Leadership Masters
It has long been accepted that to be the best, sports men and women need the very best sports coaches. More recently the business community has embraced coaching as a means of improving performance. Now the best organisational leaders are employing the skills of the best executive coaches. Organisations which embrace a coaching philosophy throughout are constantly appearing on the annual lists of top performers and best companies to work for.
Research suggests that through the implementation of high impact coaching techniques organisational leaders will maximise individual, team and organisational performance. By enhancing employee motivation, productivity, and reducing the number of mistakes made at every level of organisations there is a direct impact on the bottom line. Ninety two percent of respondents in a CIPD (2004) survey said that coaching can increase profits.
The Leadership Masters is a unique suite of programmes which, not only use the skills of truly effective coaches in sport and in business, but are also designed and delivered by experienced sports and business coaches. Anita Morris is highly qualified and experienced in business and executive coaching. David Williams is a highly qualified and experienced PGA professional golf coach. Both Anita and David continue to coach individuals and teams, but now through The Leadership Masters share their skills and experience with others.
Some of the benefits of coaching in organisations:
- Quicker, clearer decisions
- Fewer mistakes
- Better delegation
- Positive changes to organisational culture
- Improved sales performance
- Improved organisational performance
- Dealing more effectively with change
- Improved strategic thinking
- Better working relationships
- Improved talent management.
Programme Objectives
The programme aims to provide delegates with the ability to:
- Appreciate the benefits of coaching.
- Develop coaching skills
- Utilise coaching skills to improve individual, team and organisational performance.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course delegates will:
1) Have an understanding of theoretical models and an insight into the importance of leadership and coaching.
2) Have an understanding of the conceptual issues and practical skills of sports coaching.
3) Have an understanding of the conceptual issues and practical skills of the leader/coach.
4) Understand the need for reflection for the purposes of personal development.
5) Be able to identify key issues relating to the development needs of direct reports and teams. Then to devise, organise and plan coaching activities which empowers individuals to enhance their learning performance and motivation.
6) Have the ability to improve the performance of self and others.
In addition delegates will also have improved their golf, whether they join the programme as a golfer or with no experience of golf at all!
Topics to be covered:
- The ground rules for coaching – ethics, respect for diversity, when coaching is appropriate and when it is not, issues of confidentiality).
- Sports coaching – focussing on golf.
- Coaching, mentoring and counselling
- Leadership –transactional/transformational leadership, authentic leadership and servant leadership.
- Models of coaching.
- Cross cultural coaching.
- The mindset needed for effective coaching.
- The stages of coaching
- Active listening.
- Barriers to coaching
- Questioning skills
- Goal setting
- Reflection
- Emotional Intelligence – the need for positive regard and self awareness.
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