Coaching Essentials®

Behind Every Engaged Employee is a Manager with Excellent Coaching Abilities

Many managers are unaware of how crucial coaching is to their employees' performance, growth, and development. To boost productivity, foster a culture of trust and autonomy, and produce superior bottom-line outcomes, our leadership coaching program, Coaching Essentials^®, teaches your managers how to coach rather than manage their workers successfully.

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Create a Consistent Coaching Culture

Our Coaching Essentials program can assist managers in being as effective as possible in helping their teams develop.

Our program trains managers in coaching techniques utilizing a hands-on training approach to provide your managers the mentality, crucial abilities, and organized procedure they need to hasten development and bring out the best in their team members.

The essential coaching competencies established by the International Coaching Federation are aligned with the fundamental coaching abilities taught by Blanchard's program. The course is led by Master Certified Coaches with extensive expertise from Blanchard, who have worked with managers for over 20 years.

Your managers will become excellent managers with a coaching style of leadership who understand how to grow their teams and provide more significant outcomes for your business.

Delivery Options to Meet Your Needs

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 your leaders can develop their coaching skills wherever they are and whenever they have time.

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1 Day Instructor-led Course

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.

Prework: LAUNCH — Participants view a live-action video teaser and select four real-world workplace conversations to work on in class

Welcome: LEARN & PRACTICE — 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 PRACTICE — Participants plan and practice 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 — Shows how to bring all the Essential Skills together while practicing the Coaching Process

Launch: INTO ACTION — Preparation for planning and practicing 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 organization

Coaching is more than a talent - it's a vital management skill

70% of those who receive coaching report improved job performance, interpersonal relationships, and more effective communication skills. 86% of companies report that they recoup their investment in coaching.¹

1. The Institute of Coaching. Benefits of Coaching

Managerial Coaching Skills Promote Employee Excellence

You may produce highly effective managers by including coaching knowledge and skills in your management training. These managers can have effective coaching conversations that forge connections, build trust, and assist their team members in performing at their peak.