Alan W. Goff
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When Managers Become Coaches
Program Overview
Coaching for Leadership is an intensive coaching skills program for experienced managers seeking to further develop and refine their personal coaching skills. The program draws on examples of excellence in leadership and intensive workshop activities as a means of building capabilities at all levels of leadership within organizations.
Program Structure
The program design is based on a half-day workshop and structured on the basis that participants have had some experience in workplace coaching in their roles as managers.
Key Benefits
- Increase understanding of different coaching methods and interventions
- Increase ability to deal with employees' resistance to workplace coaching
- Enhance questioning, listening and coaching skills
- Increase confidence and ability to coach staff
Participant Resources
Pre-reading Workbook
Program Components
Pre-work Half-day workshop
Participant Responsibilities
Participants will be asked to identify a number of difficult coaching situations they have experienced in which they felt their performance was constrained by a lack of skills or knowledge. Participants will also practice giving coaching feedback to fellow course participants during exercises.
Management Support
None Required
Training costs money, but ignorance costs more.