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Coach Development

Supporting and mentoring coaches in and out of the workplace to develop their skills along the coaching journey.

Introduction to Coach Development

Historically, we have focused on supporting leaders, managers, and employees in the workplace, giving them space and time to think. Over recent years, however, as the demand for coaches has increased and organisations see the value in their work, it has also been a pleasure to support more coaches who are either full time coaches or have coaching as part of their leadership remit. Coaches undertake such valuable work, that putting in place various programmes to support them has been rewarding.

How we work

We work with coaches from a broad range of cultures, backgrounds, and experience levels, from those just starting out to those wishing to reach the next level in their careers. We work with freelance coaches, coaches in organisations and leaders who are coaches as part of their role.

If you are interested in finding out more about how coaching supervision or mentoring might support your career, please get in touch.

What is coach development?

We offer three kinds of coaching development programmes: mentor coaching, coaching supervision and coaching. We run both individual and group coaching programmes, often over a six-month time frame, and group coaching can accommodate up to six delegates.

Mentor Coaching

We work alongside a coach to help them understand their strengths and put in place goals to encourage them to grow as a coach. We use the ICF core competencies framework to guide our thinking on this. Our Lead Coach, Jackie, also offers and works on several group mentoring programmes. 

Coaching Supervision

Providing a space for coaches to consider how they show up in their coaching sessions. It provides a safe space to review the challenges and reflect on their approach. 

Coaching for Coaches

Providing a safe space for coaches to work on themselves and increase their awareness. 

Benefits of coach development

Whilst some of the ICF/ ACC and PCC certifications require mentoring to be part of the learning process, our Head Coach Jackie also offers this in an ongoing capacity. We do often find, however, that there is a natural curiosity with coaches to continue to build on the knowledge to be able to better support the individuals they work with. Typically the benefits of focusing on your development as a coach are:

  • To gain new tools and techniques that will help you to support the individuals you work with.
  • To gain a fresh perspective on a particular topic.
  • To be better equipped to help those you work with.
  • To be an ongoing development programme to continue to grow and develop.
  • To inspire you.

ICF Group

We run an ICF coaching group meeting most months. These meetings are for accredited coaches or those on their way to being accredited. They are a perfect way to connect with like-minded coaches and build on your coaching skills in a safe space. Get in touch to see how this could work for you.

Get in touch

 Lets see how we can help your organisation to build high-performing teams.

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