Coaching Conversations for Leaders

Develop the coaching skills to lead with trust and impact. This CPD-accredited course helps managers and HR professionals use conversation to drive performance, motivation and growth.

CPD-accredited course

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Lead through conversation, not control. CPD-accredited coaching skills that build trust, accountability and performance.

Modern leadership isn’t about telling people what to do, it’s about helping them think for themselves.

This course gives managers and leaders the practical tools to turn everyday conversations into opportunities for growth. You’ll learn how to ask powerful questions, listen with intent, and guide people to take ownership of their goals. 

Through real-world practice, feedback and reflection, you’ll build the confidence to coach effectively and create teams that are motivated, capable and ready to perform. 


Who it’s for

For organisations that want leaders who grow people as well as performance. 

Ideal for: 

  • Managers and team leaders moving from directing to developing 
  • HR and L&D teams building a coaching culture 
  • Senior leaders improving communication, trust and accountability 
  • Individuals who want to help others think for themselves and take ownership

Courses can be booked for individual leaders or whole teams. 

What you’ll learn:

By the end, participants will be able to:

Define coaching conversations and explain how they differ from management and mentoring

Describe the benefits for performance, engagement and retention

Demonstrate active listening, powerful questions and trust building

Structure conversations with the GROW model

Hold supportive yet accountable discussions that lead to action

Practise coaching with real scenarios and use feedback to improve

Create a personal action plan to embed coaching in daily leadership

Course modules

Understand what coaching conversations are and how they differ from managing or mentoring. Explore why this approach builds stronger, more motivated and accountable teams. 

Learn the three essentials every leader needs: active listening, powerful questioning and trust. Practise how to create safe, focused and productive dialogue. 

Discover a simple, proven framework for structuring conversations. Use Goal, Reality, Options and Will to turn ideas into action and build ownership. 

Balance empathy with clarity. Learn how to address challenges and performance issues while maintaining trust and motivation. 

Move from theory to practice. Apply what you’ve learned through peer coaching exercises, feedback and reflection to build confidence and fluency. 

Turn coaching into an everyday habit. Explore how to build a coaching culture, measure impact and keep the momentum going across your team or organisation.

Format & Duration

FormatIn-person, interactive learning
Duration1 day
AccreditationCPD-accredited certificate on completion
Resources Workbook, assessment, interactive tools and reflection prompts 
Cost £2,000 + VAT (up to 12 participants)

Bundle offer:

PsychoSeries Bundle – 5 Courses 
5 days | £8,000 + VAT (save £2,000) 
Book 5, Pay for 4

Bring the LeadersSeries to your organisation

When people understand themselves and each other, communication improves, resilience grows, and trust follows. Teams work better. Leaders lead better. And the entire organisation benefits.

The PsychoSeries transforms awareness into action – blending wellbeing, leadership and behavioural science into powerful learning that sticks.

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Bring the LeadersSeries to your organisation.

Whether you’re enhancing leadership, improving wellbeing or working towards B Corp certification, the LeadersSeries gives you a structured path to a more human, thriving culture.

Start with one course or deliver the full series across your organisation – we’ll help you design a programme that fits your people, your pace, and your goals.