COACHING SKILLS FOR MIDDLE & SENIOR MANAGERS
Coaching Techniques and Frameworks for Managers of All Levels This practical two day course will set out a range of coaching techniques and frameworks for managers of all levels to improve the performance of their team members and their departments as well as their own performance.
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF 'YES'
Increase the probability of positive action
Understand how to gain a public declaration of intent
Discover the only two choices available when setting goals
Never set a vague goal again!
COACHING & CREATIVE THINKING
Start a coaching session with a great question
Set effective goals beyond SMART
Understand how to increase self belief and effectiveness
Achieve goals by using a range of creative thinking techniques
Learn how to listen like Casanova.
THE 4 STAGES OF ACHIEVING YOUR END STATE
Set a vision that your department will buy in to
Understand why best intentions and procrastination kill performance
Learn how behaviours and actions are linked when setting goals
Discover why success happens, or doesn't
IDEAL PERFORMANCE
Change vague goals into ideal performance
Learn how to discover gaps between current and future performance
Understand how to make coaching into a simple process
Know how to avoid the one mistake that all managers make when setting goals
"Could not pick out one single thing as all I have learnt has been inspirational and made me think in a different way by using my team to improve myself."
INTRODUCTION TO COACHING
So you want to know how to coach people? A practical and engaging introductory course designed to help you learn effective coaching skills
Know the difference between, and the appropriate time, to use coaching, mentoring and advising techniques
Find your focus: Learn how to set effective goals, not only for yourself but for others
Know how to ask the perfect question to start any coaching conversation
Understand the difference between commitment and responsibility
Change vague goals into SMART or Big Sexy goals
Increase the probability of positive action with one simple technique
Use a simple model that will change how you coach forever
Learn how to ask high quality questions like Louis Theroux and listen like Casanova
Find out what The Cheshire Cat, The Wizard of Oz, Gloria Gaynor and Obi Wan Kenobi can teach us about coaching
Find out what The Cheshire Cat, The Wizard of Oz, Gloria Gaynor and Obi Wan Kenobi can teach us about coaching
SOLUTION FOCUSED THINKING
A practical and interactive 1 day session. Perfect if you are facing a challenge or need to effectively find solutions to complex problems at home or at work
Find your focus - Use a solution focused model to set meaningful goals, take action and achieve results!
Understand how to increase self-belief and effectiveness
Understand the difference between Commitment and Responsibility
Set effective plans, find key priorities and create possibilities in order to achieve your goal
Use creative thinking to increase your possibilities
Discover why success happens, or doesn’t
Learn how behaviours and actions are linked when setting goals
Understand why procrastination and best intentions kill performance
LIGHTNING COURSES
Quick fire 90 minute / half day training sessions covering...
Creative Thinking
A practical and innovative training session designed to help you learn creative thinking techniques
Solve problems when you are stuck in your current thinking
Think outside the box if you have no idea what that means
Get training to find possibilities you never knew existed
Take effective action by finding the most appropriate solution
Implement immediate ideas right away
Find your WOW resolution
Defeat Procrastination
Understand the science behind procrastination and effective methods to get in to "Do" & "Win" Mode
Meet the Self Gratification Monkey who stops you from getting things done
Understand why the Panic Monster kick-starts action
Use simple Prioritisation techniques to plan action
Know how to get in to Do & Win Mode quickly and effectively
Learn effective training to become more efficient in your work
FOOTBALL WITH GOALS
A practical and highly interactive 2,3 or 5-day programme designed to develop individual and team working skills - delivered in conjunction with Brad Russell a FIFA A licensed Coach with over 25 years' experience of working with High Performing Teams.
By using examples from winning teams from sports such as football and cycling; this course will help you identify what you want to achieve, how you will do it and who can help you get there. The course is split between classroom sessions focussing on the successful behaviours of high performing teams & individuals and time spent putting theory into practice in a sporting environment such as a sports hall or football pitch.
Choose a Football with Goals programme to suit your Audience:
Football with Goals – Focus on Improving Communication
Football with Goals – Focus on Leadership, Management & Data Analysis
Football with Goals – Focus on Taking Personal Responsibility & Self Disciple
Football with Goals – Focus on Goal Setting & Action Planning
Football with Goals – Focus on Effective Team Work
Football with Goals – Focus on Employability
Andy has a proven track record of devising and delivering training that enables participants to fully understand the role of a leader in the various contexts encountered in schools along with the management skills required by aspiring leaders. He examines leadership styles and behaviours and the part they can play in creating a successful team through effective goal setting, and dealing with challenging people and situations through coaching and performance management.
Phil Bailey: Deputy Head Teacher. Braidwood School for the Deaf
The session Andy delivered on the 'Ideal Student Experience' at BCU was great. I came away with some really practical techniques that I was able to put in to practice straight away. An example of this is in personal tutorials meeting, I applied strategies and structure suggested by Andy to achieve a positive, solution focused and goal driven outcome for myself and the student.
Victoria Lundie: Senior Lecturer Speech and Language Therapy / Programme Leader
Birmingham City University