Learn how to use coaching as a leadership tool to empower your team and foster growth. Professional training will provide students with foundations skills.
This course is an overview of the skills needed to lead and manage others. This includes an understanding of the role of leadership and management, as well as the process of transitioning from employee to leader. Key skills covered include prioritizing, decision-making, goal-setting, and implementation.
Target Audience
This course is appropriate for employees who are new or recently promoted into a position of leadership. This includes people who are in the process of taking on a new role or have been in a position of leadership for three years or less. These positions of leadership can be formal or informal, but they involve leading others, whether as a supervisor, manager, Project Manager, or team lead.
This course includes:
- 1 day of live, project-based training from experts
- Proprietary workbook included
- Verified digital certificate of completion
- Learn at an accredited institution
- Credits: 0.6 CEUs
- Small class sizes
What You'll Learn at a Glance
- Differentiate between leadership and management.
- Analyze the changes in responsibility when moving from employee to leader.
- Apply strategies for effective decision-making.
- Create a vision and set goals for self, teams, and individuals.
- Manage multiple priorities to achieve results.
Course Syllabus
Module 1: Introduction to Coaching in Leadership
- Understand the value of coaching as a leadership tool
- Distinguish coaching from mentoring, managing, and consulting
- Explore coaching’s impact in public sector leadership
Module 2: Coaching Mindset and Core Competencies
- Adopt a growth-oriented coaching mindset
- Review key coaching competencies and behaviors
- Develop presence, trust, and curiosity as a leader-coach
Module 3: Coaching Conversations and Communication
- Practice active listening and powerful questioning
- Use reflective language and empathy to support growth
- Establish rapport and clarity in coaching conversations
Module 4: Goal-Setting and Accountability
- Facilitate goal development using coaching frameworks
- Support self-directed action and commitment
- Encourage accountability without micromanaging
Module 5: Coaching for Performance and Development
- Apply coaching strategies to performance challenges
- Support professional growth and leadership potential
- Balance support with challenge to drive results
Module 6: Applying Coaching in Your Leadership Practice
- Integrate coaching into everyday leadership
- Reflect on personal coaching strengths and growth areas
- Create an action plan to develop as a leader-coach
