"In general, coaching is the process of helping individuals and teams to perform at the peak of their abilities."  - From Coach to Awakener by Robert Dilts

On Coaching and Leading:

Identifying and achieving key results while building staff commitment and capacity is the mark of effective leadership. Because coaching offers one-to-one methods to do this, it has become a key leadership strategy.

Traditional coaching helps individuals improve performance related to current job responsibilities. In organizations that confront rapid change, coaching can also assist individuals to recognize and plan for new priorities. Supervisors who coach strategically become front-line leaders for the organization and mentors for their staff.

High Performance Supervision, SMART Job Objectives, and Leader Lab develop the ability to define work targets, coach individuals to reach their targets, and develop cultures that support high performance.

Workshop for Building Skill as a Coach

High Performance Supervison: Coaching Tools and Skills for Supervisors:

Whether you supervise one person, a project team, or an entire office, motivating people to produce the results you want can be a challenge. Learning how to coach on-the-job can help you gain trust, build commitment to your organization’s mission, clarify desired results, promote accountability, and partner with staff to measure and improve performance.

This 2-day workshop uses your organization’s performance management system as the framework for coaching practice. Learn to: Align job responsibilities with unit mission & goals; Define SMART objectives; Coach planning and conduct work reviews to foster accountability and results.

Workshop for Learning to Identify and Write SMART Job Objective Statements to Focus Individual or Team Effort

Writing SMART Job Objectives:

Constructing SMART results and objectives statements requires clear definition of work targets, and practice with identifying measures that make sense. Using SMART objectives well requires familiarity with the performance management cycle, how to plan work based on desired results, and how to systematically collect and share feedback on progress. This workshop provides strategies, practice, and coaching to build the skills for writing SMART Job Objectives.

 

Leader Lab:

This 3-part action learning workshop offers opportunities to explore and develop your leadership abilities as you recognize and respond to organizational challenges.

  • The first part systematically covers the following leadership areas and tools and practices for each: (1) Understanding and managing self - being an example, (2) Understanding the organization and its environment, (3) strategic thinking - vision, path, results, and (4) Influencing others - the power of positive relationships.
  • These tools and skills are then applied by participants to guide individuals and teams to high performance and satisfaction.
  • The third part consists of a follow-up session to review progress on the leadership development plan which each participant developed initially. Individual and group coaching is provided, and additional discussion and depth in leadership, coaching, mentoring, and collaboration tools and practices is provided as needed.
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