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Leader as a Coach

Our Leader as a Coach skills programme helps leaders unlock the confidence, mindset, and practical tools to lead with a powerful coaching style.

Overview

The Leader as Coach Programme equips leaders with the skills, mindset, and confidence to integrate coaching into their leadership style. Through interactive learning and real-world application, participants discover how to lead through empowerment — building trust, ownership, and resilience across their teams.

This immersive experience helps leaders shift from directing to developing, enabling them to spark growth and elevate performance through meaningful conversations that drive results.

Who It’s For

This programme is designed for leaders, managers, and people influencers who want to enhance their impact through a coaching-led approach. Whether you’re leading a team, driving change, or shaping culture, this experience will help you lead with greater empathy, curiosity, and clarity.

What You’ll Gain

Participants will:

  • Adopt a coaching mindset that encourages ownership and accountability
  • Master practical coaching tools for everyday leadership conversations
  • Develop active listening and questioning techniques that unlock insight
  • Strengthen relationships built on trust and psychological safety
  • Create a culture of continuous growth within their teams and organisations

Programme Highlights

  • 3 days or 9 x 2-hour modules over 4–6 weeks
  • Interactive workshops with expert facilitators
  • Digital workbook filled with tips, tools, and reflection prompts
  • Practical coaching models to apply immediately
  • Online resource hub for ongoing learning and support

The Outcome

By the end of the programme, participants will have the tools and confidence to lead through coaching, enabling them to inspire performance, boost engagement, and nurture self-sufficient teams. They’ll walk away ready to create lasting impact — not by telling, but by empowering.

Flexible Options

Join as part of an in-house programme tailored to your organisation, or enrol in a public programme if you’re attending solo or with a small group. Either way, you’ll gain the same transformative experience, designed to fit your schedule and needs.

Take the Next Step

Ready to reimagine how you lead?

Join the Leader as Coach Programme and discover how a coaching approach can transform conversations, empower teams, and elevate performance — one leader at a time.

Leader as a Coach: Module Overview

Our Leader as Coach Programme is designed to ignite your confidence, deepen your understanding, and strengthen your ability to coach effectively within the workplace.

Across nine immersive modules, you’ll explore core principles, practical tools, and reflective practice to help you master the art of coaching.

Module 1: Understanding Coaching in the Workplace

Gain clarity on what coaching truly means and how it fits within your organisation. This module sets the foundation for your learning journey, helping you define expectations and explore where coaching sits alongside managing, leading, and mentoring.

Module 2: Coaching Mindset and the LEAP Model

Dive into the different approaches a coach can take. You’ll discover how mindset shapes impact and explore our proven LEAP model to bring coaching conversations to life.

Module 3: Structuring Powerful Conversations

Learn how to give your coaching conversations shape and flow. You’ll see a live demonstration from one of our tutors, then practise in pairs to build your confidence.

Module 4: Deep Listening and Empathy

Develop one of the most vital coaching skills – listening. You’ll uncover the four levels of listening, strengthen empathy using the GIVE model, and explore how to listen inclusively.

Module 5: Mastering Communication and Questioning

This module helps you take control of the coaching dialogue. You’ll refine your questioning skills, manage pace, and learn how to follow a coachee’s focus with precision.

Module 6: Coaching in Practice

It’s time to put theory into action. You’ll coach in threes, supported and observed by our tutors, receiving constructive feedback to accelerate your development.

Module 7: Feedback and Self-Awareness

Discover how and when to share your own knowledge in coaching. This session also explores effective feedback techniques, self-awareness tools, and the concept of feedforward.

Module 8: Challenge and Accountability

Explore the balance between support and challenge in coaching. You’ll learn how to foster accountability and use constructive tension to spark meaningful growth.

Module 9: Demonstration and Practice in Trios

Bring everything together in a final practical session. You’ll observe, coach, and reflect in trios, showcasing your learning and sharpening your real-world coaching skills.

Coaching Learning Resources

Every learner on our Coaching Skills Programmes receives access to a full suite of resources designed to reinforce and accelerate their growth.

They will receive a digital e-workbook packed with all the models, tools, and frameworks introduced throughout the programme.

This provides a personal guide to reference during and after the sessions — helping learners to put learning into action straight away.

Alongside this, individuals will gain access to our online Resource Hub, an extensive library created to deepen the learners understanding and embed skills further.

Inside, learners will find:

  • Video recordings of each lesson to revisit at your own pace
  • Step-by-step coaching guides to support real-world application
  • Book reviews to inspire further exploration
  • Articles and insights from experienced coaches
  • Additional tools and templates to enhance additional practice

And because every learner’s journey is different, the resources provided can be tailored to your individual goals and learning needs - ensuring you get exactly what your learners need to thrive and grow.

Pricing Information

Our pricing is designed to be flexible, supportive and refreshingly transparent because that is exactly how we like to work with you.

Our modular approach lets you assemble the perfect blend of services that align with your goals, learning pathways and budget.

  • You choose.
  • You shape.
  • You control.
  • We deliver.

Pick a single module or build a full development journey that elevates your leaders.

Each module slots neatly into your existing people strategy so you only invest in what truly matters.

You decide what you want to achieve, and we guide you to craft a package that empowers your organisation to thrive.

And because we believe positive change should be accessible, we offer meaningful reductions for Charities and the Public Sector.

Fees

In Person

  • Day Rate - £2,500
  • Half Day - £1,500
  • 2 Hour Module - £800

Virtual

  • Day Rate - £2,250
  • Half Day - £1,250
  • 2 Hour Module - £750

Costs

All Fees exclude VAT and any reasonable costs as incurred.

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Our programmes are modulised, so it makes it easy to bespoke and build the perfect programme for you.

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Delivery Options

Course Options

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Open Programme
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Related information

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Dates for our 2024/2025 Open Programmes

Kindly note that the duration of training varies depending on your chosen ILM level:

ILM Level 3: First 4 workshop days
ILM Level 5: First 5 workshop days
ILM Level 7: All 7 workshop days

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ILM Open Programme - ILM Level 3,5,7
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ILM March 2024 Cohort - Virtual
ILM June 2024 Cohort - Face to Face - London
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Our Leader as a Coach skills programme helps leaders unlock the confidence, mindset, and practical tools to lead with a powerful coaching style.

Price (£995 + VAT) Per Person

October Dates

Workshops Only Option - £xxx per person
Workshop 1 - Thursday 16th October
Workshop 2 - Tuesday 22nd October
Workshop 3 - Tuesday 4th November

November Dates

Workshops Only Option - £xxx per person
Workshop 1 - Thursday 13th November
Workshop 2 - Tuesday 18th November
Workshop 3 - Tuesday 3rd December

February Dates

Workshops Only Option - £xxx per person
Workshop 1 – Tuesday 10th February
Workshop 2 – Tuesday 17th February
Workshop 3 – Tuesday 3rd March

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Are you curious but not ready to commit?

Well, we have some free taster sessions just for you.
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Unlock the power of coaching in leadership.

Our Leader as a Coach Taster Session isn’t your typical training. It’s a hands-on experience that shows you how a coaching approach builds trust, boosts ownership, and sparks real growth.

In just 2 hours, you’ll explore how to lead with impact – not by telling, but by empowering. You’ll leave with practical tools, fresh perspective, and the confidence to shift how you lead.

This is your first step towards creating a culture of resilience, accountability, and inspired performance. Ready to feel the difference?

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