Coaching for Business

Being able to coach yourself and others is essential to being an effective employee and manager and is even more relevant due to the pandemic.

Coaching is a way of communicating that unlocks potential. It creates equitable relationships where individuals are empowered to learn, connect and succeed with each other. The most effective managers and employees actively employ coaching skills.

Those who choose to attend this course recognise that knowing how to coach is critical for their career advancement. They see coaching as a critical skillset in working with and managing others. Some have gone on to become professional coaches and most have implemented coaching into their everyday.

This highly interactive course covers the foundations for becoming an effective coach including building relationships, structuring a coaching session and the key skills. Participants will engage in group discussions, activities and coaching pairs and trios. Each session will be delivered by one of two highly skilled coaches to provide diversity for participants’ learning.

Who is it for?

The Coaching for Business short course offers the ideal foundation for anyone looking to add to their toolkit one of the most valuable skill sets they could ever have – the coaching skill set. It is aimed at anyone in business, whether you are managing a team or simply wishing to learn the skills to become more coach-like in your job.

Timetable

This course takes place once a week, for 8 weeks.

Please note, the classes will be divided between the two facilitators. This is a rare opportunity for participants to learn from two expert coaches during the course

City Short Courses follow the academic year, delivering courses over three terms. These include:

• Autumn - October
• Spring - January
• Summer - April

Benefits

• Develop key skills to become an effective coach
• Experience two business coaches with more than 30 years in the profession
• Learn practical skills that can be applied to real-world settings
• Study part-time across 8-weekly online evening classes

The Coaching for Business short course will cover topics including:

• The foundations for becoming an effective coach
• Coaching roles, benefits, models and applications
• Communication skills, including listening, questioning and self-management
• Relationship building, such as creating rapport and the Connection Hierarchy
• Effective working relationships and coaching partnerships
• Professional coaching tools to improve self-management, enhance communication and change-limiting beliefs
• How to incorporate professional coaching tools at work, at home and in a one-to-one coaching setting.

Informal assessment will take place through group discussion, experiential activities, and questions and answers sessions as guided by your tutors.

There is no formal assessment, and you are not given any formal qualifications on completion of the course.

There is no formal assessment and you are not given any formal qualifications on completion of the course. However, if you attend 70 percent of the classes you will be awarded an official City, University of London certificate.

We do not ask for any qualifications to enrol in this course, only an enthusiasm for learning and a genuine interest in the subject area.

English requirements

You will need a good level of spoken and written English to enrol on this course.