The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Making Sense of Coaching

 

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About the Course

Recommended for:


Making Sense of Coaching
is for those who wish to maximise the benefits of coaching and mentoring for his or her organisation. The course is also suitable for anyone who needs to know how to develop a coaching culture and encourage managers to use a coaching style of leadership.

Course overview:

Coaching and mentoring is used as a strategic tool for competitiveness and profitability. Making Sense of Coaching is a one-day course that looks at how to achieve this. It addresses the many questions raised when organisations want managers to be coaches, want to use internal coaching and want to create a coaching culture.

Course benefits:


By the end of the Making Sense of Coaching course you will be able to:

  • understand the different applications of coaching and mentoring and identify which is the most suitable for whom
  • know how to set up and run coaching and mentoring programmes, what pitfalls to watch out for and how to deal with them
  • know when coaching isn't the right solution and consider alternative options 
  • identify when to use internal coaches and mentors, how to train them, how to manage and monitor success and deal with possible conflicts
  • position your organisation to develop a coaching culture, identify the barriers and know how to overcome them
  • understand different leadership styles and when they are appropriate
  • identify the skills, abilities and attitudes required to be a successful manager-coach.

Additional information:


Making Sense of Coaching
can be provided in-house, which is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We will also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.

To speak to an advisor about your particular requirements call our In-house team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.

Dates and Prices

Course title: Making Sense of Coaching
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In-house training

Making Sense of Coaching can be provided in-house, which is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We will also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.

To speak to an advisor about your particular requirements call our In-house team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.

Course content

What is coaching and why is it used?

  • differences between coaching, mentoring, counselling, training and instruction
  • a framework for identifying the potential uses of coaching in the organisation and developing a coaching strategy
  • comparing and contrasting different coaching models

Organising coaching and selecting the coach

  • selecting a coach and matching coach and learner
  • drawing up contractual arrangements, monitoring relationships
  • evaluating coaching and arranging supervision

Using internal coaches and mentors

  • deciding when to use internal or external coaches
  • managing internal coaches
  • setting up mentoring programmes and training internal mentors
  • how to handle the dilemmas facing an internal coach

Developing a coaching culture

  • defining a coaching culture for your organisation
  • identifying the ‘soft skills’, people processes and systems that are required
  • how coaching may be used for leadership development, succession planning and change management initiatives

How to facilitate a coaching style of management

  • the benefits of a coaching style of management
  • what is required to be a manager-coach
  • the conflicts and dilemmas facing a managercoach and the barriers to developing this role

Action planning and review.