Leader as a Coach

How will I benefit?

After the course you will be able to:

  • Use coaching skills to support the development of individuals within your team
  • Apply established coaching models to structure your coaching sessions
  • Apply your coaching knowledge to support individuals in overcoming challenges, setting goals, and driving results
  • Use coaching to support long-term growth, focusing not just on immediate tasks or performance, but on developing the potential of individuals within the organization

Who should attend?

You will find this course helpful if:

  • You are a leader or aspiring leader and wish to adopt a coaching mindset to drive better outcomes for both individuals and teams
  • You're seeking to enhance your coaching skills to empower others and help them achieve their potential
  • You want to shift from a traditional leadership style focused on managing tasks to a more supportive, growth-oriented approach that fosters development and high performance in individuals
  • You want to build a high-performance culture, where coaching and mentoring are key drivers of individual and team success

Course Outline / Key Topics

  • The difference between training, coaching and mentoring
  • How coaching can be used to support behaviour development and achieving organisational goals
  • Key coaching tools and techniques
    • The coaching cycle
    • How to plan and tailor a coaching session to meet the individual needs of different team members
    • What makes a successful coaching relationship and how to build the coachee’s commitment for effective coaching
    • The importance of trust in the coaching relationship and how to maintain it
    • The ethical considerations and boundaries necessary for effective coaching
  • The power of coaching models
    • A detailed review of the GROW model
    • How and when to use different coaching models, such Achieve, Oscar, Clear