12 hours
Live group sessions
6 × 2 hours · monthly on Zoom
Deep-dive workshops with your cohort, led by an ICF-accredited coach. Live activities, live coaching, and breakout rooms.
Program overview · For enrolled leaders
Your LeadIN™ journeyLeadership From Inside Out™
LeadIN™ is Coachability's six-month leadership program designed for sustainable change through internal mastery. It guides you from transactional to transformational leadership by focusing on emotional intelligence, values alignment, personal accountability, and well-being.
Created by Master Certified Coach Raj Anderson (MBA, MCC) and delivered by ICF-accredited coaches.
Every participant is matched one-to-one with an accredited Coachability coach for the full six months.
You will earn
Leadership Essentials Professional
6months
Blended journey
30hours
Of development
6modules
One transformation
4bodies
Global accreditations
Architecture of the experience
How the program works
Four parts work together every month. Each one counts toward your 30 hours of development and your certification.
10 hours
Self-paced modules
On CoachabilityPlus
Micro-lessons, reflection tools, and bite-sized content, with activities, assignments, and a quiz for each module.
5 hours
1:1 coaching
6 × 50 minutes · Coaching Portal
Your own accredited Coachability coach. One session per module, held in the Coachability Coaching Portal after each live session.
3 hours
Course buddy
6 × 30 minutes · monthly
Your peer accountability partner. Reflect on your learning, share insights, and work on dedicated assignments together. More about your buddy →
30 hours in total
Your 6-month program syllabus
Six modules. One transformation.
Each month you attend the live session, work through the module on CoachabilityPlus, meet your coach, and meet your buddy.
Download the one-page syllabus (PDF)
Orientation
Setting the tone for an impactful experience
- Focus
- Welcome, the Coachability methodology, the program and syllabus, platforms and support, and what comes next.
- Before Module 1
- Set up your CoachabilityPlus profile, sign your program participation agreement, meet your buddy, and work through the orientation tasks in order.
01
Building Your Leadership Foundation
Leadership starts with self. How you are is how you lead.
- Focus
- Build a strong foundation of mindset, balance, and personal accountability.
- Objective
- Lay the groundwork for intentional growth, well-being, and accountability.
02
The Beliefs Behind Leadership Behaviors
What's quietly running the show.
- Focus
- Explore the beliefs and barriers that influence leadership behaviors and decisions.
- Objective
- Reframe inner barriers like imposter syndrome and align beliefs with transformational leadership.
03
Understanding Your Leadership Personality
Know your strengths, style, gaps, fears, and motivations.
- Focus
- Explore the motivations, strengths, and characteristics that shape your leadership style.
- Objective
- Develop self-awareness and leverage your strengths for authentic leadership.
04
Guiding Leadership Principles
Who you are is how you lead.
- Focus
- Align leadership actions with core values and guiding principles.
- Objective
- Distinguish between actual and aspirational values to drive purpose-led leadership.
05
Authentic Influence: Leading With Impact
Lead with presence, not just position.
- Focus
- Strengthen leadership influence by connecting values, presence, and trust-building.
- Objective
- Refine presence and adapt influence for meaningful and authentic leadership.
Workplace project · Authentic Influence Project
Submit before Module 6
Authentic Influence Project
Your opportunity to put authentic influence into action. You choose a real workplace influence project and apply the persuasion principles, emotional intelligence, and values from the program, practicing courage over perfection.
- Starts after Module 4 and continues through Module 5.
- During Module 5, you are assigned a small group of buddies from your cohort who act as a sounding board.
- Group-based, with an individual submission required from each participant.
It's not about a perfect outcome. Submitting all parts of your plan and what you actually did is a required part of your certification.
06
Your Leadership Identity Blueprint
Define who you are as a leader.
- Focus
- Bring all your insights together to craft a sustainable leadership identity.
- Objective
- Define your leadership philosophy and legacy to inspire confidence and drive lasting impact.
Video submission · My Leadership Blueprint
Submit within 1 month after the program ends
"My Leadership Blueprint" (final assignment)
A video submission of your personal leadership identity. It brings together your insights from all six modules: who you are as a leader, your leadership philosophy, and the legacy you want to leave.
- Your final assignment for Module 6.
- Upload it in the learning portal on CoachabilityPlus.
- Required for your Leadership Essentials Professional certification.
What you will develop
Key leadership capabilities
LeadIN™ cultivates motivation, confidence, and resilience, so you can master yourself and lead authentically.
Self-mastery & emotional intelligence
Develop self-awareness, emotional agility, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Motivation and drivers
Align intrinsic motivations and drivers with leadership behaviors and actions for accountability and growth.
Confidence and adaptability
Build confidence and navigate challenges with resilience and intentional decision-making.
Values-based leadership
Lead with integrity by aligning behaviors with guiding principles and personal values.
Developing influence
Expand your impact through authentic influence, strategic collaboration, and trust-building.
Vision and legacy
Define your unique leadership identity to inspire confidence, drive transformational change, and leave a meaningful legacy.
The 3 Signature A's™
Authenticity. Adaptability. Accountability.
Every certified leader develops three qualities that define modern, human-centered leadership. Simple to remember, transformative in practice.
