Advanced Coaching for Leaders: Empower Growth and Performance
Course Overview
Advanced Coaching Skills for Leaders equips leaders to effectively coach, counsel, and guide employees toward improved performance and development. Participants will learn advanced questioning and listening techniques, how to address performance and behavioral challenges, and how to navigate difficult conversations with confidence and clarity. The course also covers setting expectations, documenting interactions, and following up to ensure accountability and progress. By the end, leaders will be able to apply coaching and counseling techniques to support employee growth and drive better team outcomes.
Learning Objectives
- Apply advanced coaching and questioning techniques.
- Differentiate between coaching and counseling approaches.
- Deliver clear, actionable feedback.
- Manage difficult conversations effectively.
- Create a psychologically safe environment.
- Set expectations to support accountability and development.
- Document and follow-up on coaching conversations.
Who It's For
- Managers seeking to strengthen coaching skills and improve employee performance.
- Team leaders responsible for providing constructive feedback and supporting professional development.
- Supervisors who need to address performance issues and behavioral challenges effectively.
- HR professionals involved in employee development, performance management, and workplace counseling.
- Experienced leaders aiming to improve difficult conversations, accountability, and team development.
Course Agenda
Four modules · 13 topics1Foundations of Advanced CoachingTopics 1–3
2Effective Counseling TechniquesTopics 4–6
3Managing Difficult ConversationsTopics 7–9
4Documentation And Follow-UpTopics 10–13
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Our Mission
Our facilitators are committed to delivering the latest industry trends, job-specific best practices, and the essential soft and hard skills needed in today’s workforce. PTR offers small and large organizations the choice between onsite and virtual training. Collaborate with our specialists to address challenges, bridge skill gaps, and tailor the learning experience to meet your company’s goals.
This course helps leaders develop advanced coaching and counseling skills to guide employees, address performance challenges, deliver constructive feedback, and support professional growth through effective conversations. The course is suitable for managers, supervisors, team leaders, HR professionals, and experienced leaders who want to improve their ability to coach employees, manage performance, and encourage development. Coaching generally focuses on developing skills, improving performance, and helping employees find solutions. Counseling is often more directive and may be appropriate when addressing specific performance or behavioral concerns. This course explores when and how to use each approach. Yes. The course covers emotional intelligence, actionable feedback, resistance, and defensiveness to help leaders address sensitive issues professionally and guide conversations toward constructive outcomes. Advanced coaching helps leaders identify development needs, clarify expect-ations, encourage problem-solving, provide meaningful feedback, and establish practical improvement plans that support accountability and progress.Frequently Asked Questions
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