The Path to Mastery Using the
Foursquare Coaching Framework
What distinguishes a master-level practitioner from those less competent? This subject has not been well researched in coaching; however, it has been a research topic in other helping disciplines such as counseling and psychology. From the results of that research Dr. Hicks will describe a developmental model that depicts reference points on the novice to mastery continuum.
While many experts talk about how to “do” coaching, they do not spell out the cognitive process that underlies the doing – something that master-level coaches have developed through either experience or education. Integrating his background as a clinical psychologist, an experienced executive coach with that of a research professor,
Dr. Hicks will present an overview of the Four-Square Coaching Framework as described in his book, The Process of Highly Effective Coaching. This framework was developed to provide a clear pathway for navigating the landscape of a coaching conversation with mastery. Please join us on April 14 for this very relevant discussion!
Facilitators: Dr. Robert F. Hicks {See full BIO below}
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Schedule for Thursday Evening April 14: (CT)
– 6:45 Virtual setup and Networking
– 7:00 Announcements / Intros
– 7:15 Program Begins Promptly
– 8:45 Closing and Wrap Up
– 9:00 Program Ends
Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.
FACILITATOR BIO: Robert F. Hicks, Ph.D.
Dr. Hicks is a Clinical Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is the founding Executive Director of the Organizational Behavior, Coaching, and Consulting program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management.
Robert is a Licensed Psychologist with a background in both clinical and organizational psychology. He has over four decades of experience coaching executives of fortune 500 companies, executives and department chairs of various medical institutions, and teaching coaching methodology to leaders and practitioners. Dr. Hicks holds an appointment as a Faculty Associate in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Hicks has taken the lead in educating practitioners in coaching methodology to improve their professional effectiveness. He has written two books on the subject: Coaching as a Leadership Style: The art and science of coaching conversations for healthcare professionals (2014) and The Process of Highly Effective Coaching (2017) – both published by Routledge/Taylor Francis. He is currently writing a second edition of The Process of Highly Effective Coaching, to be published in 2023.