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Coaching - The Missing Link for Leaders
For years, coaching has been regarded as a useful strategy for individual and organisational development.
Many managers don’t understand how critical coaching is for their people's development, growth, and performance. Our leadership coaching programme, Coaching Essentials, teaches managers how to coach team members effectively—not just manage them—to increase productivity, create an environment of trust and autonomy, and deliver better results.
We know managers strive to be as effective as possible in developing their team members, and our Coaching Essentials programme can help.
Our programme teaches coaching skills for managers using a practical training method designed to give managers the mindset, essential skills, and structured process they need to accelerate development and bring out the best in people.
Blanchard’s programme teaches essential coaching skills that align with the core coaching competencies defined by the International Coaching Federation.
With a coaching style of leadership, good managers will become great managers that know how to develop their people and achieve better business results.
We can deliver Coaching Essentials® in-person, as virtual sessions, as part of a learning journey, or delivered in a self-directed online version, so leaders can develop their coaching skills wherever they are and whenever they have time.
Coaching Essentials is a one-day, in-person session that will inspire managers to shift to a coaching mindset and adopt coaching skills through a compelling and engaging learner experience.
LAUNCH — Participants view a live-action video teaser and select four real-world workplace conversations to work on in class
LEARN & PRACTISE — Welcomes participants and outlines the value of the coaching process and skills to create more effective conversations
NATURAL TENDENCIES AND THE COACHING MINDSET — Explores the habits we all have as we interact with direct reports and others at work
WHAT COACHING IS — Provides deeper exploration of how coaching is a deliberate process using focused conversations to create an environment that results in accelerated performance and development
WHERE COACHING FITS — Information on coaching opportunities in the workplace
MOVING FORWARD — Introduces the key parts of the Coaching Process and highlights how the coaching process gives structure to conversations
COACHING PROCESS PRACTISE — Participants plan and practise the Coaching Process with a learning partner and explore the four essential skills that support the Coaching process: Listen to Learn, Inquire for Insight, Tell Your Truth, Express Confidence.
LINKING THE COACHING PROCESS AND SKILL SET — Brings all the Essential Skills together while practising the Coaching Process
INTO ACTION — Preparation for planning and practising a real coaching conversation using the Coaching Conversation Guide
MY COACHING VISION — Partners debrief and coach each other on how they will develop as a leader using coaching in their organisation.
Leaders participate in three live, 2-hour virtual training sessions that teach them the skills to coach to develop their people.
LEARN
LEARN AND PRACTISE
PRACTISE
Our Coaching Essentials Overview is a 35-minute online programme that teaches the programme’s core concepts anywhere, anytime.
This online version of Coaching Essentials is designed to introduce learners to the core concepts of our four-step coaching process for creating focused conversations that result in clear agreements and action.
Learners work their way through the sections, each including engaging and interactive activities.
Coaching Essentials Clicks is a set of micro activities for applying coach-like behaviours that provide just-in-time learning through powerful tips and takeaways.
70% of people who receive coaching report improved work performance, relationships, and more effective communication skills.(1)
86% of companies report that they recouped their coaching investment.(1)
By integrating coaching knowledge and skills into your management training, you get highly effective managers who can have powerful coaching conversations that create connection, increase trust, and help their team members perform at their best.
Managers who coach provide the right direction and support, helping their team members grow more quickly.
Team members become self-reliant and solve problems independently, which is the cornerstone of today’s agile organisations.
Coached employees are more engaged, more committed, and more likely to stay at your company.
Coaching skills are essential for managers to develop competent, capable team members who will become your future leaders.
Contact us today to learn how we can help your leaders learn the skills they need to coach their people effectively.
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