To remain competitive in today’s marketplace, employers must make talent management a priority. This means that managers will need to relate to their direct reports in different ways, and they must be prepared to coach. Some managers are natural coaches; many are not. However, managers can develop effective coaching skills with assistance.

This workshop is designed to introduce managers to the rationale for becoming coaches and provide them with basic skills and knowledge that they can take back into their workplace. Through small group discussions and role-plays, managers will experience the coaching process in a way that enables them to duplicate it with their own employees.

The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) can be introduced into the workshop. Through feedback and evaluation using the MBTI®, managers will gain a thorough understanding of their style, its impact on their interaction with others, and strategies for improving their overall management and coaching capability.

The training can be offered as a full-day or half-day workshop. If MBTI® assessment and evaluation has not been completed prior to the workshop, the full-day format must be offered in order to incorporate this component.

Workshop Highlights

The workshop will introduce managers to various aspects of managing and coaching. Because managers are often asked to help employees create and implement development and performance plans, career coaching skills are required. Understanding both the various roles they are required to play as well as the skills needed for each will be covered:

• The multiple roles of managers today;
• The manager as coach;
• Performance goals vs. career development goals;
• Establishing performance goals;
• Giving feedback;
• Career development goals;
• Strategies to enhance performance as a manager and coach.