Training your people to be coaches

Programmes to develop leaders and managers as coaches
Develop an internal coaching team
Programmes to train coaches in Solutions Focus
Coach supervision
Coaching Conundrums

Programmes to develop leaders’ and managers’ coaching skills

Executives and managers too often fail to get the best from their staff.

They don't have much spare time and are looking for something fast, effective and guaranteed.

They know they need better results and are astute enough to appreciate that coaching may be the answer.

Our programmes range from a two-day skills workshop to more comprehensive programmes incorporating one-to-one coaching and supervision, which produce fully developed coaches for sustained in-house coaching.

With coaching courses and supporting activities, you will see a rapid increase in quality work throughout the organisation.

Develop an Internal Coaching Team

We offer coach development programmes for organisations who wish to develop their own internal bank of coaches. These programmes incorporate skills development workshops, one-to-one coaching and supervision.

Programmes to train coaches in the solutions focused approach

We offer progammes for anyone who acts as a coach (inside or outside an organisation), who wishes to gain an edge or to re-energise their coaching skills with the latest practical developments.

Hundreds of coaches have benefited from our methods. To join them, use these links for details of:

Coaching – plus meetings, policy and more confidence

When the leadership team at Merton Borough Council needed to raise performance, they asked us to train their managers to coach their direct reports. Within a year, the key concepts of Solutions Focus were making significant differences not only in one-to-one line relationships, but in better meetings, new policy formation and a generation of more confident managers.

Coaching as culture

Partnering with The Centre for Excellence in Leadership, we worked with The Greater Manchester Police as they introduced coaching as part of their leadership initiative. They wanted more of a coaching culture, and were setting up a group of internal coaches. This internal coaching team’s positive results included reports of increasing motivation within the organisation. They also applied their SF coaching techniques throughout the force. One senior leader, for example, not only coached his own team, he used his SF approach to run community meetings – reporting significant progress with collaboration with all the stakeholders, making progress ‘quicker and easier than ever before’.

"This was one of the best and most relevant courses I've attended"

Regina Brancato, Tate

"Solutions orientated thinking and actions are amongst the most powerful tools a modern executive can have. Weaving positive delivery into my business has enabled me to find ways forward with changes that seemed unattainable."

Andrew Fowlie - General Manager, NHS Grampian.
Change Projects

"It is easy to understand and can be implemented without changing a great deal else about what we do. Its emphasis on building on what already works well is attractive to staff who may be tired of fad-like initiatives offering little impact."

Michael Coughlin - Chief Executive, Reading Borough Council.
Change Projects

"The biggest improvement is the change in the behaviour of the management team. The programme gave a clear focus and direction to what people were doing. It was hard work and very rewarding..."

Tim Grier - Managing Director, John Laing Integrated Services.
Raising Performance

"...takes away the bullshit and waffle and cuts to the chase, while still recognising success at the same time. It helps us understand where we are and gives us the opportunity to reflect on our achievements and attainments."

Tim Grier - Managing Director, John Laing Integrated Services.
Strategy Workshops

"More than 15 years ago, I picked up a copy of Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Ury and was immediately excited by their ideas and the thought of applying these concepts in the field... The logic and ethics of the approach are refreshing..."

Nancy Caldwell - Consultant, USA.

"It was the best workshop I have been on for a long time both from the point of view of the usefulness of the content but also from the way it was taught. I also really enjoyed the interactions with the rest of the group."

Gavin Meikle - Inter-Activ Coaching.
Positively Speaking

"A sweet new way to solve problems, clearly articulated and easily practiced."

Paul Scheele - Chief Executive, Learning Strategies Corp.
Positively Speaking

"Refreshing, enjoyable, productive."

Fraser Croft - Manager, Aon.
Project Management

"I loved your input, style and content."

Principal, Guildford College.
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