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Develop coaching skills

Build fundamental coaching skills for developing team members

Develop core coaching competencies to help team members grow. This activity builds skills in asking powerful questions and facilitating development.

45 minutes
practice

Overview

Develop core coaching competencies to help team members grow. This activity builds skills in asking powerful questions and facilitating development.

Learning objectives

  • Learn coaching fundamentals
  • Practice powerful questions
  • Build coaching presence

Instructions

Build coaching skills:

1. Learn GROW model 2. Practice powerful questions 3. Develop active listening 4. Create coaching structure 5. Build feedback skills

Steps

1

Model learning

15 minutes

Study coaching frameworks

2

Skill practice

20 minutes

Practice coaching techniques

3

Structure creation

10 minutes

Build coaching approach

Pro tips

  • Ask open-ended questions
  • Resist giving solutions
  • Focus on development

Example outcome

Personal coaching toolkit with questions, structures, and techniques

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