UpThink Coaching/Essential Coaching Skills for New Leaders

Essential Coaching Skills for New People Leaders

  • Course
  • 13 Lessons

Stepping into a leadership role means more than just managing tasks. It is about growing people. This bite-sized course is designed to teach you the essentials of professional coaching for leaders. In just a few minuites per lesson you'll gain practical tools to listen deeply, ask better questions and see how a coaching mindset and skill set will help you lead with impact, one conversation at a time.

This Course is For:

People leaders who want to learn how to delegate with confidence, develop their team's potential and create a culture of ownership and growth.


Your Results:

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

- Understand common challenges for new people leaders

- See the difference between coaching, mentoring and consulting.

- Understand key elements of a coaching mindset

- Enhance active listening skills

- Structure effective questions to encourage reflection and growth.

- Spot everyday opportunities to coach others in various workplace situations.

Course Contents

Lesson 1: Most Typical Challenges New Leaders Face and How to Approach Them

Discover the most common hurdles new people leaders face and how to handle them with confidence.

After watching the video, you’ll recognize your own challenges as a people leader and feel more confident approaching coaching as a learnable skill.

Short Course Lesson 1.mp4

Lesson 2: Coach, Mentor, Manager. What’s the Difference?

Clear up the confusion between coaching, mentoring, and managing, so you can choose the right tool at the right time.

After watching this lesson you’ll know when to coach versus when to direct or advise, which will lead to more effective and intentional conversations.

Remember to check out the handout for this lesson

Short Course Lesson 2.mp4
"Coaching vs Mentoring vs managing by Telling" Handout

Lesson 3: The Coaching Mindset. From Fixing to Empowering

Coaching starts with mindset. Learn what it means to be present, curious, and non-judgmental, especially under pressure.

After watching the lesson, you will begin to shift your perspective from solving problems (self-focused) to empowering growth in others (people-focused).

Remember to check the handout for this lesson.

Short Course Lesson 3.mp4
"Pause. Breathe. Ask" Handout

Lesson 4: Listen Like a Coach. Beyond Just Hearing

Listening is your superpower. Learn how to move from surface-level listening to active, deep listening that builds trust.

After watching the lesson, you will know better how to hold space, make others feel heard, and pick up on what’s not being said.

Remember to check the handout for the lesson. “5 Levels of Listening" Cheat sheet.

Short Course Lesson 4.mp4
"5 Levels of Listening" Handout
"Test Your Level of Listening" Handout

Lesson 5: Powerful Questions that Inspire Action

Effective questions invite reflection. Learn how to ask open, forward-focused questions that lead to growth.

After watching the lesson, you will be able to craft coaching questions that promote action, reflection and accountability.

Do you want to see how that works in real life?

Make sure to watch the bonus lesson - an actual coaching session demonstration.

Short Course Lesson 5.mp4

Lesson 6: Coaching in the Flow of Work

Congratulations! This is the last lesson!

Coaching by leaders doesn’t need to be formal or scheduled. Learn how to turn everyday interactions into growth opportunities.

After watching this lesson, you will start to recognize natural coaching moments during one-to-ones, check-ins, and team meetings.

After finishing the whole course, remember to check out the Bonus Resources

A SPECIAL GIFT FROM UPTHINK COACHING:

A 15% discount on our one-day ICF-accredited coaching workshop "Leading with a Coaching Mindset". Practice all the skills, deliver a full coaching session and get feedback on your coaching!

Reach out to us and send us your online course completion certificate to claim the discount.

NEXT STEPS

  • Are you a leader interested in one-on-one coaching?

    OR

  • Are you interested in becoming a certified coach?
    OR

  • Would you like people in your organization to get trained in professional coaching skills?

Feel free to reach out to us! We provide ICF-accredited coach training programs in China as well as online.

Email us at info@upthinkcoaching.com


Schedule a discovery call at https://calendly.com/upthinkcoaching/30min

Short Course Lesson 6.mp4

Bonus Lesson: A Coaching Session Demonstration

Watch a coaching session demonstration with Luba Diasamidze PhD, PCC, UpThink Coaching founder.

Coaching Demo 2025 Free Course.mp4

Bonus Resources

Explore next steps in your leadership & coaching journey. Get your free resources to continue learning about coaching.

What You Will Find Here:

  • Discover Coaching: Your Ultimate Guide to the Profession

  • Leadership Roadblocks Workbook

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