From Harvard Division for Continuing Education:

With business moving at breakneck speed, frequent job shifts, and limited in-house training, professionals of all levels are often grappling with changes. As a result, organizations are in dire need of leaders who can guide their colleagues through workplace challenges, help them improve performance, and lead them through career decisions.

This two-day program is tailored to leaders and managers with an internal team of direct reports. It provides insight into the latest techniques and fundamentals of coaching to help you become a mentor who can drive your team and colleagues to succeed.

You’ll develop a strategy for coaching based on your unique strengths and experiences. Through case studies and experiential exercises—including ones that place you in the shoes of someone receiving coaching—you’ll develop and fine-tune essential coaching skills. By moving beyond typical mentoring and day-to-day managing, you’ll find new ways to strengthen your team and add value to your organization.

PROGRAM BENEFITS

• Become a better leader by developing your coaching toolkit

• Help your employees reach their potential, while supporting the goals of the company

• Promote a company culture that supports professional growth and retains talented team members

• Prepare for expanded management responsibilities

• Practice key elements of the coaching process, from contracting to initial meeting to completion

• Earn a Certificate of Participation from the Harvard University Division of Continuing Education

TOPICS COVERED

• Developing a coaching mindset by examining the latest coaching principles and best practices

• Discovering essential competencies for effective coaching: thinking, being, and doing

• Using personal assessment tools to help people understand how others perceive them

• Adapting your coaching style to the needs of different individuals by practicing mirroring, directive, guiding, and facilitating conversations

• Overcoming common coaching challenges, such as delivering difficult feedback in a way that promotes constructive outcomes

• Gaining greater self-awareness through coaching and furthering your own professional development

WHO SHOULD ENROLL

This program is designed for managers who want to develop a coaching approach to leadership, as well as HR professionals who want to coach leaders within their organization or who are responsible for hiring external coaches.