Coaching Skills for Effective Leadership

This intensive leadership development programme is designed to equip managers and team  leaders with practical coaching skills and behaviours. Aligned with EMCC Global* quality  standards, it focuses on enhancing people development, performance, and creating a culture of  effective leadership.

• Foundational coaching theory with hands-on practice
• Tools and models to apply in the workplace
• Peer coaching sessions, group exercises, role-plays 
• Resources and materials are provided including guides, templates, and reference 
• Tools to support development after the programme
• Follow-up sessions after the training to support application

• Duration: 24 hours of training, delivered over 4 to 6 weeks
• Format: a blend of in-person (Cyprus) and live online sessions
• Post-training support (optional): individual or group coaching/mentoring over 4 months
• Group Size: minimum 6, maximum 18 participants
• Language: Available in Greek or English
• Eligible for HRDA subsidy (ΑνΑΔ) 

Introduction to Coaching

• Differentiate coaching from other leadership approaches
• Understand the role of a leader as a coach
• Identify opportunities to integrate coaching into daily routines

Essential Coaching Skills & Behaviours

• Enhance self-awareness and emotional intelligence
• Manage challenging conversations with confidence
• Foster a psychologically safe environment for open communication

Quality Conversations

• Master the art of active listening and powerful questioning
• Build trust and rapport with team members
• Facilitate meaningful and solution-focused dialogues

Coaching as a Leadership Habit

• Embed coaching behaviours into your leadership style
• Recognize and utilize informal coaching moments
• Encourage continuous learning and development within your team

Solution-Focused Conversations

• Guide teams towards actionable outcomes
• Utilise scaling techniques to measure progress
• Maintain focus on goals and solutions during discussions

Insight & Learning

• Promote reflective practices for continuous improvement
• Leverage feedback as a tool for growth
• Support team members in developing their own learning paths

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Explain the purpose and benefits of using coaching as a leadership approach
• Distinguish coaching from mentoring, managing, and training
• Identify appropriate situations for coaching within the workplace
• Understand the impact of values, beliefs, and assumptions on coaching behaviour
• Recognise common barriers to effective communication and how to manage them
• Identify potential biases and understand their effect on leadership decisions
• Demonstrate active listening and the ability to stay present in conversations
• Ask purposeful, open, and reflective questions to encourage thinking
• Facilitate structured coaching conversations with clarity and confidence
• Support goal-setting and action planning with employees
• Give constructive feedback that encourages growth
• Adapt their leadership communication style 
• Practise coaching in realistic scenarios and reflect on areas of improvement
• Show curiosity and openness during conversations with team members
• Adopt a non-judgemental, empathetic approach as a leader-coach
• Commit to creating a psychologically safe space for employees
• See coaching as a continuous leadership habit, not a one-off activity

Designed and facilitated by Kypros Ioannou

EMCC Global Accredited Coach (ΕΙΑ) at Practitioner Level

500+ hours of coaching experience, with focus on Leadership Coaching