Introduction

In the current turbulent economic times & uncertain business conditions, coaching has emerged as one of the most critical leadership competencies for any executive. More than ever, leaders need to know how to maximize the potential in their employees, while motivating them to improve business results. Coaching is the art of developing & enabling others to succeed & helping them adapt to changing organiztional needs. This action-oriented program provides a foundation to further your effectiveness in setting a direction, instilling hope, & re-establishing or developing trust. Importantly, you will have an opportunity to apply these principles toward your current day-to-day leadership challenges.


Objectives

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Develop your skills as an effective coach & learn how to apply these in everyday leadership roles.
2. Learn a practical process for conducting solution-focused coaching conversation.
3. Know how apply solution-focused coaching techniques to various audiences, including direct reports, peers, bosses, & virtual teams.
4. Discover how to inspire employees to believe in their own success.


Outline

1. Leadership in a high performance environment
2. How to Coach? The Coaching Process
3. Model for impactful coaching conversation
4. Coach Manager Competencies
5. Personal Paradigm Shift Exercise
6. Coaching of Performance
7. Feedback Model
8. Coaching Video
9. Coaching Theatre & Practices

Program Methodology

This comprehensive & dynamic workshop will be conducted with good blend of presentation, discussion, demos & practices.

Who should attend

This is intended for HR practitioners, excutives & leaders in organizations who have significant accountablilities & need to maximize their results through their employees.



Trainer

Simon Lee is a leader in the cutting-edge field of corporate coaching. He draws on his 25 years of corporate experience to help senior leaders, executives, business owners and teams increase their effectiveness by using solution-focused coaching as a development tool to drive business results.

Simon's extensive and broad-based corporate experience spreads across the Information Technology, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Storage and Services Industries. Some of his senior level leadership roles included being Asia Pacific Director of Engineering at Quantum Corporation, Head of Customer Services for Knight Ridder Financials and Lucent Technologies in Asia and Country Services Manager at NCR Singapore and Digital Equipment Singapore.

He has proven experience in customizing coaching programs with his usual trade-mark approach of combining experiential and action learning approaches when delivering programs in solutions-focused seminars, team coaching, and one-on-one executive coaching, utilizing the latest in coaching technologies.

His recent and current clients include sectors such as Airlines, Banking, Chemical, Construction, Education, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Government, IT & Computer Services, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Power, Telecommunication, TV Media and Expatriate Career Transition Services.

Simon earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business (International Marketing) from Curtin University of Technology, Australia. He is the 1st Vice President of the International Coach Federation, Singapore Chapter and a founding member of the International Association of Coaches.

He has represented Singapore's coaching community at international coaching conferences in Australia, Canada, Europe and USA. He graduated from Coach University, Corporate Coach University, Coachville and the Academy of Solution Focused Training. He is accredited by the International Coach Federation as an Associate Certified Coach and is a Certified Solution Focused Practitioner (Canadian Council of Professional Certification).

He is also a Certified Behavioral Consultant and is qualified to administer the SHL-OPQ32, DISC, TEAM, Stress Profiles, Extended- DISC instruments and the PREPARE / ENRICH Inventory.

Date: Thursday, 15 June 2006
Time: 9am-5pm
Location: Hotel Phoenix, Singapore
Refreshment: Buffet lunch, tea, coffee and snacks will be served
Closing Date: 11 June 2006


Cost

S$350 for HRSINGAPORE Premium subscribers.

S$380 for HRSINGAPORE Community subscribers.

S$415 for SMEs who register via SDF EasyNet.

S$450 for non-subscribers.



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