Business Coaching: Building the Coaching Relationship

Overview/Description
Establishing a positive and respectful coaching relationship is integral to the success of your coaching efforts. It lays the groundwork for accomplishing the goals you and your coachee set. This course highlights the importance of a strong coaching relationship. It describes how to establish rapport with your coachee by showing interest, finding common ground, and matching your coachee's demeanor and language. In addition, the course covers ways to develop a positive coaching relationship, including letting coachees act autonomously and take responsibility, and helping them to learn and develop. Materials designed to support blended learning activities aligned with this course are available from the Resources Page.

Target Audience
Managers who need and want to develop their business coaching skills

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Business Coaching: Building the Coaching Relationship

recognize how to build rapport with a coachee

build rapport with a coachee in a given situation

recognize how to develop a positive coaching relationship with a coachee