Coaching Skills for Managers
Contemporary managers use coaching skills to bring the best out of others, develop talent, and achieve outstanding performance.
As with all The Oakridge Centre our Manager Coaching Skills programmmes are tailormade for the managers within your organisation. For many an extensive five-day programme spread over six to eight months provides the times to explore both the theory and practice of coaching skills enabling managers to embed learning in your organisation.
Below you will find the organisational and personal benefits of investment in Coaching Skills for Managers training which will be tailor-made for your organisation.Organisational Value
- Introduce and embed a coaching culture as a preferred management/leadership style
- Develop the emotional intelligence of key managers to increase their ability to engage others and inspire others to create a strong performance culture
- Coaching placed firmly in the context of contemporary management
- Clear understanding of coaching and its parameters
- Attendees will receive extensive practice and review of real coaching experience
- Attendees will develop a range of coaching interventions appropriate to workplace
- Attendees will set and achieve coaching objectives
Personal Value
- Deep understanding and practical application of coaching skills as a manager
- Raised awareness and utilisation of emotional intelligence in your leadership role
- Develop emotional intelligence
- Learn about Goleman management styles and the role of coaching
- Obtain a clear understanding of coaching and its parameters
- Benefit from extensive practice and review of real coaching experience
- Develop a range of coaching interventions appropriate to workplace
A Brief Look at the Do's and Don'ts of Coaching
Do
Show up - make it crystal clear that the coaching session is important to you
Focussed questions - prepare for the session in advance and make sure your questions are meaningful
Listen actively ensure the session is distraction-free and you are listening attentively
Summarise - ensure both you and your team members are agreed on the goals and actions discussed
Remember to embrace differences - be flexible with each individual team member.
Your training with The Oakridge Centre will provide you with a variety of Coaching Styles to use.
Don't
Rush - the coaching session is a valuable use of your and your colleagues time
Make the session about you - give your team members time to speak honestly and openly
Be sporadic - coaching can be time consuming so to it well you need to commit
Tell - good coaches avoid telling others what to do rather they encourage agreement on goals and actions
Be listless -your level of energy and enthusiasm for the session should be palpable
Your training with The Oakridge Centre will provide you the skills to become a highly effective coach.