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Better Questions
Stronger People.
Your People Don’t Always Need Another Answer.
When the pressure is on, it can feel quicker to step in, solve the problem and tell people what to do.
Sometimes, that is exactly what leadership requires. But when it becomes the default, leaders carry too much, teams become dependent and people miss the opportunity to develop their own judgement.
A LeaderCoach knows when to direct, when to advise and when to create the space for someone else to think. They ask better questions. They listen for what is not being said. They give feedback that moves performance forward and hold people accountable without taking ownership away from them.
What This Experience Delivers
2b LeaderCoach is built around the conversations leaders have every day. It combines proven coaching principles with live practice, real workplace situations and direct feedback, helping participants develop skills they can apply immediately.
Professional Recognition
CPD Certified
2b LeaderCoach is certified through the CPD Standards Office, with CPD points applicable to the workshop completed. The content is ICF-aligned, ethically rigorous and designed specifically for coaching within the workplace.
Typical Format
One or Two Days
Choose a focused one-day introduction or a deeper two-day experience with more time for advanced practice, feedback and real-play casework. Both formats give leaders practical tools they can begin using immediately.
Programme Focus
Five Conversations
Leaders develop practical approaches for coaching through goals, strengths, feedback, conflict and accountability – the everyday conversations that shape ownership, development and performance.
The Approach
Real Work. Real Practice.
Participants coach, are coached and observe coaching conversations based on real leadership situations. They receive direct feedback, refine their approach and leave ready to coach their people in the flow of everyday work.
LEADERCOACH IN ACTION
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Leadership is communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly that they see it in themselves.
Dr Stephen R. Covey
Know When to Tell. Know When to Ask.
Coaching leadership is not about replacing direction with endless questions. Effective leaders flex their approach based on the person, the situation and what the moment requires. They recognise when clarity, instruction or a direct decision is needed and when stepping back will help someone think more deeply and take greater ownership.
Throughout the experience, participants learn how to move deliberately between coaching, managing, mentoring and directing. They develop the confidence to ask stronger questions, listen with greater curiosity, balance empathy with challenge and address difficult issues directly. The goal is not to turn every leader into a professional coach. It is to make coaching a valuable and intentional part of how they lead.
Learn. Practice. Use.
2b LeaderCoach is highly practical and interactive. The emphasis throughout is on real leadership conversations, not coaching theory.
- Participants explore clear, proven coaching frameworks and understand when each can support a workplace conversation. Concepts are introduced in a way that is practical, relevant and easy to remember.
- Faculty demonstrate coaching in action before participants coach, are coached and observe others. Every participant has the opportunity to experiment, receive feedback and refine their approach.
- Leaders apply the tools to genuine situations from their own roles. They leave with a clear plan for using coaching in upcoming conversations with their people.
Five Conversations That Change How People Perform.
01
Goals
Help people move from broad intentions to clear, meaningful outcomes. Leaders use the GROW framework to explore what someone wants to achieve, understand the current reality, consider possible ways forward and create clear, self-owned action.
02
Strengths
Recognise what people naturally do best and help them apply it more deliberately. Leaders learn how to look beyond gaps and weaknesses, identify where someone creates value and coach them to use their strengths more effectively in their role, relationships and challenges.
03
Feedback
Make feedback timely, honest and useful. Participants practise giving feedback that creates understanding without producing unnecessary defensiveness. They learn how to address the issue clearly while keeping responsibility for reflection and improvement with the other person.
04
Conflict
Stay curious when perspectives, expectations or behaviours differ. Leaders explore how to slow down their assumptions, listen beneath the immediate disagreement and create conversations that surface the real issue without avoiding necessary challenge.
05
Accountability
Turn conversation into commitment. Participants learn how to create clear ownership, actions and follow-through without taking responsibility back. The emphasis is on supporting people while expecting them to deliver what they have agreed.
Built Around the Conversations That Matter.
Every 2b LeaderCoach experience is shaped around the organisation, its leadership expectations and the realities participants are facing. Before the workshop, we work with the sponsor to understand the audience, organisational context and intended outcomes. The language, examples and casework are then adapted around your values, leadership framework and current priorities.
Leaders bring genuine situations into the room. These might involve someone who constantly looks to them for answers, a high performer ready for greater responsibility, slipping performance, unresolved conflict or a difficult conversation that has been avoided.
Through live demonstrations, real-play practice and direct feedback, participants apply the tools to conversations they genuinely need to have. This makes the learning immediately relevant and helps leaders leave ready to put it into practice.
