Build 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.
Personal Development Archives
The Power of Good Questions — in coaching, at work and in life
Good 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’.
Core coaching skills can change you as a Manager
Being 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.
The Evolution of ‘Personnel Management’ to the ‘People and Culture’ Team
The transition of the ‘people function’ title to ‘People and Culture’ represents a fundamental shift in how organisations view their workforce. Linda Grant explores the evolution of this function, now seen as being a strategic partner in achieving organisational goals.
EMCC EQA Foundation Level Accreditation in Coaching and Mentoring
Across nine live, virtual webinars in autumn 2025, this foundation level course will give you the fundamental knowledge and skills to be an effective coach and mentor. Plus, fast-track access to the European Mentoring and Coaching Council’s Global Individual Accreditation (EMCC EIA) will recognise your successful ongoing application of competence.
The problem with fixating on the problem — So, what’s the solution?
Drawing attention to issues and hoping that they will be fixed or solved is normal. It’s what we do every day: There’s a problem, like a dripping tap or a flat tyre or the mobile phone has no power, and we ‘analyse the problem’ and fix it easily. But when it comes to people, like interpersonal and social problems, things get complicated. That’s why I think we need to change our approach and focus on finding solutions. And that starts with the being.
EMCC Senior Practitioner via Level 7 PGC in Coaching and Mentoring
Fast-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.
Accredited Level 7 PGC in Coaching and Mentoring for Leadership 2024
A 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.
Training evaluation to measure learning success and knowledge transfer
Transfer of learning is the extent to which learners can apply their newly learnt skills, tools or techniques in everyday professional life. But how do you measure learning success and impacts? Organisations struggle to evaluate these effects, as unlike a weight or a temperature, they are expressed in changes in behaviour that cannot be directly measured.
PGCert for coaches & mentors — masters level, accredited learning
Join the next postgraduate certificate (PGCert) accredited programme to develop your skills to be a more effective coach or mentor. Starting April 2023, this Level 7 accredited course in coaching and mentoring for leadership in organisations offers a path, via a postgraduate diploma (PGDip), to a full masters qualification.