformational growth within organizations.

Speaking at ATD Orange County

Nancy is excited to join the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Orange County to deliver an Introduction to The Art & Science of Coaching, where she will explore how coaching can be a powerful tool for HR professionals, talent development leaders, and change agents. Drawing on her extensive experience in coaching, leadership, and HR strategy, Nancy will provide practical insights into integrating coaching into talent management, employee engagement, and organizational change initiatives. With her wealth of expertise in coaching as a leadership tool, Nancy continues to help organizations navigate complexity, build resilient teams, and create high-performance cultures through coaching.

Coaching & Facilitation Expertise

As a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Nancy brings a solution-focused approach to leadership development, guiding executives, managers, and teams to unlock their potential. She is a facilitator and mentor at Erickson Coaching International, where she trains leaders globally in The Art & Science of Coaching™ and has contributed to the development of Coaching Competencies for Leaders—a program designed to embed coaching as a core leadership skill within organizations.

Nancy has facilitated coaching and leadership programs for a diverse range of industries and trained and mentored coaches and leaders worldwide. She has also been a Performance Coach with Apollo Education Group, where she coached senior leaders across the Western United States, and has held certifications in Ken Blanchard’s Situational Leadership II and Franklin Covey’s Speed of Trust.

HR & Change Leadership

Nancy has a strong foundation in HR, learning & development, and change management, having worked in high-profile organizations such as Cartier (Richemont Group), where she supported leaders at all levels through coaching, training, and talent development strategies. She currently serves as an HR Business Partner at Maricopa Community College, leading initiatives in employee engagement, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. With a servant leadership approach, Nancy has successfully led and developed top-performing teams, inspiring many of her team members to rise into senior leadership positions. She is passionate about helping organizations embed coaching cultures that drive performance, resilience, and meaningful change.

This program aligns with the following Domains and Capabilities: 

Building Personal Capability

Developing Professional Capability

Impacting Organizational Capability

Talent development professionals should be able to implement a multilevel, systematic method for gathering, analyzing, and reporting on information about the effectiveness and effort of learning programs.

To find out more about the ATD Capability Model for the Training and Development Profession, visit http://tdcapability.org.

Accessibility

ATD-OC events are accessible to all participants. If you have questions or require special accommodations or auxiliary aid related to a disability for you to participate in the event, please notify us at least three weeks in advance by message to ocoffice@atdoc.org, with subject line "ADA Accommodations," outlining your needs and request for accommodation.

We will make every effort to work with you to accommodate your need.

PHOTOGRAPHY RELEASE

As part of your registration, you will be required to indicate your acceptance or rejection of the statement below:

By registering for this event, I hereby give the Association for Talent Development, Orange County Chapter, its clients, agents, and assigns, full permission to use, publish and copyright photographic images, film images, video images, sound recordings, and any reproductions from these materials of me and/or my property or any part thereof, either in conjunction with or without using my name, and make changes or alterations therein and/or alterations thereto Worldwide in perpetuity. Some places these images and recordings may be used and posted include, but are not limited to, the Internet, emails, social media, etc.

If I do not provide permission, I understand I will be seated outside of the field of video.