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An Introduction to Coaching

 

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About the Course

Recommended for:

An Introduction to Coaching is an ideal choice if you’re a line manager wishing to develop your coaching style and challenge individuals within your organisation to reach their full potential.

Course overview:

Are you looking to bring out the best in the people around you within your workplace? If so, this invaluable introduction to coaching is perfect for you. Not only is it a great introduction, but also a solid foundation in which to adopt a ‘coaching management style’.

Course benefits:

You’ll return to work with the specialist knowledge and confidence to identify coaching values and evaluate different coaching models and how they’re used. Through interactive group discussions you’ll gain the skills to develop your own coaching style, and apply coachmentoring techniques for performance and development issues; give feedback as a coach; and develop action plans for coaching in the workplace.

Additional information:

An Introduction to Coaching can also 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: An Introduction to Coaching
Duration: 2 days (Non-residential)
Dates and prices:
26 June 2012, Londonavailability: Green light
Non-member price: £790 + VAT
CIPD member price: £710 + VAT (find out about CIPD membership)
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29 October 2012, Londonavailability: Green light
Non-member price: £790 + VAT
CIPD member price: £710 + VAT (find out about CIPD membership)
Book now
An Introduction to 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.


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Course content

Day 1

Coaching - an overview

  • definitions of leaders in the field
  • coaching for skills
  • performance improvement and potential
  • philosophical underpinning

Value exercise

  • identify your collective values around coaching

Core processes

  • peer coaching sessions
  • practice a range of models

Learning styles

  • Peter Honey's learning styles
  • learning style preference questionnaire
  • implications for the coach
  • managing different learning style preferences

Communication style preferences

  • application of communication styles in the coaching context

Coaching tools

  • appreciative enquiry
  • coaching techniques for performance and development issues

Core processes

  • peer coaching sessions

Giving and receiving feedback effectively as a coach

Course tutors

Mr Michael White
Mike White has over 25 years’ experience as a trainer, personnel manager and director. Mike currently works as a consultant and is Director of Faculty for the Oxford School of Coaching and Mentoring.