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Coaching Skills for Managers SpecializationUniversity of California, Davis

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Do you (or do you want to) manage employees? Have you ever wondered how to get better performance out of those you manage? Are you unsure if you are communicating effectively with your employees? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then this course – and its associated specialization – is for you!
Leadership and management responsibilities have changed dramatically, particularly in the last decade. In order to be an effective manager in increasingly fast-paced and complex organizational environments, coaching has become essential. 

In this course, you will learn what coaching is and learn how to differentiate between it and all of the other myriad roles managers are expected to perform – managing, mentoring, leading, and training. You’ll learn about the importance of strong leadership and learn to describe your current point of view as a leader, and evaluate when to adjust your thinking in order to be more effective in managing and leading in a rapidly evolving workplace.

And finally, you’ll be introduced to the Thought Model, a coaching technique you can use to develop better thinkers and better performers. So if you’re ready to learn all about how to be a more effective and valued manager using coaching techniques, join us as we explore more successful managing through coaching!

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Approx. 12 hours to complete

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Skills you will gain

Active Listening
Communication
Management
Coaching

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Course 1 of 4 in the

Coaching Skills for Managers Specialization

Approx. 12 hours to complete

English

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Kris Plachy

CEO and Founder & Instructor, Leadership Coach, LLC &

UC Davis Division of Continuing and Professional Education

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6 Courses

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University of California, Davis

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Course Introduction & What is Coaching?

This module defines coaching as well as the 4 other roles modern managers are expected to play in their organizations: leader, manager, mentor, and trainer. Many examples are provided to help illustrate each role and common pitfalls associated with the overuse of each role will be covered. The module wraps up with a comparison of all the roles managers have and then asks you to identify and explain why you would go to one role over another in particular situations.

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 48 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Why Managers Must Develop Basic Coaching Skills

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 39 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Points of View of Leadership

This module is all about exploring how your life experiences influence your management approach. In lesson 3, you'll learn how to differentiate between facts about experiences in your life and the stories you tell yourself about those facts, identify your own point of view in a situation, and analyze how that may influence decisions you make. And in lesson 4, we'll discuss the interrelationship between point of view and belief systems and introduce you to the Thought Model.

4 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 63 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

9 videos

Module 3 Overview2mFacts vs. Stories6mValues Influencing You8mManager's Point of View10mManaging and Your Point of View6mPoint of View and Belief Systems6mThought Model Part 1: Circumstances, Thoughts, and Feelings7mThought Model Part 2: Actions and Results9mDifferences Between Your Thoughts and the Facts5m

3 readings

Leadership Coaching35mLadder of Inference10mVideo: Coaching Frame of Mind10m

3 practice exercises

Points of View15mThought Model (Practice)30mThought Model (Required)30m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Course Peer Review Assignment

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 11 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

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TOP REVIEWS FROM MANAGING AS A COACH

by JJJan 31, 2017

This is my first ever online course experience. I was worried i'd lose interest and not pull thru, but the professor made it enticing and easy to engage. Won't be my last class i take!

by BNDec 31, 2021

The Thought Model embedded in this course is a must for any Manager-Coach, it's an excellent model to coaching teams. I am emerging a better Manager-Coach out of this course!!!

by EMNov 17, 2017

A great course for the beginners. The videos are short and easy to comprehend. The slides can be downloaded in PDF - i find it very convenient as i can share some of those slides with my colleagues.

by LLDec 25, 2016

I really liked this course because I believe that managing / coaching is a personal matter, and this course allows us to reflect on internal believes.

Very good approach.

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About the Coaching Skills for Managers Specialization

In this Specialization, you will learn the essential skills to coach people for improved performance. You will learn from Executive Coach and UC Davis Instructor Kris Plachy, who has created and transformed dozens of teams through coaching. She will share best practices, research, tools and models for coaching effectively. You will learn how effective managers use coaching to establish clear expectations and accountability, how to assess performance, and how to conduct coaching conversations that build awareness and get results. Throughout the courses, you will apply insights about management and coaching to develop your own coaching practice and tools.

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