Professional Development

Leverage Your Leader-Coach


Description
Audience: All employees

Purpose: To learn how to engage in coaching conversations

Overview: A "Leader-Coach" is someone who integrates coaching into their daily conversations with their team members, peers, and other key stakeholders. This program empowers all employees to get the most from everyday coaching conversations.

Objectives:
As a result of completing this course, you will be able to:
- Give examples of how and when coaching is beneficial
- Ask for coaching when you want and need it
- Speak to positive outcomes from the actions you take as a result of the coaching you receive

In addition, you'll receive tips for defining success, leveraging feedback, translating insights to action, navigating change, and much more.

What people say after completing this course:

“I would wholeheartedly recommend participating in this video-based course to anyone considering it.”

“The content is rich and practical.”

“The video-based format allows for flexibility in learning. You can watch the videos at your own pace and revisit them whenever needed, ensuring that you fully grasp the concepts and techniques.”

“Beyond coaching skills, this course promotes personal growth. It encourages self-awareness, reflection, and mindfulness, which are essential not only for coaching but also for overall well-being.”

“This program is a benefit to life and work and in all aspects.”

"I appreciated the length of the segments for learning as I was able to digest them well and I did not feel overwhelmed.”

“I learned new ways to approach my manager/supervisor about the subject of coaching and what questions to ask.”

“I learned the real meaning of coaching and how it's different from many forms of leader interaction. I learned the power I have as a coachee, rather than feeling like I am in a passive position.”

“This program helped me become more self-aware by encouraging regular self-reflection. Through introspective exercises, I gained insights into my strengths, areas for improvement, and my preferred coaching style.”

“This program taught me what coaching is and how could I use it in nearly all part of my life. I will use it whenever someone needs support. And with this I will get new ideas also for me.”

“This program helped me see how to utilize a coach to help myself grow. I believe this program benefited me by teaching me what a coach may be doing, and how to appropriately work within that structure.”

“From this program I learned that a coach can be anyone in an organization. I can more easily recognize a leader by the types of questions they ask and how drawing solutions out from a team makes for more engagement and better performance.”
Content
  • Introduction: The Shift from Expert Leader to Leader-Coach
  • Plan a conversation with your leader
  • The Coaching Approach
  • Capture your understanding of coaching
  • The Promise of Coaching
  • Core Content Check-in
  • Up Next: Tips for Your Success
  • Shift Your Expectations & Embrace Empowerment
  • Notice when your leader is taking a coaching approach
  • Consider your Circle of Influence
  • Cultivate Curiosity & Define Success
  • Identify your sources of creativity
  • Define success for yourself
  • Prompt Just-in-Time Coaching
  • Clarify a specific request for coaching
  • Leverage Feedback
  • Expand your sources of feedback
  • Visualize Success & Surround Yourself with Support
  • Visualize your success
  • Reflect on your support network
  • Take Notes & Take Time to Reflect
  • Create your note-taking strategy
  • Commit to a daily reflection practice
  • Translate Insight to Action & Lean Into Discomfort
  • Translate an insight into opportunities for action
  • Share a difficult learning experience
  • Distinguish between Failure and Mistake & Give Yourself Credit
  • Reflect on your experiences with failure and mistakes
  • Practice gratitude toward yourself
  • Rejuvenate
  • Protect against exhaustion
  • Explain Your Change & Be Your Own Coach
  • Create a personal change management plan
  • Identify opportunities to be your own coach
  • Final Activity: Program Evaluation & Feedback
  • Program Guide available for download
  • FREE! Access to Resource Center
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever