Effective Coaching Skills for Leaders (Live Online) Reviews

It was very refreshing to be part of such an interactive training session. This was particularly important since the course was online. So many training courses are just being 'talked at' and endless slides. The variety of interactive methods used kept the whole group engaged throughout which is a difficult task.

Very well structured and informative course. A lot of role playing to practice coaching skills, I felt it was really helpful.

Nicky was an excellent facilitator. I know how hard it is to deliver sessions on zoom but it was the right balance of learning materials and breaking out to practice live examples. The two hour self-study section in the middle worked well to combat zoom fatigue. My only comment was some of the content in the second half the course felt a bit repetitive but that could be more to do with the nature of the topic and the fact its much more about self-exploration.

I think the course was well paced, plenty of breaks and really like that we had two hours away from Zoom for self study. I like variation of break outs, group discussion, writing in the chat/jamboard to keep things engaging and I felt all the instructions were clear throughout. Nikki was also an engaging and friendly facilitator. I felt like the training could have been an hour shorter or instead with more personal stories and facilitators sharing of 'best practice' as it started to feel a bit repetitive during the end and some of the questions like the 'what else' could have been explained that it might not fit with every scenario/some guidance on the types of scenarios work best with those questions as I felt people struggled with that exercise.

It was a valuable experience, led in a very energetic and empathetic way, which calmed any fears I may have had about the course being 'right for me'. The coaching skills echoed with much of the Listening training I have done in the past, and it was brilliant to take this further in the coaching style, both for helping others in managing life-balance, and setting some goals, and feeling in control over their lives. The experience 0f actually having the safe space to reflect and speak out your inner thoughts, with the right questions 'and what else' approach is very empowering! Makes change possible!

Well pitched, good humoured, accessible, fun.