| Coaching Skills For Leaders |
Coaching Skills For LeadersNovember - December 2024A four-week online course designed to develop your coaching skills to influence lasting change. £350 Applications closed Register your interestCourse informationCoaching skills are an essential tool for effective people management and leadership more broadly. However, we appreciate that putting skills into practice isn't always easy. That’s why we’ve curated a four week course facilitated by an experienced Executive Coach, who will build your understanding of coaching skills and introduce you to crucial techniques, to learning the nuances between coaching and management and much much more. Not only will you be developing your skill set individually through self-paced learning, but you will also build a peer network, by attending multiple live classrooms where you’ll be able to hone your coaching skills in real time and receive valuable feedback. Course Detail
Course Features
Eligibility criteriaLeaders at all levelsWe believe coaching is an excellent transferable problem solving tool and shouldn’t just be reserved for line management. As such this course is for anyone working through collaborative processes with colleagues, leading projects or with line management responsibilities. Working for social purposeThis refers to organisations or freelance work with a social purpose, including charities, social enterprises, CICs, CSR departments, etc. Passionate about social changeYour interest in using your leadership skills and knowledge to help make the world a better place is key. Keen to developYour determination to develop yourself so you can lead social change effectively is all you need to take part in the course. Course outlineWeek oneCoaching ContextInvestigate the difference between coaching, managing and leadership and start to map out your own coaching context and create a Coaching Manifesto - a document listing the coaching skills you want to develop.
Week twoDiving InThis week you’ll learn about the key questions you should be asking and what a 'good' coaching conversation looks like. You’ll also learn about the OSCAR coaching methodology and practice applying it to a real life work challenge with your peers in your live classroom. Week threeYour Achille's HeelExplore effective listening skills such as Open Questioning and examine common negative listening habits and how to avoid them.
Week fourTake ActionThis week we’ll look at creating a culture of coaching in your workplace, and discuss what the barriers to this might be. You’ll also take your learning from the past three weeks and finalise your Coaching Manifesto. Programme scheduleThe sessions below are all of components of the programme that are taking place as a cohort.
OutcomesDuring this course you will be introduced to curated resources, a range of practical tasks to help you apply your learning and templates to create a plan to take your learning beyond this course. The coaching tips and techniques you gain will also help you improve your team and organisation. Build and nurture an environment that fuels high-performance, empowerment, self-responsibility and creative problem solving. Increase your understanding of the benefits of using coaching techniques in your management and creating a culture of coaching in your workplace. Learn the difference between coaching and manager coaching, and how manager coaching can benefit social leaders. Practise your coaching skills in a supportive environment and turn this new learning into a natural habit. Develop your understanding of core aspects of performance, coaching principles, skills and behaviours. Apply peer coaching techniques and approaches to address real work issues. What you'll learnThe course learning will be guided by Clore Social Leadership’s Social Capabilites Framework and Leadership Development Model (both below). Using our Social Capabilities Framework you will be guided to develop inspirational, empowering,
courageous, focused, passionate and generous leadership capabilities - qualities essential to any effective leader.
You will learn how and what these skills and behaviours look like in action, where your strengths and areas of improvement lie, and how you can develop and encourage them in yourselves and others.
Know Yourself, Be Yourself, Look After YourselfLeadership development must start with self-awareness. The most successful leaders critically assess their strengths, weaknesses, motivations and values. Leadership is tough, so it is also important to build physical and emotional resilience, and look after their own wellbeing so they can respond effectively to leadership challenges. Click on the inner circles to find out more. Assess ContextSocial sector ‘systems’ are rapidly changing. We live in a dynamic world that is transforming our workplaces, politics, ethics and communities. To meet these demands, social leaders need to understand the complexities of changing systems. They must also be aware of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead to steer their teams and organisations, and make the most of what these changes offer. Click on the inner circles to find out more. Work With And Through OthersNo leader exists or succeeds in isolation. Social skills and empathy are required to inspire, motivate and empower others, whilst respecting diversity and celebrating the power that difference brings. Working with and through others involves collaborating, forming partnerships, as well as inspiring and growing other leaders, all while making a positive social impact. Click on the inner circles to find out more. Social Leadership Capabilities Framework
Being a social and ethical leader requires certain capabilities. The Social Leadership Capabilities Framework outlines the attributes, behaviours and skills required for successful social sector leadership. The Capabilities Framework illustrates how and what these skills and behaviours look like in action. Having a framework enables leaders to reflect and assess their current skills. It empowers them to identify leadership gaps and plan their personal and professional development.
Empowering Enabler
Click on another capability to find out more.
Focused Strategist
Click on another capability to find out more.
Passionate Advocate
Click on another capability to find out more.
Generous Collaborator
Click on another capability to find out more.
Courageous Changemaker
Click on another capability to find out more.
Inspirational Communicator
Click on another capability to find out more.
How you'll learnCourse structureDesigned to fit around and complement your day-to-day work, the course is structured over four weeks, each week containing a practical and reflective task for you to complete before the end of the week, focusing on a core component of coaching as a manager. TasksTasks won't be assessed, but we strongly recommend completing them to solidify learning. Time commitmentTo get the most out of your learning, we recommend allocating around 3 hours a week on the course and interacting with your peers on the course as much as possible! Online Live ClassroomsDuring the course there are two live classrooms where you and your cohort will discuss the content you've been working on and practice coaching techniques. Programme facilitatorAna Paula NacifAna is a consultant and facilitator specialising in leadership development, wellbeing and inclusion. Ana’s consultancy work expands over 20 years during which she has supported organisations in the statutory and not-for-profit sectors in various
capacities, including communications and engagement; strategic and organisational development; and the design and delivery of well-being and leadership programmes. Frequently Asked QuestionsThis course is for anyone who manages or works with volunteers and individuals or teams and wants to develop their coaching and questioning skills. The main criteria is a curiosity for and willingness to reflect and apply new tools and learning. It’s different from person to person but we suggest allocating 3 hours a week. As with most things, the more you immerse yourself in the course, the more you’ll get out of it. Yes. The course is designed to be flexible to your schedules however the live classroom will take place on a specific time and date and will not be recorded. Attendance is highly encouraged in order for you to get the most from the course. This course has been designed for those who manage teams, people and/or volunteers in some sort of capacity, be that formal or informal. It includes being able to bring a real example of a challenge or situation you are experiencing
or have experienced previously and practising how best to adopt a coaching approach to reach a solution. No, this is a course to support your development of coaching skills, not a coaching qualification training programme. If you need any reasonable adjustments for the application process contact us atinfo@cloresocialleadership.org.uk. . Increase your coaching potential |
29/09/2025 » 21/11/2025
Management Fundamentals September 2025
10/11/2025 » 05/12/2025
Discover Programme November 2025
