Leadership Institute

Advanced Coaching Skills

Recommended Solution for: Advanced Coaching Skills

Research shows that effective leaders are good day-to-day coaches. They spend more of their time coaching for success (proactive coaching), but are effective at coaching for improvement when needed. Unfortunately, after mastering the basics of coaching, few leaders raise their coaching skills to the next level. They miss opportunities to get even higher levels of performance or grow and develop people. The best coaches:

  • Master the subtleties of adapting their leadership style to the person and the situation.
  • Constantly hone their day-to-day coaching skills.
  • Work with individuals to leverage their strengths and develop knowledge, skills, and experiences.
  • Constantly check team members’ level of job satisfaction and take action to retain people.
  • Create an environment where individuals and teams are motivated to accomplish goals.

Course Recommendations

The following courses help leaders achieve higher levels of workgroup performance through effective coaching.

* Essentials of Leadership -- This prerequisite course teaches leaders how to get results through people.

*Mastering Interaction Skills -- This application course helps leaders significantly improve their confidence and mastery in using the IMSM leadership skills.  Leaders explore the issues that they face, practice their skills, and receive feedback on their use of the interaction process skills. It is for leaders who have completed 2 to 3 skill development courses (e.g. Coaching for Success, Coaching for Improvement, etc.)

  • Adaptive Leadership -- Teaches leaders how to tailor their approaches based on team members’ motivations, personality styles, the organizational environment, and the situation. This is an advanced interpersonal skills course. It is highly recommended that several other interpersonal skills courses from DDI be taken prior to this one.
  • Developing Others -- Provides leaders, coaches, and mentors with a practical process and the skills necessary to develop talent. (No prerequisite course required)
  • Retaining Talent -- Helps leaders understand their critical role in retaining organizational talent, and creating an environment in which people feel valued and satisfied in their job.
  • Motivating Others -- Teaches leaders how to proactively create an environment in which people are highly motivated to perform.

Rationale

Higher levels of retention, motivation, and engagement are the results of effective coaching and leadership. Yet the skills to achieve these higher level results do not come naturally to leaders, nor can they be easily “picked up” through observation and trial and error. The Advanced Coaching curriculum equips leaders to use their skills and experience in new and more effective ways. The best leaders create an environment where people feel they can make a difference and grow and develop.  The result is stronger relationships which help bind team members to the group and to the organization.