Coaching Practices
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Coaching Practices
This course is part of Coaching Skills for Managers Specialization
Instructor: Kris Plachy
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Skills you'll gain
- Performance Analysis
- Organizational Change
- People Management
- Performance Improvement
- Management Training And Development
- Coaching
- Professional Development
- Culture Transformation
- Constructive Feedback
- Team Performance Management
- Accountability
- Meeting Facilitation
- Performance Management
- Accountability Frameworks
- Gap Analysis
- Employee Coaching
- People Development
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There are 4 modules in this course
In order for coaching to be most effective, it’s important that there is strong culture of coaching and accountability which you will learn how to incorporate into your one-on-one meetings in this course.
We’ll discuss strategies in coaching great employees who are highly motivated, consistent performers, and poor performers. We’ll explore specific tools, such as a coaching agenda, you can employ immediately in your coaching conversations. You will learn how to use the "Coaching Algebra" technique in typical performance scenarios managers encounter. Finally, you’ll walk away from this course with some concrete strategies on how to coach other coach-managers. If you are ready to begin creating a coaching practice within your own organization, please join us in this course!
In this first module, you will reflect on all of the key elements of the coaching process we've talked about thus far in the specialization - mission, purpose, vision, accountability, key performance indicators, and expectations. After completing this module, you should be able to describe techniques for coaching different types of employees, and be able to start establishing an effective coaching practice that will work for you and all the employees that make up your team.
What's included
8 videos3 readings2 assignments
8 videos•Total 41 minutes
- Course Overview•2 minutes
- Introduction to Creating a Culture of Coaching and Accountability•2 minutes
- Employee Performance Continuum•6 minutes
- Coaching Ascending Employees - Part 1•5 minutes
- Coaching Ascending Employees - Part 2•4 minutes
- Coaching Consistent Performers•7 minutes
- Coaching Poor Performers•7 minutes
- Establishing a Coaching Culture•7 minutes
3 readings•Total 31 minutes
- Course Navigation and Safety Statement•1 minute
- Reading: Know When to Manage and When to Coach•15 minutes
- Reading: How to Coach an Underperforming Employee•15 minutes
2 assignments•Total 45 minutes
- Analyzing a Coaching Practice•30 minutes
- Module 1 Knowledge Checks•15 minutes
This module is an invitation to think about how you manage your face-to-face or one-on-one time with the employees you manage. We'll discuss the importance of having 1:1 meetings as well as ensuring consistency in your coaching with all of the employees you supervise by creating a coaching agenda. By the end of this module, you should be able to explain the importance of KPIs and goals in coaching practices, create a coaching agenda, and use common and effective coaching tools when having conversations with those you supervise.
What's included
12 videos3 readings2 assignments
12 videos•Total 67 minutes
- Module 2 Overview•2 minutes
- Using KPIs to Diagnose Performance•6 minutes
- Goals and Performance•7 minutes
- Ensuring Consistency in Coaching Practice•8 minutes
- Key Elements of a Coaching Agenda•7 minutes
- Owning the Coaching Process•8 minutes
- Coaching Tools - Part 1•5 minutes
- Coaching Tools - Part 2•6 minutes
- Coaching Tools - Part 3•5 minutes
- Leadership Boundaries - Part 1•4 minutes
- Leadership Boundaries - Part 2•6 minutes
- Leadership Boundaries - Part 3•5 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
- (Podcast) Why One-On-Ones with Employees Are a Manager Must•15 minutes
- How to Make Your 1:1s with Employees More Productive•10 minutes
- Handout: 1:1 Worksheet•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 45 minutes
- Designing Your 1:1 Coaching Agenda•30 minutes
- Module 2 Knowledge Checks•15 minutes
This module will discuss how to handle performance scenarios that all managers will likely deal with when coaching employees. After completing this module, you will be able to apply Coaching Algebra to diagnose the performance gap, describe some basic techniques when having the conversations, and apply either tactical or developmental accountability coaching for each of the common situations listed below.
What's included
7 videos1 reading2 assignments
7 videos•Total 40 minutes
- Introduction to Applying the Coaching Algebra•1 minute
- Coaching Someone Who is Consistently Late•6 minutes
- Coaching Someone Who is Easily Distracted•6 minutes
- Coaching Someone Who Misses Deadlines•5 minutes
- Coaching Someone Who is No Longer Successful•7 minutes
- Coaching Someone Who is Frustrated with a Co-Worker•6 minutes
- Coaching Difficult Employees•8 minutes
1 reading•Total 15 minutes
- These 4 Questions Will Drastically Improve the Way You Lead•15 minutes
2 assignments•Total 45 minutes
- Diagnosing a Performance Gap Using Coaching Algebra•30 minutes
- Module 3 Knowledge Checks•15 minutes
In this final module, you will bring together everything you’ve learned across the specialization to elevate your coaching impact at the organizational level. You’ll explore how to coach managers who are responsible for leading and developing others, and learn strategies for building a culture of coaching and accountability across your team or department. You’ll then apply these insights to design your own coaching practice and agenda—an essential foundation for consistent, effective coaching conversations. By the end of this module, you will be able to coach managers more confidently, support them in strengthening the performance of their teams, and establish a coaching system that reinforces growth, clarity, and accountability at all levels of your organization.
What's included
8 videos1 reading2 assignments
8 videos•Total 37 minutes
- Introduction to Coaching Managers & Building a Coaching Culture•1 minute
- Coaching Strategies for Managers•7 minutes
- Improving Manager Coaching Performance•7 minutes
- Common Issues when Coaching Managers•7 minutes
- Coaching Through Organizational Change - Part 1•5 minutes
- Coaching Through Organizational Change - Part 2•4 minutes
- Tips for Giving Feedback•5 minutes
- Course Summary•1 minute
1 reading•Total 15 minutes
- Tips for How to Coach Managers•15 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Your Coaching Practice and Agenda•45 minutes
- Module 4 Knowledge Check•15 minutes
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Reviewed on Dec 6, 2017
Helped me to understand better how to build the coaching agenda, and, step by step, how to make me confident I will be able to coach my team, and, who knows, myself
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The course is quite intensity, individual skills are simply, while strategically combine them together is an art! I learnt lot!
Reviewed on Sep 14, 2020
Fantastic! this online course subject is very beneficial for me. I believe that our organization will also benefit if we can apply this course into practice or new habit in our organization.
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