1 DAY · IN-PERSON OR LIVE ONLINE · AC ACCREDITED
Leader as a Coach Foundation
A one-day, practical workshop that teaches your managers the core coaching skills — questioning, listening, feedback — they can use in their very next 1:1.
Think of it as the minimum effective dose of coaching-led leadership. Everyone leaves with tools they can pick up immediately, not theory they'll forget by Friday.
Who it's for
The right place to start if your managers have never been formally trained in coaching skills.
Typical cohorts:
- Newly-promoted line managers finding their feet
- Experienced managers whose people development has plateaued
- Whole leadership populations, as a first rollout before wider programmes
- Teams wanting to introduce a consistent leadership language
- Organisations scoping whether coaching-led leadership is right for them
Not sure if it's the right fit? Book a 15-minute call and we'll tell you honestly.
What they'll learn
Concrete skills. Practised in the room. Usable on Monday morning.
This isn't a lecture. It's a practical, interactive day built around real workplace scenarios.
- How to recognise when to coach and when to direct — and why it matters
- The foundational principles of coaching in the workplace
- How to adapt your leadership style to include a coaching approach
- Structured coaching conversations using proven coaching models
- Questioning techniques that actually make people think
- Listening at a deeper level than you currently do
- Giving feedback that develops rather than defends
What they'll leave with
Outcomes for delegates.
People who attend this training will leave with:
- A foundational understanding of coaching-led leadership and how to apply it
- Powerful skills and tools they can implement immediately
- Experience of coaching and being coached in a safe environment
- Peer connections from other organisations — often the most valuable outcome
- Association for Coaching CPD recognition and a digital certificate
What to expect
How the day runs.
Format
One full day (approx 9am–5pm). In-person at your site, live online, or blended.
Group size
Typically 8–16 managers per cohort. Larger groups can be run across multiple sessions.
Tailoring
We pre-brief with your L&D team to align examples, language and case work to your sector and culture.
Investment
From £[METRIC] per cohort of 12 delegates. Priced per engagement because every version is tailored.
AC-recognised. 25 years of coaching pedigree behind every session.
This programme is granted recognition from the Association for Coaching through their CPD hours scheme. Every trainer who delivers it is a working coach with a live 1:1 practice — not a consultant who read a book.
Every delegate receives Association for Coaching CPD recognition and a digital certificate to evidence their training completion.
Proof it works
You're in good company.
The organisations below trusted us to develop their leaders. Each case study walks through the challenge, what we did, and the outcome.
LUXURY RETAIL
Equipping newly promoted store managers with coaching skills — boosting confidence, team impact and strategic thinking across Chanel's UK boutiques.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
DISC-based training for Visa's internal trainers — improving interpersonal effectiveness and learning outcomes across the University programme.
SMALL BUSINESS
Tailored DISC coaching for Holly Tucker's creative team — strengthening team dynamics and building the culture of a fast-growing small business.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Embedding coaching into LCCC's graduate programme — building internal coaching capability alongside leadership development.
HIGHER EDUCATION
A consistent coaching culture at Harper & Keele Vet School — unifying leadership across a new joint institution and supporting student development.
Let's talk
Book a 15-minute discovery call.
Tell us the challenge you're trying to solve and we'll tell you honestly whether coaching-led leadership is the right answer — and if so, which programme fits. No pitch deck, no pressure.
What happens next: We respond within one working day. The first call is 15 minutes. If it's a fit we'll scope and price a programme together over 2–3 further conversations.
