Coaching for Managerial Success
Great managers don't just direct — they coach their people to achieve excellence. This program equips you with the essential coaching mindset, tools, and techniques to help your team unlock their full potential. You'll learn how to apply structured coaching conversations, ask powerful questions, and create an environment of trust and growth. The course bridges the gap between management and leadership, enabling you to shift from telling to empowering. Through interactive sessions, you'll gain practical insights to transform everyday interactions into opportunities for performance improvement.
Online
Apr-23, 2026
Virtual
1 Day
About this course
Great managers don't just direct — they coach their people to achieve excellence. This program equips you with the essential coaching mindset, tools, and techniques to help your team unlock their full potential. You'll learn how to apply structured coaching conversations, ask powerful questions, and create an environment of trust and growth. The course bridges the gap between management and leadership, enabling you to shift from telling to empowering. Through interactive sessions, you'll gain practical insights to transform everyday interactions into opportunities for performance improvement.
What you'll learn
- Learn to apply proven coaching techniques to maximize employee performance
- Differentiate between directive management and empowering coaching
- Develop the ability to ask insightful questions that inspire growth
- Foster trust, engagement, and accountability within your team
- Confidently handle difficult coaching conversations with clarity and empathy
- Build a workplace culture that values learning and continuous improvement
Course Contents
Module 1: Understanding the Role of a Coaching Manager
- Define the difference between managing and coaching
- Explore the mindset and skills of effective coaching leaders
- Recognize the value of coaching in team success
- Activity
Module 2: Building a Coaching Foundation
- Establish trust and psychological safety with employees
- Identify coaching opportunities in daily work
- Set clear goals and expectations
- Activity
Module 3: Powerful Questioning Techniques
- Learn how to use open-ended and reflective questions
- Apply questioning to uncover motivation and barriers
- Avoid leading or judgmental communication
- Activity
Module 4: Active Listening for Managers
- Understand the power of silence and empathy
- Recognize verbal and non-verbal cues
- Strengthen rapport through responsive listening
- Activity
Module 5: Coaching Models in Practice
- Apply the GROW model effectively in real situations
- Use structured frameworks for performance conversations
- Encourage accountability through goal setting
- Activity
Module 6: Handling Difficult Coaching Situations
- Manage emotional reactions and resistance
- Adapt coaching techniques for diverse personalities
- Maintain professionalism in sensitive discussions
- Activity
Module 7: Developing Coaching Questions and Tools
- Create customized coaching prompts and resources
- Utilize coaching cards and visual aids
- Align tools with individual and team needs
- Activity
Module 8: Practical Coaching Application
- Conduct live or simulated coaching sessions
- Reflect on strengths and improvement areas
- Link learning to workplace implementation
- Activity
Module 9: Sustaining a Coaching Culture
- Reinforce ongoing coaching behaviors
- Integrate coaching into leadership systems
- Encourage peer and upward coaching
- Activity
Who Should Attend
- Managers, Supervisors, and Team Leaders
- HR and Learning & Development Professionals
- Project Managers and Department Heads
- Emerging Leaders and Aspiring Coaches
- Anyone responsible for developing others at work
Prerequisites
None
Course Materials
Course manual with presentation slides and reference materials.
Strategic Growth Leader & Social Entrepreneur
Folisade Garden
Emotional Intelligence • Leadership Coaching • Professional Trainer
Folisade Garden is a seasoned social entrepreneur and CEO with a passion for building thriving ventures and developing exceptional leaders. As a strategic growth expert, she brings 10+ years of go-to-market strategy, business management, and operational excellence to her work.
Her success spans multiple industries, including e-commerce and CPG, where she successfully brought 3,000+ premium products to national and global markets. With deep expertise in recruiting, talent sourcing, and people management, Folisade has established herself as a trusted leadership coach specializing in transforming teams and individuals.
Beyond corporate training, Folisade is a prolific content creator, hosting a popular YouTube channel dedicated to wellness and neuroscience topics, and maintains a WordPress blog sharing insights on leadership and personal development.
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