Coaching Skills

During this one day course you will learn essential skills and techniques required to work as an inspirational coach.

This course has been designed for leaders, managers and supervisors who wish to help their team members fulfil their potential.

By the end of the course you will have a deeper understanding of the role of the coach and be able to make use of a variety of coaching models and techniques to help you inspire your learner and help them enhance their own person effectiveness and raise standards within your organisation.

You will also learn how to conduct coaching sessions using a variety of questioning and listening techniques whilst understanding individual personality preferences and you will have the opportunity to put this into practice.

Detailed Course Content:

• Understand when and where to coach using a Situational Leadership Model
• The role of the coach and how this differs from other business roles such as mentoring or advising
• The coaching cycle
• Leadership Styles
• How to use a variety of coaching styles and models in alignment with different personality types
• How coaching can unlock an individual's potential
• The coaching session
• Skills and ethics of an effective coach
• Building rapport and gaining trust
• Understanding different question types (above and beyond Open and Closed) and how to listen more effectively 
• Structuring and planning your coaching session
• Top techniques of an effective coach
• Practising your coaching skills through guided and observed coaching sessions.
• How to use a range of feedback and developmental models.
• Prepare a personal action plan of how to increase your coaching practice