Leadership coaching is a thought-provoking, creative process that helps you maximize your personal and professional potential. It's less about being told what to do and more about being asked the right questions so you can lead yourself and others better, the leadership capability at the center of a strong people and HR strategy.
This curriculum introduces how coaching works. Watch the videos in order and do the readings.
The Videos
Video 1 of 5: Introduction to Leadership Coaching
Video 2 of 5: The Leadership Coaching Thinking Path
Video 3 of 5: Locating Yourself, a Key to Conscious Leadership (based on the Conscious Leadership Group's work)
Video 4 of 5: Leadership Coaching and Your Emotional State
Video 5 of 5: Derek Sivers' TED Talk, How to Start a Movement
Required Readings
- Let's Start the Conversation: What to Expect During a Coaching Session.
- Delighting in the Possible (McKinsey).
- Not a People Leader? Here Are 4 Other Types of Leaders (Forbes).
- Taking Action as Impulse.
- The Leadership Style That Companies Often Overlook (Gallup).
Resources
- Discover the 7 Core Leadership Styles: take Atlassian's quiz to find yours.
- For the questions a great coach actually asks, see The Coaching Habit's 7 Questions.
Where to Go Next
If you'd like a coach in your corner, learn about our executive coaching. Coaching is one piece of the broader fractional-leadership support model. If you want help putting the right leadership support in place, Talk to our Team.