Coaching skills for leaders
Today's leaders are still engaged in setting a direction, but they combine it with an increased focus on improving how work is performed and enhancing interpersonal relationships.
We tailor this course as an in-house programme to meet the needs of your organization.
This workshop is aimed at those managers who want to make a difference in the performance and motivation of their teams. Coaching is one of the best ways to improve performance, motivate and inspire people to achieve their highest potential.
Coaching helps you transform your work group into a team that works together in an inspiring environment
This course is for managers who want to:
- make a difference in the performance of their team
- motivate and inspire their teams
- help their employees increase confidence and performance
- create a coaching culture of empowerment
Purpose
- To explore coaching and mentoring skills, attitudes and practices that will help managers develop their employees.
- To introduce managers to mentoring and coaching and the performance benefits of adopting a coaching style of leadership
- To learn how to coach and mentor using the GROW coaching model
It is composed of three parts, 1) workshop, 2) coaching/mentoring practice, and expert coaching with Inspiring Potential Now
Outline
- Identify the difference between mentoring, coaching, and managing
- Describe the benefits of adopting a ‘coaching’ management style
- Provide a coaching and mentoring model
- Recognise the importance of developing awareness and responsibility when coaching and mentoring
- What are the core coaching attitudes and principles
- Learn to listen at different levels (thinking, feeling and intention)
- Explore the use of coaching questions, silence and challenge
- Demonstrate the application of the GROW model in a coaching context
- Demonstrate the use of scalar questions in a coaching context
- Recognise the positive impact coaching can have on performance
- Explore key attitudes and behaviours that are critical to successful coaching interactions
- Practice, practice, practice and develop the key coaching skills of listening, questioning, giving feedback, observation and using intuition.
Duration:
2 days (2 workshop days plus 1 coaching follow up session with Inspiring Potential Now)
Mentoring/Coaching practice
After the workshop, you will run two 1 hour individual mentoring/coaching session with one peer from the workshop. The purpose of this session is to practice coaching skills and take them to the next level.
Expert Coaching
3-4 weeks after the workshop, you will receive a 1 hour telephone coaching session with the workshop trainer. The purpose of this session is to report back on the success and challenges you have faced in the coaching conversations you have had since the workshop and to explore how to take your coaching skills to the next level
Trainers:
We restrict the number of participants to a ratio of 1 to 6 maximum, as the key to success in this programme is the practice and feedback.
It’s a practical and experiential workshop that provides you with hands on experience to start making a difference on your team.
Coaching skills for leaders - contact us now to discuss your requirements
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