COACHING SKILLS FOR MANAGERS

OVERVIEW

This course has been designed to help you develop the inspirational and motivating leadership style necessary for creating a dynamic and positive working environment. Coaching is a management tool which engages our staff team and develops a sense of ownership, encouraging a proactive and effective team approach whilst enabling us managers to be more hands-off on the day-to-day issues. Coaching is a sustainable behaviour which reduces stress and gives us more time and energy to do what we need to do. Effective team coaching ensures the level of engagement and motivation necessary for achieving all of our goals.

OBJECTIVES

On completion of the training managers will be able to:

Identify the role that coaching plays in effective leadership
Ensure a positive working environment
Motivate and inspire their staff team
Work in a sustainable way
Develop and apply the skills of the Top Coach
Develop the language of the coach
Apply coaching in a variety of contexts
Conduct effective one-to-one meetings
Give feedback effectively
Develop an action plan for coaching success

CONTENT

Introductions and expectations
The Manager as Developer – encouraging behaviours that last
Getting the balance right – team, task and individual
Creating a positive and sustainable working environment
Motivating the team
Coaching – the individual and the organisation
Coaching – opening the toolbox
Interpersonal skills – communicating for success
Coaching for results – problem, solution, follow-up
Becoming a Top Coach – exploring the language of coaching
Conducting effective one to one meetings
Giving constructive Feedback
Putting up the goalposts
Action Planning for Success

Objectives Training and Development was set up by Sylvia Vacher MA BA(Hons) MCIPD FAETC in 1989 to: “Provide training and development services, for both individuals and organisations, enabling them to identify and achieve their objectives in a positive, healthy and fulfilling way” Sylvia believes that the way to achieve this is by identifying and developing Sustainable Behaviours and encouraging Wiser Working at an individual, team and corporate level. Sylvia’s training style is dynamic, participatory and effective.