Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers

Discover how coaching skills can transform your leadership style, inspiring your team to reach new heights of performance and innovation.

Are you ready to evolve from a manager into a true leader?

True leadership goes far beyond simply managing tasks. It’s about mentoring, inspiring, and unlocking the potential in every team member. Our programme equips you with advanced coaching techniques that bridge this crucial gap. You’ll learn how to foster a culture of continuous growth, where your team feels empowered to take initiative and drive their own development. Through expertly crafted, interactive sessions, you’ll develop the skills to ask powerful questions, actively listen, and guide your team towards their own solutions – the hallmarks of great mentorship and transformational leadership.

Key takeaways

After this module, you will be able to:

  • Master coaching techniques that elevate you from manager to mentor 
  • Learn to cultivate a growth mindset within your team 
  • Develop emotional intelligence to enhance your leadership effectiveness 
  • Acquire skills to provide constructive feedback and facilitate personal development 
  • Learn to empower your team to take ownership of their roles and projects 
  • Understand how to use coaching in conflict resolution and problem-solving 
  • Discover ways to inspire innovation and creativity through supportive leadership 

Module agenda

Module 1 – Building Coaching Foundations  

  • Overview of Goleman’s six different styles of leadership   
  • What is coaching and what is the role of a coach?  
  • Key principles of coaching, benefits and barriers  

Module 2 – Developing core coaching skills to empower, develop and continuously improve 

  • Introduction to the GROWTH model and practical application in real world coaching sessions.  
  • Immersive activities to develop core coaching skills, focus on active listening, summarising, creating psychological safety, empathy, powerful questioning.  

Module 3 – Understanding Behaviours  

  • Explore the ladder of influence and how emotion impacts behaviour.  
  • Fostering a mindset focused on appreciative enquiry and optimistic outcome – Positive Psychology  

Module 4 – Integrating coaching into day-to-day leadership and Performance Management  

  • Practical tips for incorporating coaching into daily leadership practices  
  • Overview of Performance Management Cycle  
  • Discussion on dealing with difficult situations and when to signpost  

Module 5 – Reflective Practice  

  • Developing personalised plans to integrate coaching into leadership of self and team.