SOAR Facilitation

Online Facilitated Micro-Credential Program

Why SOAR? 

This micro-credential program prepares you to lead and facilitate SOAR engagements to help others experience the value of Sharing Intent, Owning Impact, Affirming Alignment, and Restoring Relationships. SOAR is designed to open eyes, ears, hearts and minds to an energy system that ultimately transforms negative tensions into decipherable realities, allowing powerful engagement and collaboration to occur. You will learn minimal requirements and best practices for embedding SOAR into organizational cultures and be able to deploy SOAR with individuals, work groups, leaders, and organizations.  This credential will empower you to:

  • Identify organizational pain points and underlying polarities that might benefit from SOAR engagements

  • Deploy core SOAR polarity assessments to baseline your current state and monitor progress

  • Lead SOAR engagements at all levels of an organization

  • Coach leaders and professionals to SOAR effectively

  • Build a more engaged culture and unite around a shared vision and purpose

  • Create opportunities for collaborative engagement in difficult yet crucial conversations

Who is the Program Designed to Serve?

  • HR Professionals, Program Managers & Leaders

  • Mediators, Arbitrators, and Negotiators

  • Executives & Practitioners

  • Organizational Change Facilitators

  • Coaches for Leaders / Managers / Executives

  • Polarity Practitioners

  • Employee Resource Group and Team Leaders

What is an Online Facilitated Program?

In this three-day live Faculty-facilitated session, you will connect with and learn from a recognized expert who will support you in deepening your polarity application skills using Polarity Assessments. 

Post-session one-on-one coaching will supplement learning from the classroom to provide you with individualized support for application in real-world contexts.

You'll be welcomed into a global Polarity Practice Community 50 years in the making that continues learning and evolving with one another.

 How You’ll Do It

Complete any necessary prerequisites:  

Option 1:
If you have already completed your PACT™ Certification, simply register for the Micro-Credential Program using the registration link at the bottom of the page..

Option 2:
If you are not yet PACT™ certified, you will need to complete 7 eLearning modules. This will take you between 3.5-7 hours, depending on your learning style. Use the registration link at the bottom of the page to enroll in both the PACT Certification and this SOAR Facilitation Micro-Credential Program. Note: This option represents a $1,500 savings compared to enrolling in these programs separately.

  • Complete Pre-Work: Six SOAR Foundations eLearning modules (2-3 hours)

  • Participate in three 4-hour faculty-facilitated online cohort sessions.

  • Access the Polarity Resource Portal for the most current theory, tools, and practice ideas.

  • Receive a PDF copy of Barry Johnson’s latest book, “And – Making a Difference by Leveraging Polarity, Paradox or Dilemma” Volume One”

  • Complete an Applied Learning Project (ALP) where you apply the SOAR process and tools to a personal or professional engagement. Get 1 on 1 online coaching from a certified SOAR practitioner.  

Online Cohort Session Details

Topics

Topic 1: Using Polarity Thinking and SOAR to Address Organizational Tensions

Topic 2: SOAR Readiness, Preparation and Mindset Management

Topic 3: SOAR Experiences for Individuals, Teams, and Organizations

Topic 4: Deploying SOAR Assessments for Performance Baseline and Improvement

Topic 5: Techniques, Challenges and Best Practices for Deploying SOAR

Topic 6: Preparing for S.O.A.R. Applied Learning Project (ALP)

Meet the Facilitator: Wanda Savage-Moore

Wanda Savage-Moore has extensive experience as a Workplace Wellness Consultant, Leadership Coach, and Organizational Development Specialist, emphasizing workplace engagement and productivity. She is an ICF-certified coach, a graduate of George Mason University’s Organizational Wellness Coaching Program, and holds a Master in Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Still unsure about whether this is a good fit for you? Schedule a call with Wanda Savage Moore to discuss your unique context. Wanda can also discuss options for full organizational access, consultation support, or to integrate this resource into your organization’s portal: