Introduction to coaching
Coaching is a powerful tool for any manager or HR professional. This course gives you the skills and confidence you need to improve others’ performance and help evolve culture in the workplace.
Perfect for:
You’ll learn how to:
- define the purpose and ground rules for coaching.
- apply a structured approach to conversations.
- develop listening skills.
- practice questions to initiate change.
- describe how language impacts on clarity of thinking.
- practice asking questions to explore cognitive and emotional responses to a given situation.
About this course
Course length: Two days
Delivery: Face-to-face, and self-directed learning
Suitable for: Professionals who want to develop their coaching technique
Topics covered
- introduction to coaching
- coaching with trust
- meaningful conversations
- appreciative enquiry
- precision questioning
- latest thinking.
What to expect from this ‘introduction to coaching’ course
The course teaches you the theory and fundamentals of coaching employees and allows you to practice with your peers during the course. The practices you learn will not only improve the performance of the individuals you go on to coach but will also contribute to your organisation’s wider performance and support initiatives in managing company culture.
You’ll learn how to coach employees in a way that brings out the best in the people around you, helping to empower others and improve business performance.
What you’ll need to do in this ‘coaching skills’ course
This is a two-day course and is delivered in person over two weeks.
Each session has a mixture of theory and practical application, giving you the opportunity to immediately practice what you’ve learned through peer coaching sessions. There are no activities to complete prior to joining a class.
What you’ll get on this ‘introduction to coaching employees’ course
You’ll receive a resource pack, which will include all materials needed for the course.
At the end of this course, you’ll receive a certificate.
Taking part in this course gives you access to the CIPD Learning Hub for 12 months. Here, you can access your course content together with other valuable resources and tools. When you finish your course, you can enjoy an additional 12 months of access to other resources on the Learning Hub.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this 'introduction to coaching’ course, you'll be able to:
- identify where coaching will make a difference to business goals
- use coaching methods to effectively guide others to deliver results
- use the GROW coaching model
- recognise and maximise people’s potential
- tackle ineffective ways of working
- give constructive and developmental feedback
- find opportunities to coach people on the job, in your team and more formally.
Team bookings
Interested in booking this course for your team? We offer group bookings solutions for teams of four or more people.
When your teams learn with the CIPD, they get direct access to the latest professional research and insights.
And through courses co-created with industry thought leaders and practitioners, they’ll build the skills and confidence they need to inspire action, influence change and drive business value.
We offer a wide range of Learning and Development solutions to suit employees at every level – whether in HR, L&D, OD or wider people management.
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