Coaching Across Differences
Cultivate Cultural Fluency Through Coaching Excellence
Today’s leaders need more than cultural awareness—they must be able to navigate identities, perspectives, and lived experiences with empathy, skill, and confidence. At the Institute for Coaching Innovation (ICI) (formerly CoachDiversity Institute), we help leaders build cultural fluency as a core leadership capability, using coaching-based tools to strengthen inclusion, trust, and collaboration across teams.
Whether working across departments, generations, geographies, or gender identities, coaching across differences enhances team cohesion, reduces miscommunication, and supports sustainable, inclusive workplace cultures.
What You’ll Learn
Participants will gain practical tools to:
- Recognize and respond to cultural dynamics in real time
- Identify unconscious bias and microbehaviors
- Leverage curiosity as a leadership superpower
- Facilitate respectful dialogue across identity-based differences
- Apply coaching techniques to resolve cultural misunderstandings
- Lead with empathy, equity, and emotional intelligence
This program draws from real-world leadership challenges and ICI’s proprietary coaching methodology.
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for people leaders, HR professionals, team leads, and executive coaches ready to move beyond awareness into application. It’s ideal for organizations that want to embed inclusive leadership as a business capability, not just a stated value.
Industries served include:
- Healthcare and human services
- Government and public administration
- Education and academia
- Corporations and tech
- Nonprofits and foundations
Our Coaching-Centered Approach
We move beyond one-size-fits-all training. Participants engage in:
- Experiential learning
- Real-time feedback
- Peer coaching
- Scenario-based practice
- Reflection and intentional action
These methods build both confidence and capability to lead effectively across diverse identities.
Flexible Delivery Options
The Coaching Across Differences program can be tailored to your operational needs:
- Half-day or full-day workshops
- Virtual learning intensives
- Multi-session learning labs with coaching
- Leadership cohort programs
- Customized organizational experiences
Let’s Talk Strategy
Whether you’re starting fresh or advancing an existing strategy, ICI can help you build leadership capacity to coach across differences.
Related Programs
Explore other ICI programs that complement Coaching Across Differences:
- Inclusive Leadership Training – Develop leaders who model equity, trust, and psychological safety.
- Cultural Competency Training – Build awareness and skills for navigating cultural differences.
- Executive Coaching – One-on-one coaching for leaders driving change and organizational impact.