Better Conversations Change How People Perform.
2b LeaderCoach supports new managers moving beyond their own individual expertise, experienced leaders who want to reduce dependency and leadership teams seeking greater consistency in how they develop and manage people. It is particularly valuable during growth, transformation or organisational change, when organisations need greater judgement, confidence and ownership at every level.
Leaders leave better equipped to ask stronger questions, give useful feedback, address difficult topics and help people find their own solutions. They learn how to build ownership without withdrawing support or lowering expectations.
For teams, this means less waiting for direction, greater personal accountability and earlier, more constructive performance conversations. Over time, it creates stronger capability and a more consistent coaching culture across the organisation.
Learn From People Who Understand Both Coaching and Leadership.
2b Limitless delivers ICF-accredited Level 1 and Level 2 coach education. Our LeaderCoach faculty combines professional coaching expertise with real-world experience across leadership, behavioural science and high-performance environments.
They create a challenging but supportive environment where leaders can practise honestly, receive meaningful feedback and build the confidence to coach when it matters.
Faculty can include
Peter Charles Turner
Partner, Executive Vice Chairman and Global Head of Learning
Ian Ward
Senior Executive Coach and UK Partner
Garreth Ewing
Executive Coach
Tony Martin
Managing Director Australia/New Zealand, Global Partner & Senior Executive Coach
Make Better Conversations Part of How Leadership Happens.
2b LeaderCoach can be delivered as a focused workshop or incorporated into a wider leadership and organisational-development programme. For organisations wanting to embed the capability more deeply, the initial experience can lead into follow-up practice, peer coaching groups, individual or group coaching, observation and feedback, leadership reviews and refresher sessions.
Multiple cohorts can also be delivered across teams, regions or leadership levels, creating a consistent coaching approach while adapting the application to each group’s context.Through a wider 2b Enterprise partnership, coaching capability can become part of how leaders develop talent, address performance and create ownership across the organisation.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
2b LeaderCoach is a practical one- or two-day workshop that teaches leaders how to use coaching skills in everyday workplace conversations. It combines proven frameworks, expert demonstration, live practice, real leadership casework and individual feedback.
No. 2b LeaderCoach is designed to make leaders more effective at coaching their people. It is not intended to qualify participants to work as professional coaches. Leaders who want to pursue a professional coaching qualification can explore our separate ICF-accredited coach education programmes.
2b LeaderCoach is certified through the CPD Standards Office. Participants receive the CPD points applicable to the workshop format completed. The content is also aligned with recognised coaching principles and ICF standards while remaining specifically focused on coaching within the workplace.
The International Coaching Federation establishes widely recognised standards for professional coaching practice. ICF-aligned means the workshop draws on coaching principles including ethical practice, clear contracting, active listening, building trust, powerful questioning and supporting participant-owned action. Completing 2b LeaderCoach does not provide an individual ICF coaching credential.
The one-day workshop introduces the essential mindset, skills and frameworks leaders need to begin using coaching in their roles.
The two-day experience provides greater depth and significantly more time for practice, feedback and application. It also explores more challenging conversations involving conflict, resistance, performance and accountability.
We will recommend the appropriate format based on your leadership population and intended outcomes.
The workshop is designed for anyone responsible for achieving results through other people. This can include new managers, experienced people leaders, functional heads, senior executives and complete leadership teams. The experience can be adapted for different levels while maintaining a consistent core approach.
No. The workshop introduces the foundations clearly and builds confidence through demonstration, practice and feedback. Participants with previous coaching experience can also benefit from refining their approach and applying their skills more consistently in workplace situations.
No. Coaching is one part of an effective leader’s toolkit. There are moments when leaders need to provide direction, share expertise, make a decision or address an issue directly. The workshop helps participants recognise what the situation requires and move intentionally between coaching, managing, mentoring and directing.
Yes. We can tailor the language, casework and application around your leadership expectations, values, culture and current priorities.
2b LeaderCoach can be delivered in person or virtually. Virtual activities, demonstrations and practice sessions are adapted to preserve the interactive and practical nature of the experience.
Participants leave with clear actions for applying the skills in their roles. Organisations can also add follow-up practice, peer coaching, individual or group coaching, observation and feedback, refresher workshops or leadership reviews. Multiple cohorts can be delivered across an organisation to create a shared coaching approach.
Stop Carrying Every Answer.
Build leaders who ask better questions, create genuine ownership and develop stronger people through the conversations they have every day.
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