Coaching:
A Leadership Skill
Good leaders don’t just manage tasks – they grow people. Coaching is one of the most powerful tools any leader can use to unlock potential, build confidence, and boost performance. But coaching isn’t about giving orders or micro-managing – it’s about listening, asking the right questions, and helping people discover solutions for themselves.
This one-day workshop gives leaders practical coaching frameworks and skills they can apply immediately. Through interactive discussions, group exercises, and real-world case studies, participants will learn how to give feedback that motivates, recognise strengths, and help employees overcome challenges.
What They’ll Learn:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Use coaching techniques to develop their teams
- Apply coaching to improve individual and collective performance
- Demonstrate the behaviours and practices of an effective coach
- Recognise employees’ strengths and provide constructive feedback
- Identify performance challenges and support employees in overcoming them
- Use powerful communication tools to build trust and accountability
Course Details
Prerequisites
None
Duration
1 Day
Type
- Face-to-face at ExecuTrain or on client premises
- Hybrid
- Online via Teams
Course Outline:
Introduction and Course Overview
An opening session to meet participants, outline the day, and set personal learning objectives.
Defining Coaching
Exploring what coaching really means, reviewing key skills, and reflecting on participants’ own pre-assignment insights.
Interpersonal Communication Skills
Examining the role of communication in coaching. Participants will explore techniques and develop a personal action plan.
Self-Disclosure
Introducing the Johari Window (developed by Joe Luft and Harry Ingham) to explore self-awareness and feedback in coaching.
Critical Coaching Skills
Working in small groups, participants will practise core coaching skills, including helping, mentoring, teaching, and challenging.
More on Communication
A focused look at two of the most powerful coaching tools: asking the right questions and listening effectively.
Learning Styles and Principles
People learn by seeing, hearing, and doing. This session helps participants recognise these styles and adapt their coaching approach.
Benefits and Consequences
Exploring a practical tool coaches can use to gain buy-in for change from employees.
Skills Involved in Coaching
A group activity to reinforce familiarity with key coaching skills through a mix-and-match exercise.
The Coaching Model
Introducing a four-step coaching model that leaders can apply in any situation.
Feedback
Understanding the different types of feedback and learning how to deliver it in a way that motivates rather than deflates.
Coaching Problems
Case studies to identify common coaching challenges and develop constructive solutions.
Workshop Wrap-Up
A final session to answer questions, reflect on key insights, and complete an action plan for real-world application.
Why It Matters.
Strong leaders don’t just solve today’s problems, they prepare their teams for tomorrow. Coaching builds resilience, independence, and long-term capability. It also strengthens trust and engagement, making employees more likely to stay, perform, and grow.
In short: when leaders coach well, everyone wins – the individual, the team, and the business.
Send your leaders on training they’ll actually remember – and equip them with the coaching skills that turn good managers into great leaders.
