About the Course

Coaching and mentoring are essential leadership practices for developing talent, improving performance, strengthening employee engagement, and supporting career growth. Today’s leaders are expected not only to supervise employees but also to guide, empower, and develop individuals and teams. Effective coaching and mentoring help organizations build leadership capacity, improve knowledge transfer, strengthen succession planning, and foster a culture of continuous learning and high performance.

The Training on Leadership Coaching and Mentoring Skills equips managers, supervisors, team leaders, HR professionals, and organizational leaders with practical coaching and mentoring skills to develop people effectively. The programme covers coaching principles, mentoring approaches, active listening, powerful questioning, performance coaching, developmental feedback, goal setting, career development, coaching models, mentoring relationships, and strategies for building a coaching culture. Through coaching demonstrations, role plays, peer coaching practice, reflective exercises, and practical case studies, participants will strengthen their ability to unlock employee potential and lead with a coaching mindset.

Target Participants

This programme is designed for managers, supervisors, team leaders, HR professionals, project managers, department heads, executives, and organizational leaders who want to strengthen employee development, improve performance, build leadership capability, and establish a coaching culture within their organizations.

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course the participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles, benefits, and applications of coaching and mentoring in leadership
• Apply effective coaching techniques including active listening, powerful questioning, and structured coaching conversations
• Use the GROW Coaching Model to improve employee performance and professional development
• Differentiate coaching, mentoring, training, and supervision, and apply each appropriately
• Provide constructive feedback and support career development through effective mentoring relationships
• Integrate coaching and mentoring into everyday leadership and people management practices
• Develop practical strategies for building a coaching and mentoring culture within their teams and organizations

Course Duration

• Classroom – 5 Days
• Online – Available

Course Outline

The Coaching Mindset and Leadership Development

• Understanding coaching and mentoring principles
• Developing a coaching mindset
• Coaching versus mentoring, managing, and training
• The value of coaching in leadership
• Neuroscience of coaching and learning

Core Coaching Skills: Listening and Powerful Questioning

• Active listening techniques
• Levels of listening and understanding
• Powerful questioning skills
• Building trust through communication
• Coaching conversation practice

The GROW Coaching Model

• Goal setting in coaching
• Exploring current reality
• Generating options and solutions
• Developing commitment and action plans
• Applying the GROW model through coaching practice

Coaching for Performance and Employee Development

• Coaching for improved workplace performance
• Supporting employee learning and development
• Coaching high-potential employees
• Performance improvement coaching
• Practical coaching simulations

Advanced Coaching Skills

• Providing developmental feedback
• Managing difficult coaching conversations
• Encouraging reflection and self-discovery
• Managing resistance during coaching
• Advanced coaching role plays

Mentoring as a Leadership Practice

• Understanding mentoring relationships
• Building trust and credibility as a mentor
• Supporting career development through mentoring
• Maintaining professional mentoring boundaries
• Mentoring practice exercises

Integrating Coaching into Daily Leadership

• Creating everyday coaching opportunities
• Coaching during one-on-one meetings
• Coaching through informal workplace interactions
• Balancing coaching and decision-making responsibilities
• Developing regular coaching habits

Building a Coaching and Mentoring Culture

• Creating a coaching culture within teams
• Encouraging peer coaching and knowledge sharing
• Group coaching techniques
• Assessing coaching culture maturity
• Developing organizational coaching action plans

Training Approach

This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have extensive experience in leadership development, executive coaching, mentoring, organizational development, and human resource management. The programme combines expert presentations, coaching demonstrations, mentoring role plays, peer coaching practice, reflective exercises, case studies, group discussions, and practical workplace simulations to strengthen participants’ coaching and mentoring capabilities.

Training notes, coaching frameworks, mentoring guides, practical templates, coaching tools, case studies, and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

Certification

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued a certificate.

Tailor-Made Course

We can also do this as a tailor-made course to meet organization-wide needs.