Open Courses

Intensive Coaching Skills (five days)

Quote from recent courses feedback sheets.
‘I was profoundly impressed by the quality of the tutors, their ability to listen, give exactly the right feedback and then add some really relevant information. They are first class people. I certainly felt I was getting good value. Actually I had researched ten companies and chosen this course as the right one for me so I give myself a bit of credit as well!’

Our open programmes attract a range of experienced professionals who want to find out more about the art of coaching and executive coaching or benchmark their practice against peers. The course is the first module of two which completes the Institute of Leadership and Management Diploma in Coaching (ILM)

This coach training course (together with the Module 2 work) has won the Quality Award from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMMC), the professional standards body for coaching. The EMMC have assessed this course as Level 7 (postgraduate at Masters level).

This course is for you if

You already have some experience as a professional coach but are looking for a reliable framework and a way of filling known or suspected gaps in your practice
You have a background in training or HR and now want to step into coaching
You have a commitment to continuing professional development
You believe you are already informally using activities such as mentoring and now see coaching as a possible new career
You are a manager who is passionate about developing the talented people around you by coaching them

What you will learn

How to distinguish coaching from mentoring, counselling and therapy
How to negotiate and maintain a strong partnership with your clients so that the boundaries are always clear
How to manage the inevitable moments of discomfort in coaching
What the common traps are in coaching, even for experienced coaches, and how to avoid them
Why the best coaches rarely give advice and what works instead
The key skills and attitudes involved in building trust with your clients
How to make a joint assessment with clients of what they need from the coaching; reliable techniques for doing this
A foolproof way of setting goals in coaching
A tried and trusted step by step approach that will produce success in the majority of coaching sessions
How to ask the powerful questions that cut through the ways of thinking and behaving that have been keeping clients stuck; getting clients past their blocks and barriers
How to develop a unique presence and style with your clients and yet know how and when to keep yourself out of their way
Practical tools and techniques for working with clients on relationship and behavior issues
Handling strong emotion in the coaching room: dealing effectively with a client’s tears or anger

Benefits of this course

Tutors are all experienced coaches
Pre course self assessment of skills
Small groups (one tutor to six students) with lots of opportunities for feedback
Fellow students with considerable experience, often in senior jobs
Practical tool kit applicable immediately
Reflection using a daily learning log
Access to a network of coaches
Demonstrations and coaching opportunities from leaders in their field
10 dates per year
Intensive Coaching Skills training sessions take place in a central London venue with lunch provided
On going support from Management Futures’ coaches