Course Overview
Discover how to help your clients build on what’s right rather than constantly fixing what’s wrong. This 12-week course equips you to coach leaders through the CliftonStrengths assessment (formerly StrengthsFinder 2.0), guiding them to turn raw talent into refined, productive strengths.
You’ll learn to administer and interpret CliftonStrengths results, create Leadership Development Plans, and facilitate powerful coaching conversations around all 34 talent themes. Through live modeling of PCC and MCC-level coaching sessions, you’ll see how strengths naturally integrate with the ICF Core Competencies – and how your own unique strengths shape your coaching style.
What makes this different? Instructor Brent O’Bannon, MCC is the creator of the Strengths Champion® certification. This course uniquely integrates biblical wisdom with strengths science, helping you coach from a foundation that honors how God designed each person. You’ll gain not just technical competency, but a calling-centered approach to developing others.
By the end of this course, you’ll be certified as a Strengths Champion Certified Coach® – equipped to coach individuals, teams, and organizations in maximizing their God-given potential while managing weaknesses strategically.
Is This Course Right for You?
This course is designed for coaches who want practical, hands-on training in strengths-based development – not just theory, but tools you’ll use immediately with clients.
What You’ll Accomplish in This Course
This isn’t a theoretical overview – you’ll leave with practical skills and tools you can implement immediately in your coaching practice.
Course Breakdown
Over 12 weeks, you’ll progress from discovering your own strengths to coaching others masterfully – building skills, confidence, and certification along the way.
Required Course Materials
These foundational texts provide the research, frameworks, and practical tools that undergird everything you’ll learn in this course.
Upcoming Courses
All courses are live via Zoom with built-in community and real-time coaching practice. Sessions are recorded if you miss a class.
Tuition & Payment Plans
Choose the payment option that works best for you – all plans include full course access, certification, and lifetime learning resources.
All payment plans include a $15 monthly service charge.
Real Results from Real Students
Coaches who complete this course don’t just earn a credential – they gain a transformational framework that shapes how they serve clients for years to come.
“Brent was a powerful example of strengths-based coaching in action – congruent with what he taught. This course helped me recognize the CliftonStrengths framework is worth mastering because it’s widely accepted and comfortable for clients. Last week, I helped a client navigate crucial life changes by identifying his primary strength and using curious questions to guide him toward solutions. The combination of ICF framework and strengths-based tools has dramatically increased the value I provide.”
“I highly recommend Strengths-Based Coaching to students looking to enhance their coaching skills. This training equips coaches with a powerful tool to help clients identify and leverage their strengths, leading to more effective and personalized coaching. By understanding when to lean into strengths and when to temper them, coaches can better support clients in achieving their goals. This valuable skillset has been a game-changer in my coaching practice, and I’m confident it will be for others too.”
“This course really helped me grow in how I see and support people. It gave me practical ways to recognize what’s already strong in someone and to help them build from that place with confidence and clarity. I found the mix of personal strengths and team strengths insightful, refreshing, and deeply useful. This elective shaped how I approach conversations with leaders and teams, helping them connect who they are with how they lead.”
