Melissa Desmond, ACC, NCC

With Majors in Marketing and Business Studies and Minoring in Behavioral Science and Philosophy, Melissa's key studies at Australian Catholic University included:
Behavioral Science 1 & 2
Ethics and Philosophical Inquiry
Developmental Psychology
Services, Retail and Distribution Marketing
Consumer Behavior, Power and Culture
Management, Leadership and Organisational Development
Psychology of Organisations
Philosophy of Science and 20th Century Analytic Philosophy

The topics covered are:
Theory of the Observer: Modifying the Observer we are, ontological coaching increases our possibilities for action, enhances our effectiveness and reduces our suffering.
Learning to Learn: Develop new abilities to see problems or challenges as possibilities for innovation and development.
Model of breakdowns: “Breakdowns” are possibilities for learning, innovation, and development, and they increase our capacity for action and results.
Effective Listening:… Show more

The topics covered are:
Theory of the Observer: Modifying the Observer we are, ontological coaching increases our possibilities for action, enhances our effectiveness and reduces our suffering.
Learning to Learn: Develop new abilities to see problems or challenges as possibilities for innovation and development.
Model of breakdowns: “Breakdowns” are possibilities for learning, innovation, and development, and they increase our capacity for action and results.
Effective Listening: Learning to listen to others’ concerns, the environment, and more.
Theory of the Acts of Speech: Quality communication increases our power, our capacity to coordinate actions, and our well-being.
Powerful Conversations: Effective techniques for having powerful conversations.
Conversations, Actions, and Emotions: Emotional intelligence, an essential ingredient in good ontological coaching.
The Art of Ontological Coaching: Blend the Newfield ontological distinctions with the core coaching competencies. Show less

Coaching for Personal & Professional Mastery is Newfield Network’s premier, eight-month program. It includes the five-day Foundation Course and sixteen weeks of Foundations of Ontological Learning and then builds on both with another five-day Coach Training immersion and another sixteen weeks of virtual learning in The Art and Practice of Ontological Coaching. Here the focus shifts to blending and applying the Newfield ontological distinctions with the core competencies of coaching.

This… Show more

Coaching for Personal & Professional Mastery is Newfield Network’s premier, eight-month program. It includes the five-day Foundation Course and sixteen weeks of Foundations of Ontological Learning and then builds on both with another five-day Coach Training immersion and another sixteen weeks of virtual learning in The Art and Practice of Ontological Coaching. Here the focus shifts to blending and applying the Newfield ontological distinctions with the core competencies of coaching.

This coach training program is accredited by the International Coach Federation. It includes 125 student contact hours, personal coaching and mentor coaching, and performance evaluations. Show less

This four-quarter training for the advanced coach covers the latest research in the neuroscience of human development, innovative, brain-based coaching tools, and a road map for conscious evolution.
BEabove Leadership’s “7 Levels of Effectiveness” is powerful road map to consciousness and higher levels of effectiveness in all areas of life. Co-founders Ann and Ursula, and thier team of Associate Trainers, bring in cutting-edge neuroscience to ground this theory scientifically, as well as… Show more

This four-quarter training for the advanced coach covers the latest research in the neuroscience of human development, innovative, brain-based coaching tools, and a road map for conscious evolution.
BEabove Leadership’s “7 Levels of Effectiveness” is powerful road map to consciousness and higher levels of effectiveness in all areas of life. Co-founders Ann and Ursula, and thier team of Associate Trainers, bring in cutting-edge neuroscience to ground this theory scientifically, as well as drawing on their combined 30 years of coaching and training to make it all real, applicable, and highly useful as a coach.
Approved for 80 ICF CCEUs - 58 Core Competency; 22 Resource Development Show less