Accredited & certified coaching and mentoring postgraduate course

Cutting edge coachBuild your coaching skills on top of your existing specialisms, to develop your own coaching identity. This Level 7 PGCert, accredited by Leeds Beckett University, also provides fast-track award of EMCC Senior Practitioner from one of the leading coaching and mentoring bodies. You will find the interactive live webinars grounded in your life and leadership experiences. Through your study, you will create your own individual coaching and mentoring approach, rather than slavishly following taught models.

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The Power of Good Questions — in coaching, at work and in life

Good QuestionGood questions lead to good listening (and vice versa: good listening leads to good questions)! They build interpersonal bridges and create connections. Questions such as: ‘What moves you?’, ‘How does that make you feel?’ or ‘Would you like to tell me more?’ are usually sufficient. Yet it is more helpful to ask a disbeliever ‘What makes you doubt?’ than to give them advice, nag them or try to reassure them with ‘It’s not that bad’.

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Core coaching skills can change you as a Manager

Managers need core skills to deliverBeing a manager is tough, I’d argue it to be the toughest job in any organisation. You’re expected to deliver the strategy from above while also supporting, motivating, and developing the people in your team. In today’s working world, without core coaching skills, that squeeze can feel relentless.

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Listening. Better performance for the talker, the listener and organisation!

Listening for performance‘Listening leads to better performance — in the person who listens, in the person who is listened to and, as a consequence, in the whole organisation’, concludes listening researcher Guy Itzchakov [1]. Plus I would add: it also leads to better change processes and campaigns. So, why has listening training not long since become part of every organisational development project and campaign? Probably because people don’t think they have time for it.

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EMCC Senior Practitioner via Level 7 PGC in Coaching and Mentoring

EMCC Senior Practitioner via Level 7 PGCFast-track access to EMCC Senior Practitioner accreditation via a Level 7 Postgraduate Certificate (PGC) in Coaching and Mentoring for Leadership in Organisations. This course, accredited by Leeds Beckett University, provides convenient virtual learning across three modules starting in April 2025. It is suitable for internal and external coaches and mentors, or those looking to develop their leadership skills.

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What coaching could look like supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence CoachCoaching, like many parts of our lives are being changed by rapid advancements in technology. I believe that it’s not a case of whether or not artificial intelligence will influence coaching. It’s more about understanding what and how AI can support coaching. That way we can be ready to make the most of it! Looking to the future is always a creative endeavour of what could be and might be…

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Accredited Level 7 PGC in Coaching and Mentoring for Leadership 2024

Mentoring - What are you thinkingA Postgraduate Certificate (PGC) in Coaching and Mentoring for Leadership in Organisations accredited at Level 7 by Leeds Beckett University. This blended course includes in-person learning across three modules starting in May 2024. Delivered by experts in the practical application of academic rigour, it’s suitable for internal and external coaches and mentors, or those looking to develop their leadership skills.

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