Introducing our blog

We'd just like to let you know about The Performance Coach blog, which we added to our website recently.

It contains lots of articles and posts on key coaching and leadership development issues and topics, including:

- gaining insightful feedback as a coach
- mindfulness and coaching
- getting the most from your coaching investment
- neuroscience and coaching

You can read the blog here, and feel free to comment on any of the posts! Remember that you can stay up to date with our blog posts by following us on Twitter, or (for the more technically minded amongst you, by subscribing to our RSS feed).

September's executive coaching courses

Our executive coach training courses launched in January 2012 and have been a big success to date.

We're pleased to let you know that our next set of courses are starting in September 2012 and you can contact us today to register your place on a course.

What courses are available?

A wide range of open educational programmes are available, all designed to meet the needs of the modern coach. These include:

• Foundation skills workshop
• Certificate in Executive Coaching (ILM level 7)
• EMCC practitioner level qualification
• Postgraduate Certificate in Coaching and Development
• Postgraduate Diploma in Coaching and Development
• MSc in Coaching and Development

For more information, please see the open programmes section of our website, where you candownload a brochure with full information about our courses.

If you have any queries, feel free to contact our open programmes team today.

New executive coaching courses announced for April 2012

"The skills, tools and knowledge gained on the accredited coaching programme have improved my leadership skills and ability to get the best out of people. I feel that I am more able to communicate with impact, seek to understand others' points of view, negotiate and influence as appropriate. I believe all Chairs of Boards should have coaching training as it is invaluable in improving the performance of the Board." - Linda Nash, Chairman, Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Do you want to further develop your coaching skills?

Are you or one of your team interested in developing your coaching skills further and/or becoming an accredited coach?

The Performance Coach are pleased to confirm dates for our next two open programmes starting in April:

• Foundation Coaching Skills, on 25th, 26th and 27th April. This is aimed at leaders wishing to develop their style to embrace a 'coaching approach'.
• ILM Level 7 Certificate in Executive Coaching, on 25th, 26th and 27th April, with workshop 2 on 17/18th May and workshop 3 on 13th July. This is aimed at individuals interested in gaining a practical accreditation for their executive coaching skills.

The workshops will take place at Wotton House in the heart of the Surrey Downs, with easy access to motorway and airports. Find out more about the course venue here.

If you have previously trained with The Performance Coach you may be interested in our professional 
coach development programmes, EMCC practitioner course and postgraduate study - our next cohort commences in September 2012. You can download our brochure for more information on these courses.

These are just some examples of the open programmes we offer throughout the year - for more information on any of our programmes please visit our website, email us or call Vanessa Rogers, Programme Manager at The Performance Coach on 0203 402 2067.

New coaching articles, benefits of accredited coaching to the NHS and more

Our most recent e-newsletter (sent in December) is now available to view online. It contains:

• links to our latest articles on coaching
• information about some research on the benefits of accredited coaching to the NHS
• details of our executive coaching open programmes
• information about our coaching webinars
• coaching for health news

View the December e-newsletter here.

Accredited coach training

"This was one of the best leadership development programmes I have ever attended"
"An excellent course which I feel has helped my professional and personal development"

- Do you want to develop yourself or your leaders to be better coaches?
- Why develop coaching skills within your organisation?

Accredited Coach Training through The Performance Coach

A recent report from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) suggests that 83% of organisations use line managers to coach staff. Coaching is also now being viewed as one of the core elements of effective leadership development programmes - it is recognised to improve performance and can also play a significant part in retention and talent development. 

We are pleased to now offer in-house and open coaching programmes accredited through ILM, EMCC (European Mentoring and Coaching Council) and The University of Portsmouth. You can find out all about our courses here.

Who are The Performance Coach?

We are a trusted performance coaching and leadership development consultancy operating across the UK, Europe and globally within many large organisations. We have been offering accredited coach training programmes for the last 8 years. Find out more about us here.

What stands our programmes apart?

We pride ourselves on our experiential and practical approach to developing coaching skills. Our programmes provide plenty of opportunity to experience coaching in real settings, to be challenged and to reflect on your developing style as a coach.

Find out more

To request further information about our in-house accredited programmes or for an opportunity to assess your current coaching provision for free (using our unique coaching effectiveness tool), please contact us today. If you are interested in our open programmes specifically designed for individuals who wish to enhance their coaching skills, including accreditations through ILM (levels 5 and 7), EMCC (Foundation and Practitioner Level) and Portsmouth University (certificate, diploma and MSc), you can read more about these programmes here.