How senior managers use coaching to create high-performing teams

As a leader, you are the driving force behind your team. You are the one who stretches them to reach their full potential as a group whilst working hard to bring out the best in each individual.

Never has it been more important than now to step up and be the leader you know you can be, shepherding your organisation through today’s uncertain climate and emerging strong whilst achieving your personal, business and career goals.

One of the key areas you can do this is through coaching, something outstanding managers are well aware of. The benefits of coaching for high performance for your team member include:

• Improving an individual's productivity by stretching them towards targets and goals.
• Increasing openness to personal and professional development.
• Helping to identify solutions to specific work-related issues.
• Taking greater ownership and responsibility.
• Developing self-awareness.
• Higher levels of motivation and engagement.

Coaching, as opposed to mentoring, has a clear goal, and set time frame. Some of the key skills required of a good coach are:

1. Asking relevant, targeted, and considered questions and high-level listening skills.
2. The ability to hold the big picture as well as the detail in mind, to guide the conversation in the right direction.
3. Adopting a positive approach: helping both parties respond and react in a way that fosters positive change.
4. Generating personal responsibility and ownership: avoiding giving direct advice or offering your own solution. Instead, supporting the coachee to find and take action on their own insights and responses.

Using the GROW model with your coachee provides a proven and structured framework which builds accountability, confidence and promotes personalised development whilst reducing overwhelm.

Leadership training for engineers

To support you in honing your skills as both a Coach and Senior Manager, we have launched a new in-depth, Senior Management Skills Masterclass which will guide you through some of the core leadership practices to help both you and your team succeed.

Develop your leadership style and competencies in a highly focused setting, whilst navigating and resolving issues in a peer-supported environment.

Meet the trainer

Alison Roberts

Alison has over 30 years’ experience in training, coaching and mentoring, having won three awards working with individuals and global organisations to improve their people and business performance.

Find out more

To find out more visit imeche.org/seniormanagement or contract our training team on +44 (0)20 7304 6907 or training@imeche.org.