Core Skills in Coaching & Mentoring

Be empowered to ask powerful questions, create new thinking and give feedback that is heard and acted upon.

Leading is a tough job.  You must manage performance, engage your team and take people with you. You must set and maintain high standards and deliver to objectives while encouraging and developing your staff.

This programme is developed for leaders including managers, advisors, mentors and teachers. It is grounded in our belief and passion that coaching is a key behaviour in aligning people with the needs of a professional role and organisation. Inspired by our experience from working as leaders and coaches across many thousands of managers in both the public and private sector, this is a programme that enables you to develop colleagues and create a culture of positive engagement in your teams and across your organisation.

In programme:

  • The case for coaching as a leader and manager
  • Noticing, summarising, reflecting back
  • Developing the key skills of listening and questioning
  • Giving information coaching style
  • Inclusion
  • Working with Strengths
  • How to give and receive feedback
  • Building psychological safety
  • Delegation
  • Understanding change

Course delivery

1 x full day seminar and 4 x half-day seminars which will cover:

  • Introduction to core skills
  • Reflections on coaching practice

1 x one-to-one coaching session with one of our Associates

Please note – This course can also be for those without direct line management responsibilities but who might lead/educate on a specific area in their organisation.

Accreditation

Participants have the options to

  • Attend and receive a Certificate of Attendance from Guildhall Ignite and gain 22 Continuing Professional Development Hours

or​

  • Submit a learning log to receive a Foundation Qualification in Executive Coaching and Mentoring, accredited by the EMCC (European Mentoring and Coaching Council) 

 

Course dates 2026

Session 1 & 2: 5 June, 9.30 – 17.30 In Person

Session 3: 18 June, 9.30 – 13.00  Zoom

Session 4: 19 June, 9.30 – 13.00 Zoom

Session 5: 25 June, 9.30 – 13.00 Zoom

Session 6: 26 June, 9.30 – 13.00 Zoom

 

Course costs

Standard course cost is £1550 per participant.

Arts, charity and education sector – enquire about our reduced rates (not offered in conjunction with other discounts).

 

What recent participants say

The course was a powerful experience, taking me from agnostic to committed believer. I have come away with new skills and tools for tackling the challenges of work and leading staff.

Excellent and potentially life-changing, I will be taking the learning from the classroom into daily life with dramatic and positive effect. Thank you so much.

The most directly practical management and leadership training that I have had.

The course was well-paced, with highly skilled tutors who ensued that the whole group participated equally and a ratio of tutors to students that facilitated learning for each individual.

 

Get in touch

Connect with us to schedule your free 30min discovery call with our experienced Associates.

Email us at [email protected] to ignite your performance – what will you spark?

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