Professional Development Institute
Coaching - Developing Skills for Powerful Conversations
Coaching can help you create positive change and achieve extraordinary results. This course will help leaders learn and practice coaching skills that foster engagement and support their employees so that they perform optimally.
During online in-person video learning, participants will also engage in offline learning in the form of readings and questions for reflection that will be discussed during the in-person video sessions. These readings and assignments will be given between the virtual sessions to be completed for the following day.
Some of the benefits of coaching include improved productivity, enhanced decision-making skills, increased interpersonal effectiveness, and the ability to set and achieve objectives.
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Introduction: Learn about a model of coaching
Distinguish between the role of coach and that of mentor
Powerful conversations: Learn how to ask questions that bring about change
Identify your coaching strengths and areas for improvement
Understand the connection between emotional intelligence and coaching
Practice your coaching skills
- Directors, supervisors and managers who wish to become more effective leaders by coaching their employees
Nikki Clarke, M.A., ACC, is a professional coach and has a wide range of experience working in both the public and private sector. She has worked in human resource management in the high tech sector and as a coach with federal public sector employees and students at the University of Ottawa. She is certified as a coach through the International Coaching Federation and coaches professionals and executives in the areas of leadership development, effective communication, emotional and social intelligence, optimal performance, leading teams, transitions and career development. She has delivered numerous courses to various government departments and agencies, private sector employers and presented at both provincial and national conferences.
Online Distance Learning
Certain sessions of this course are now offered online via live video conferencing. Online session are indicated in parenthesis in the box below.
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Group Training
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