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How to be an Effective Coach

Try techniques in your working environment and report back successes and challenges for discussion with your peers.

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Pricing

  • Individual: 2 Leadership Academy points or £595 pp
    (check your balance by logging into your account section)
  • Group (12 people): £2000 (virtual course)

Overview

Improve your understanding of the coaching process and develop the coaching skills needed to work more successfully with others.

The human mind is like a parachute. It functions better when it’s open.

Coaching is a cost effective personal development tool that can reap benefits for you, your colleagues and your organisation – providing the coach obtains the necessary skills.

It’s important your organisation supports and understands the wider benefits of improved productivity, performance and motivation that can be realised through the adoption of effective coaching techniques.

This is particularly important now many teams are managed remotely as well as in person. The ‘push’ style of leadership is often proving ineffective. A leader who knows how to adopt a ‘pull’ approach will get far better results. This is where coaching staff and teams will facilitate better outcomes.

Duration: Two half-days (09:30 to 12:30)
Sectors: Public and private
Career level: Managers and team leaders
Points worth: 2 points*

*Our training workshops and programmes are all worth a certain amount of points. Your membership package comes with an allocation of points to use throughout the year to suit the needs of your organisation.

Structure

This workshop is spread over 2-3 weeks, with a gap between the first half day and the second.

The structure allows you time to try techniques in your working environment and report back successes and challenges during the second session. There is opportunity to practise these skills, receiving feedback and support from the facilitator.    

Benefits

For you:

  • Making a positive difference
  • Learning new perspectives
  • Developing key skills
  • More confidence in dealing with others
  • Improved problem solving skills

For your organisation:

  • More motivated and engaged employees
  • Creating a culture of continuous learning and improving
  • Attract talent
  • Greater sense of ownership
  • Builds resilience

What do our alumni say?

“It’s been fascinating to step outside of my comfort zone and regular arena of work and see at first-hand how systems are discussed, created, changed & developed and ultimately get rolled out through large organisations.”

Anonymous Change Agent course attendee

“A genuine life changing experience”

“During the course I came to understand some beliefs I had that were holding me back such as my own independence which meant I viewed asking for help as a sign of weakness.”

Empowering Women course attendee

“A safe space”

“It’s a good safe space to consider this important subject.”

Valuing Diversity workshop attendee

“Highly recommend this course alongside Top Talent”

“The ability to stop, reflect and see things from a different perspective. Highly recommend this course alongside Top Talent”

An Introduction to Emotional Intelligence workshop attendee

“I have an improved skill set and self awareness”

“Thank you for facilitating the course; I have genuinely enjoyed it and, more importantly, feel I have an improved skill set and self awareness to utilise in my role.”

Top Talent course attendee

“Informative and useful”

“Thanks Aidan, I thought the sessions were indeed informative and useful. Your delivery of the content and the participation of everyone on the course made it enjoyable.”

Personalised Managing and Motivating Remote teams session attendee