What Is Developing Coaching Leaders?
In today’s world, the strongest and most effective leaders know they have the responsibility to develop their people to bring out their best. When leaders have the mindset and skill set to develop, inspire, and unlock their people’s potential – teams and organizations have higher engagement, better retention, and overall healthier culture. Taking a coaching perspective in leadership helps not only develop their people but also helps them take ownership, responsibility and accountability.
This 3-day training will help leaders see the difference between the preconceived notions of managing others and the benefits of being a coaching leader by learning skills and using tools to work with their people more effectively. After each session, participants will be responsible to coach one peer for a total of 4 hours to put into practice what they learned in the classroom training. This training is highly activity-based with many options to practice the skills learned. Developing Coaching Leaders was designed to take the leader to the next level in developing their people.
Developing Coaching Leaders is available in person at our training facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in a virtual training format, or onsite at your company anywhere in the country.
Who is it for?
What You Will Learn
This program consists of three 8 hour sessions that take place in person over 3 months. Each interactive session is focused on teaching and action, where the participant will get the chance to practice active listening, open ended questions, validation, and other important coaching skills with other participants.
In these sessions you will cover:
- What Is Coaching Leadership: Discover the purpose, definition, and qualities of a coaching leader as well as insights into your coaching leadership.
- Effective Coaching: Review and discuss traits of an effective and empathetic coaching leader.
- Coaching Barriers: Identify barriers to being an effective coach.
- Self-Reliant Problem Solving: Practice the skill of using open-ended questions to facilitate self-reliant problem-solving with affirmative listening.
- Behaviors & Mindsets: Analyze the different behaviors and mindsets of your reports.
- Feedback Best Practices: Learn how to give corrective and praise feedback to reports.
Benefits of Developing Coaching Leaders
There are many benefits to bringing Developing Coaching Leaders into your workplace, such as:
Develop self-reliant problem solvers: Coaching those you lead to solve their own problems will create a stronger and more self-reliant individual.
Empower others to bring out their best: Unlock the potential of those you lead by identifying and assessing their strengths and natural talents.
Promote individual ownership & responsibility: Through coaching techniques, leaders can empower individuals to take personal accountability for performance and behavior.
Drive goals to results: Developing Coaching Leaders encourages consistent and intentional action, driving team and organizational goals.
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HRCI
This training offers 24 credits
SHRM
This training offers 24 credits
For multiple session training events, only the session start date will appear while registering. Check Upcoming Sessions for all session dates.
In-Person Training
In Person Training Program Details
In person training takes place at the Frontline Training Solutions training center in Grand Rapids, MI. Class sizes are limited to 20 participants so that interaction and learning are maximized. Training can also be customized and offered onsite at client companies for large enough groups.
Developing Coaching Leaders in person includes:
- 24 hours of training and activities
- Training workbook, templates, and tools
- Full hot breakfast, boxed lunch, snacks, and drinks are provided
Format: Three 8 hour sessions delivered in person.
Location: 1760 44th Street SW, Suite 10, Grand Rapids, MI 49519
If you have any questions, need help registering, or would like to be invoiced for this event, please contact: Alec McGuire, Training & Event Coordinator at (616) 608-9684 or Alec.McGuire@ExpressPros.com.
These three 8 hour sessions take place in person over 3 months as a “series.” Each series is an individual training.
2023 Sessions
Series 1-5 have ended.
Series 6
- October 20, 2023 | Friday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
- December 7, 2023 | Thursday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
- January 18, 2024 | Thursday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
2024 Sessions
Series 1
- January 19, 2024 | Friday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
- February 29, 2024 | Thursday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
- April 11, 2024 | Thursday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
Series 2
- March 14, 2024 | Thursday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
- May 7, 2024 | Tuesday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
- June 21, 2024 | Friday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
Series 3
- July 22, 2024 | Monday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
- September 9, 2024 | Monday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
- October 21, 2024 | Monday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
Series 4
- August 26, 2024 | Monday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
- October 7, 2024 | Monday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
- December 10, 2024 | Tuesday | 8:00am – 4:00pm (EST)
Customized Training
We offer customized training for teams across the country. If you’d like a customized training on Developing Coaching Leaders for your team, contact us today.
Training Reviews
The Developing Coaching Leaders Course helped me to become a better leader by becoming a better listener. The sessions with peer to peer coaching exercises in class and outside of class provided valuable experience to become a better leader at work. The course has helped me to engage my direct reports into solving their own problems. It has also helped me become better at delegating.
Craig K, Advanced Engineering Manager
Plasan Carbon Composites
The Developing Coaching Leaders course challenged me to dive deeper, to stay curious and to lead in new ways. If you're looking to ask better questions, develop problem solvers, and empower your team this class is for you!
Damon B, Manager of Volunteer Services
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
In-between each training session, participants will be matched with another participant in the class to practice their coaching skills. Every participant will have the chance to be coached and to coach someone else.
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