Synopsis: Leadership Coaching With Attitude!

 

Target Audience

This workshop is designed for managers, supervisors and team leaders responsible for staff and those people who wish to develop/enhance the skills they need to provide leadership and coaching for their staff.


Aim

The workshop aims to up-skill managers, supervisors and team leaders so that they are able to competently lead and coach their staff. In particular the aim is to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to identify coaching needs, provide leadership and support and give appropriate feedback on performance.


Duration

The Leadership Coaching workshop is a three-day workshop. Days One & Two are facilitated consecutively, and Day Three is facilitated approximately eight weeks later.


Process

The workshop is facilitated to incorporate a series of questionnaires, assignments and tools that ensure the workshop produces a return on investment for the organization.

This course is tailored to include specific case studies, scenarios and role-plays from the participants working environment.


Course Resources

This course includes the facilitation of a behavioral assessment called the DISC Personal Profile™. From this participants receive a written profile giving them insights into their behavioral style and how this impacts on others. The profile assists participants develop personal action plans to improve their communication.

Participants on this programme also receive a personal copy of "A Practical Guide to Leadership Coaching" by Kirsty Hayes. ISBN: 0-473-05059-5


Personal Support

All participants will have access to personal support and coaching if required throughout this programme.


Objectives

At the conclusion of Day One and Two of the workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the Leadership Coaching philosophy
2. Explain the importance of leadership and coaching in their role as a manager
3. Explain the difference between leadership, management and leadership coaching
4. Explain the link between leadership coaching and performance management
5. Apply the leadership coaching process
6. Identify coaching needs
7. Give effective feedback and explain its importance
8. Apply skills to maintain effective working relationships
9. Understand the value of diversity and different values
10. Apply skills to improve their ability to listen and communicate clearly
11. Manage high performing individuals and teams
12. Develop an action plan to practice their coaching skills in the work environment


Pre-Course Requirements

Before attending the workshop, participants are required to:

  • Identify a current issue and a team member who will benefit from coaching through the issue
  • Complete a pre-course questionnaire and set clear objectives for the training. Return a copy of the pre-course questionnaire to the trainer
  • Facilitate a Leadership Coaching Skills Assessment questionnaire with their team members (direct reports), peers and their manager. This questionnaire is designed to solicit feedback on the present level of leadership coaching exhibited by that person. The questionnaire is confidential and upon completion is sent directly to the trainer for scoring.


Post-Course Requirements

After completing the workshop the participants are expected to:

  • Immediately apply the knowledge gained on the workshop to their working environments
  • Complete all exercises in the course workbook
  • Implement their own personal action plan for coaching a team member
  • Complete individual development plans to identify any individual areas for further development/training both for themselves and their team members

Approximately 6-8 weeks after Day Two of the workshop, the participant's team members (direct reports), peers and manager will receive another questionnaire which they are expected to complete and return to the trainer. This questionnaire will identify the level of change in coaching behaviors after Day Two of the workshop and therefore measure the application of learning.


Day 3 Workshop

Approximately two months after Day Two of the workshop, Day Three will be facilitated. Participants will be notified of the requirements for this session at the conclusion of Day Two.


Objectives

The objectives for Day 3 of the workshop ensure participants:

1. Address any coaching issues and concerns that have been uncovered as a result of the implementing the action plans
2. Receive feedback on the results of the skills assessments
3. Understand how to and have the opportunity to practice handling difficult performance interviews
4. Learn new and interesting ways to reward performance
5. Identify individual areas for further training and development
6. Identify any obstacles which hinder performance and develop action plans to overcome these obstacles.


Evaluation Procedure

Workshop evaluation questionnaires must be completed by all participants at the end of Day Two and Day Three of the workshop.


On-The-Job Coaching

As part of the evaluation process and to support participants transfer their learning to their working situations, there will be follow up after Day Three of the workshop. The follow up will be in the form of a telephone call or one-to-one meeting. This follow up is intended to support the participants further develop and enhance their Leadership Coaching skills.