In today's competitive business environment of do more with less and self reliance, time is of the essence in maximizing our efforts to build effective teams and motivate our staff. Coaching skills have become more essential for managers to quickly get to the root of an issue to improve job performance, increase productivity, and build stronger teams. The art of asking powerful questions creates thought provoking, open dialogue for employees to explore what motivates and inspires them to succeed. The use of effective coaching skills has proven to motivate individuals and teams in driving their own success in reaching a higher potential to produce outstanding results in working toward a company vision.

In this workshop, participants will observe a coaching demonstration from a trained coach, learn the model of a coaching conversation and practice new coaching skills in a safe and friendly environment. Managers will gain an understanding of the importance of applying coaching techniques and when and how to shift from manager to a coaching role.

Workshop Objectives
This one-day foundational workshop can stand alone and is also the first of a five-part series of workshops that build upon the top skills of an effective coach. Through experiential and interactive learning, role play and video observations, workshop participants will learn and be able to immediately start applying the skills and techniques of effective coaching.

The workshop, facilitated by an experienced coach, includes:

• Learning the distinction between coaching and managing and when its appropriate
  to step into a coach role
• Identifying five key areas of coaching
• Observing demonstrations of coaching
• Practicing the model for asking powerful questions
• Developing individual coaching skills through role plays

Addressing an existing challenge in managing others and uncovering solutions that can be applied immediately.