Workshop details

Leader as Coach

Who should take this course?

• Managers at all levels (Directors, Executives, Managers, Team Leads, Supervisors)
• Those new to management
• High performers and those expected to assume more responsibility
• Internal coaches and Trainers
• HR and OD professionals

As a leader or a manager, would you like to:

• Attract, develop and retain the very best employees.
• Coach others to higher levels of performance.
• Develop your leadership skills to maximize employee commitment and engagement.
• Create an environment where others are inspired to be their best, every day.
• Engage in performance conversations that are more open and collaborative.
• Transition from doing to support others in doing.
• Take a closer look at your own approach to management and see if there is a better way to get results.
• Further improve your effectiveness as a leader.

Here’s what a recent participant had to say about the “Leader as Coach”:

“I gained a clearer understanding of the value of coaching in organizations and seeing how the models/tools, etc. can truly impact the way managers engage with their teams…. Great program that can really create change in the way managers manage people. Context within organization setting is very well defined, right on!” – Jeff Becker, Global Leadership Consultant, Motorola

Workshop includes:

• The goals of coaching and how they relate to performance and results, learning and development.
• The role of a leader as coach, and how this relates to other leadership activities and responsibilities.
• The key factors that play a role in creating optimal conditions for coaching.
• The nature of the coaching mindset.
• Tools that support effective coaching conversations, coaching relationships, and coaching process.
• Skills practice for effective coaching conversations.
• Action plan for implementation and continued development of coaching effectiveness.

Workshop Format

• A two day workshop: Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers
• Three (3) monthly follow up conference calls to support your learning back on-the-job

Workshop Approach

• Your coaching instructors all have extensive (25+ years) business experience:

• Highly interactive with emphasis on practice and practical application in the workplace

  • coaching for learning and skill development
  • coaching to improve performance
  • coaching employees through challenging work situations/relationships
  • coaching for career direction

At the end of the program you will have:

• Developed your ability to identify what is important to others in order to boost motivation and commitment to action
• Increased your ability to influence
• Acquired an enhanced ability to overcome resistance to change
• Experienced coaching in a way that provides you with a means to create better business results.

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The Leader as Coach workshop, is the program which the International Coach Federation recognized as delivering outstanding organizational results through coaching.