The Coaching Leader: Develop Your People Through Better Questions

About This Course

The most effective leaders do not just manage performance; they develop it. Coaching is one of the most powerful tools available to leaders, yet it remains one of the most underused. Unlike directing or advising, coaching works through inquiry: the art of asking questions that help people think differently, discover their own solutions, and develop genuine buy-in to the path forward.

This session introduces managers and leaders to a practical, accessible approach to coaching in the workplace. Participants learn how to assess whether an employee is in a coachable mindset, how to use coaching tools that unlock self-awareness and new thinking, and how to guide development differently for those who are less receptive to a coaching approach. Through practice and real-world scenarios, participants leave with tools they can apply in their very next one-on-one conversation.

Coaching not only produces better outcomes for team members; it also frees leaders from the exhausting cycle of solving everyone's problems. When leaders coach well, their teams become more capable, more confident, and more accountable over time.

What Participants Will Learn

After completing this course, participants will be able to: 

• Understand how coaching contributes to employee development, engagement, and performance
• Assess whether an employee is in a coachable mindset before investing in a coaching approach
• Apply at least three practical coaching tools in one-on-one leadership conversations
• Use inquiry and questioning techniques that open thinking rather than directing behavior
• Guide development differently for employees who are less coachable
• Build a coaching habit that increases team capability and reduces leader dependency over time

Delivery & Format

FORMAT

Half-day or full-day workshop

DELIVERY

In-person or virtual

GROUP SIZE

Up to 24 participants per session