Training for Companies >> Coaching Skills for Managers

One day course

Coaching has become a vital tool for anyone that wants to get the best out of their team. This session has been developed to provide your participants with a structured approach to coaching in the workplace.

The key aim of the course is to ensure the participants as leaders drive results by supporting their team members in their learning, enabling them to develop the skills, knowledge and attitude necessary to successfully deliver their job responsibilities and goals.

What is Coaching? - A review of what coaching is and the key skills required of a good coach.

My Experience - A look at the participants own experience of having been 'coached' in the past. Examining their feelings and the positive and negative aspects.

Mine Field - A fun activity that allows participants to practice the skills of a coach and review the learning points.

The Manager as Coach - A look at the role of the manager and how coaching fits into this.

The Coaching Environment - Examining the environment in which positive coaching can take place. One where staff feel challenged and supported enough to achieve positive results.

A Procedure for Coaching Success - Providing delegates with a set structure to create a results driven environment in which coaching plays an integral part.

The Coaching Conversation - Explaining the GROW model and specific questions based around this in order to enable delegates to carry out effective coaching conversations. There is also a chance to put the skills into practice.

Questioning - Looking at different questioning methods, the advantages of each and asking participants to provide examples.

Whose Agenda? - Encouraging the participants to help the coachee explore issues by encouraging rather than telling. A chance to practice their questioning in a safe environment.

Active Listening - Understanding what active listening is and how to ensuring they use it.

Coaching Opportunities - Identifying what coaching opportunities there are in the workplace and then applying the skills from the course to a coaching practice session.

Review of Session - Creating an action plan to embed learning.

Objectives:

At the end of this session, your participants will be able to:

• Define what coaching is and explain its role in the workplace
• Explain the managers role in the coaching process
• Know when they have created a positive coaching environment
• Follow a specific procedure for coaching success
• Use the GROW model to provide successful coaching conversations
• Use coaching communication skills to good effect
• Identify coaching opportunities and appreciate which style to use

Cost:

£275 per delegate.