Coaching in Leadership

Applying and Reflecting in Context

Flexible independent learning phase:

• Approximately 3 months between Phase 1 and Phase 3
• Guided reflection and further resources on course Learning Management System (LMS)
• Scaffolded paired participant practice and reflection
• Logged workplace application of coaching and coaching approaches
• Reflective Journal – insights from practice activities and workplace application
• Interaction and reflection with other participants via course LMS
• Additional theoretical perspectives plus forum discussion and/or reflective entries via course LMS
• Course text readings
• Optional check-in webinar

Embedding Coaching in Leadership

Phase 3 focuses on applying coaching skills and a coaching way of being across a broader range of conversational contexts and discerning the appropriate stance to take in these contexts. Specifically, we will address the following topics:

• Less formal conversation contexts such as:
• In the moment ‘have you got a minute’ conversations (corridor conversations)
• Leader-initiated feedback conversations (affirming, learning and concern-based)
• More formal conversation contexts such as:
• Performance and Development Conversations
• Working with Teams and Groups
• Ethical boundaries, contracting and leader power and status
• Leading a Coaching Culture
• Planning for implementation
• Coaching for implementation

When we are engaged in praxis we are reflecting in action – taking what we are learning and applying it in real-life situations. Our in-person courses enable praxis through a ‘coaching approach’ to facilitation combined with a range of thoughtfully designed adult learning experiences including:

• individual and group reflection activities
• co-operative learning tasks
• practise opportunities using real workplace scenarios
• modelling
• observation and feedback
• debrief sessions

The spaced learning design of the Coaching in Leadership course consisting of live interactive workshops complemented by self-paced modules (Phase 2) on our Learning Management System (LMS) provides the opportunity for participants to apply skills and techniques in their workplace.

This course is designed as an extended cohort experience over 3-4 months. 

Phase 1 and Phase 3 each consist of two in-person workshop days. These can be successfully delivered remotely via Zoom if required. 

Phase 2 is an independent learning phase requiring you to undertake some learning activities remotely with assigned partners from the cohort, engage in further reading and online viewing via our LMS, and log and reflect on a prescribed number of hours of coaching in your workplace. 

All Phase 2 activities must be undertaken before attending Phase 3.