Objectives: This hands-on seminar will allow professionals to gain skills in management and professional work related topics. The skills will primarily be gained through participation in Group Coaching sets:
“Group Coaching is a process in which 4-6 participants address current real-work challenges in a simple structured format, problem-solve through guided questioning, and commit to action based on new insights” Group Coaching; Seeing things differently, pg. 11 Bader & Russo
The following broad topics will be explored:
- Communication
- Leading Self using Your Strengths
- Your Network
- Working with & Managing others
- Managing & Capitalizing on Conflict
- Influence & Persuasion
The objective is to build insight, confidence and skills in how to more effectively manage work related topics. Each session builds in complexity and requires professional/ personal goal setting.
Through the group coaching experience, readings, goal setting, discussions and a self-assessment this course offers a safe workshop environment for students to:
- Increase professional skills through the practice of facilitation, inquiry, listening, goal setting, taking action and evaluation
- Understand ones’ strengths
- Better understand how to work with and manage others
- Better understand conflict
- Understand and build influence skills
- Provide and receive useful and constructive feedback
- Improve meetings and teams through application of key communication tools
- Resolve workplace related challenges