01
Authenticity
- Building self-mastery and emotional intelligence.
- Leading with integrity through values-based decisions.
- Expanding authentic influence, collaboration, and trust.
02
Adaptability
- Strengthening confidence and resilience in high-stakes moments.
- Aligning motivations and drivers with intentional leadership actions.
- Staying effective in times of uncertainty and change.
03
Accountability
- Acting with clarity and integrity to inspire trust.
- Creating a personal Leadership Blueprint for vision and legacy.
- Role modeling responsibility and consistency to empower others.
Requirements for certification
What you need to complete
Leadership Essentials Professional (Foundational) is earned, not attended. It records what you can now do, not the hours you sat through. Complete every item below.
Every month
Live group session attendance
Attend all live group sessions, seated with your camera on, for the full two hours.
After each module
All 6 × 1:1 coaching sessions
Missed sessions or last-minute cancellations may result in forfeiting certification.
Monthly
Program buddy engagement
Meet your peer accountability partner every month. If you miss or cancel late, it affects their certification too.
Throughout
Learning portal activity completion
Complete all tasks, activities, and quizzes on CoachabilityPlus. Quizzes unlock the next section.
Before Module 6
Workplace project (Module 5)
Submit the Authentic Influence Project. It's group-based, and each participant submits individually.
1 month after program end
Final assignment (Module 6)
"My Leadership Blueprint" video submission: your personal leadership identity.
Attendance policy
Full attendance is required for certification. Arriving late or leaving early counts as an absence. Only one absence is permitted across the full program, and it can be made up by watching the session recording in the portal and holding an additional catch-up with your buddy.
You will earn
Leadership Essentials Professional
Portable and renewable: held by you, recognized across employers, with a digital badge and credits.
ICF30 CCEInternational Coaching Federation
ATD30 recertification pointsAssociation for Talent Development
CPD30 CPD hoursContinuing Professional Development
SHRM30 PDCsSociety for Human Resource Management
Coachability is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.
Your monthly rhythm
What each month looks like
Each coaching session follows its module. For example, Session 1 follows Module 1, and so on through all six modules.
1
Live session
Join your cohort on Zoom for the two-hour module workshop. Calendar invites are sent in advance.
2
Self-paced module
Work through the module on CoachabilityPlus. Complete the quiz to unlock the next section.
3
1:1 coaching
Meet your coach for your 50-minute session in the Coachability Coaching Portal after the live session.
4
Buddy meeting
Meet your buddy for 30 minutes before the next live session, ideally one week before. Book all meetings ahead of time.
The experience
What to expect
LeadIN™ is not about adding more tools. It focuses on the self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and inner alignment that drive effectiveness and impact.
What to expect
- Interactive experiences: live activities, reflection, active participation, and breakout rooms
- Coaching competencies and philosophy woven throughout
- Personalized learning aligned to the 6 Principles of Talent Development
- Discomfort, going deep, courage, and vulnerability
- An immersive and relational experience
What not to expect
- Checklists or one-size-fits-all formulas
- Traditional leadership training or cookie-cutter modules
- A quick fix or fast-track to promotion or change
- A rigid step-by-step structure
The honest part
What you're committing to
Every item on this list is something you do, not something you receive.
01
To becoming more self-aware.
Which sounds gentle until it isn't. Self-awareness arrives as a specific, unflattering piece of information about how you operate, usually one you half-knew already.
02
To finding out how you actually land.
The gap between what you intend and what people experience is where most leadership goes wrong. Closing it means hearing the second one first.
03
To practicing, not agreeing.
Most leadership ideas die at the moment you nod. This asks you to try the thing the week you learn it, badly at first.
04
To being coached, not taught.
Nobody hands you the answer. You leave with a better question than the one you came in with, and the work of answering it is yours.
05
To letting it show.
Growth practiced in private isn't leadership yet. Your team is where it gets tested, and they'll notice the change before you do.
06
To keeping it past the certificate.
Six months builds the habit. Month seven decides whether it holds.
Platforms & support
Where everything lives
Your LeadIN™ journey runs in two places: one for your learning, one for your coaching.
01 · Learning Portal
CoachabilityPlus
Where you are reading this. Your learning hub on LearnWorlds for modules, assignments, quizzes, and resources. PDFs and worksheets open in your regular browser.
Go to your dashboard02 · Coaching Portal
Coachability Coaching Portal
Where your 1:1 coaching takes place. Meet your dedicated coach for all six sessions, and chat with them anytime between sessions.
Open the Coaching PortalBlock your calendar
- Set aside dedicated time for live sessions, self-reflection, and activities.
- Avoid back-to-back meetings. Protect this time as non-negotiable.
Get organized
- Use a journal or reflection log to capture insights and track your growth.
- Bookmark your program portals and create a folder for all materials.
- Check spam for emails from Coachability, CoachabilityPlus, and LearnWorlds.
Engage fully
- Keep your camera on during live sessions to create meaningful connections.
- Participate actively, with a growth mindset: discussions, chats, and breakout rooms matter.
"How you are is how you lead."
Raj Anderson (MBA, MCC) · Founder & CEO, Coachability