Beyonders Coaching Circle
A practical and personal entry into coaching-based leadership
Join our 3-month journey to explore coaching through practice, reflection, and peer learning as your first step toward becoming a coach or to deepen your coaching expertise.
Leadership begins with listening.
Growth happens in relationship.
Our belief
Beyonders Coaching Circles is a guided, small-group virtual learning journey for early-stage managers, team leads, and professionals who want to develop strong coaching skills—or explore whether coaching is a path they want to deepen into.
Through real conversations, shared practice, and reflective inquiry, participants learn how to support others without fixing, ask better questions, and lead with presence, clarity, and trust.
This is not about becoming an expert.
It’s about becoming more human, more aware, and more effective in how you work with people.
Testimonials
Aarti Sunderararaman
“A profound learning in how to truly help guide a person into finding one's own answers."
- Sr. Director Nike Inc.
Sara Venturini
" Beyond simply learning new development techniques, our leadership team gained the essential tools to actively mentor and empower others, shifting our culture toward more intentional, human-centric leadership"
- Sr. HRBP and Talent Leader
Sue Cheshire
“This course will give you a fundamental building block to your future leadership career”
- Leadership Coach
Mental
Models
Learn to recognize and shift the underlying assumptions that shape how you interpret situations and respond as a leader.
Skilfull Questioning
Develop the ability to ask simple, powerful questions that open insight, reflection, and forward movement.
Advocacy & Inquiry
Practice balancing clear expression of your perspective with genuine curiosity about others’ views.
Coaching
Habit
Build small, repeatable coaching behaviors that turn everyday conversations into moments of learning and growth.
Core dimensions
Who is it for?
This journey is designed for leaders who are:
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New or emerging managers
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Professionals transitioning into people-lead roles
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Leaders who want to move from directing to coaching
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People curious about coaching as a future profession
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Anyone who wants to strengthen listening, feedback, and relational skills
No prior coaching experience required.
Upcoming Dates
Cohort 1: Fridays February 6, 20 - March 6, 20 - April 3
Cohort 2: Wednesdays May 6, 20 - June 3, 17 - July 1
Cohort 3: Wednesday September 2, 16, 30 - October 14, 28
* All sessions are virtual via zoom and run from 16:00 to 19:00 CET
Format & pricing
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5 x 3hrs bi-weekly online session
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Small groups: cohort of min. 8 - max. 12 participants
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You keep learning with the same circle of peers to increase trust and learning
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You bring in real-life coaching situations that are used as case studies
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Between every session you practice and experiment with the content
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Limited "out of class" time investment needed for course work, other than practicing
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Program fee:
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Individual Corporate: €1.800, excl tax
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Individual Non-profit: €1.200, excl tax
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Corporate Leadership team: €20.000 (up to 16 pax)
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Non-profit Leadership team: €15.000 (up to 16 pax)
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What you will walk away with
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Confidence to coach peers and team members
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Stronger listening and inquiry skills
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Greater self-awareness as a leader
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Tools you can immediately apply at work
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Clarity on whether coaching is a path you want to deepen into
For some, Coaching Circles are the foundation for better leadership.
For others, they are the first step toward becoming a coach.
Our Story
Why now?
As organizations become more complex and change accelerates, the way we lead others needs to evolve. Many managers and professionals are asked to support people, navigate uncertainty, and foster growth—often without having learned how to truly listen, ask meaningful questions, or hold space for others. Coaching Circles create a grounded, human learning environment where these skills can be practiced in real time. By working with real challenges alongside peers, participants develop the confidence to lead through presence rather than authority, build trust instead of dependency, and support others without needing to have all the answers. Coaching Circles offer a practical and relational foundation for leadership in today’s world—and for anyone curious about coaching as a deeper path of development.
About the program host
Dirk Van Onsem
Dirk is a certified E-co Leadership Coach and Facilitator with 25 years of exprience in leading large cross functional teams in a global corporate setting at Nike. He is also a Founding Fellow of the One Humanity Lab at the George Washington University.