Course Details
Effective leadership in today’s workplaces depends on the ability to guide, support, and develop people. Coaching for Performance is built to help leaders strengthen this skill through clear frameworks, practical exercises, and real interactions that reflect workplace realities.
This program focuses on applying coaching as a daily leadership practice—improving clarity, performance, and collaboration within teams. Leaders gain the ability to observe challenges, ask meaningful questions, and guide employees toward better outcomes.
Introduction to the GROW Coaching Model
- The program is structured around the GROW model, a widely used coaching approach developed by John Whitmore.
- Goal: Setting clear outcomes for improvement.
- Reality: Understanding the current situation without assumptions.
- Options: Exploring practical ways forward.
- Way Forward: Concluding with actions that support progress.
- The focus is practical application, not theoretical memorization. Leaders practice coaching scenarios that reflect their own workplace needs to help transfer learning into everyday use.
Program Highlights
1. Core Coaching Principles
Participants learn how to structure short coaching conversations, guide employees toward clarity, and create conditions that support improvement. The emphasis is on building a consistent coaching habit rather than relying on one-time feedback moments.
2. Practical, Hands-On Learning
The training includes exercises, pair activities, and real case discussions. Leaders practice how to ask questions, explore challenges with employees, and guide them toward decisions they can own. This supports the smooth adoption of coaching at work.
3. Understanding Employee Needs
A key part of coaching is understanding people.
The program covers practical listening skills, communication patterns, and ways to better observe workplace behavior. Leaders learn how to identify what employees need to improve performance and how to support them without micromanaging.
Benefits of Effective Workplace Coaching
- Improved individual performance
- Higher clarity and engagement
- Stronger trust between leaders and teams
- More consistent employee development
- Increased likelihood of long-term retention
- These outcomes support a healthier work environment and a more aligned workforce.
Why Choose This Course
- This program is designed for leaders who want to:
- Strengthen everyday coaching conversations
- Improve team performance through structured guidance
- Build trust-based relationships with employees
- Support continuous development rather than one-time feedback
- Create a more stable and collaborative work environment
- The approach is practical, clear, and suitable for leaders at different experience levels.
Prerequisites
- This course is suitable for professionals who:
- Are responsible for managing or guiding team members
- Seek clearer methods for supporting performance improvement
- Want to build consistency in communication and coaching
- Prefer structured, practical frameworks over theoretical content
- Are open to practicing real scenarios and applying feedback
- No prior coaching background is required.
Practical Application
Participants leave with a set of simple and repeatable tools.
The techniques can be used immediately in team meetings, one-to-one discussions, project reviews, onboarding, and performance check-ins. The goal is to support leaders in using coaching naturally in daily work.
Methodology
The program uses a blended approach that combines guided instruction, workplace-based scenarios, reflective questioning, and practice sessions. Each concept is introduced through short explanations, followed by demonstrations and real practice. Participants receive feedback in a supportive environment to help refine their coaching style. The intention is to create learning that is relevant, actionable, and aligned with the day-to-day responsibilities of leaders in Abu Dhabi’s evolving work landscape.