Program Overview
Manager as Coach aims to develop the ability and confidence of current managers and supervisors in providing supportive, developmental and impactful feedback that encourages high performance and professional development in others. This program supports up to 60 participants.
Participants will undertake: a 3.5 hour experiential workshop each month to build foundational coaching and feedback skills, followed by a 90-minute small group-coaching experiential session, to practice applying these skills back in the workplace. This equates to 10.5 hours of workshop and 4.5 hours of peer practice sessions by the end of the Program.
- Workshop 1 Coaching practice using a positive, strengths based approach
- Workshop 2 Coaching Moments
- Workshop 3 Coaching up
Those who complete the Program are also eligible to claim their Manager as Coach Badge which acknowledges the skills learnt across the Program and the individual's commitment to their continuing professional development.
Nomination process
Staff interested in nominating should first speak with their manager to ensure you have the availability and support to attend the program. View the program schedule below noting Workshop 1 attendance is required to remain in the program.
Closing Date for nominations: Monday 31 March 2025.
For further information or questions about the program please contact the Program Coordinator, Chris Reilly or Rachel Davis, Capability and Development Partners, Human Resources. MS Teams Chat or email inquiries to staffdevelopment@griffith.edu.au
Suitable for
Participants should be in roles that lead or coach others. The program is suitable for supervisors (academic and professional staff), team leaders or any role that has a responsibility for leading, guiding, supervising or managing the performance and/or careers of others.
2025 Program Schedule
| Timing Offerings | No of Participants | |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop 1 Coaching practice using a positive, strengths based approach *Note: compulsory workshop to continue in program | Group 1: Tuesday 22 JULY
Brisbane South (Nathan)
|
30 participants in each workshop |
| Peer Session - ZOOM Online | Peer 1 & 2: Tuesday 29 JULY
|
15 participants in each Peer Session |
| Workshop 2 Coaching Moments | Group 1: Tuesday 19 AUGUST
Brisbane South (Nathan)
|
30 participants in each workshop |
| Peer Session - ZOOM Online | Peer 1 & 2: Tuesday 26 AUGUST
|
15 participants in each Peer Session |
| Workshop 3 Coaching up | Group 1: Tuesday 9 SEPTEMBER
Brisbane South (Nathan)
|
30 participants in each workshop |
| Peer Session - ZOOM Online |
(1 X 90 minute session:
|
15 participants in each Peer Session |
Learning Outcomes
The overall outcome of the Manager as Coach program is to develop the mindset, ability and confidence of participants in providing supportive, developmental and impactful coaching, encouraging staff performance and professional development.
Participants will learn to use several evidence based coaching models which will support the highlight capabilities and behaviours in the Leadership Capability Framework shown below:
The Facilitators
Mary Saunders, Sage Insights is a highly experienced, experiential facilitator and executive coach with profound skills in active listening, providing generous and developmental feedback and delivering and role-modelling individual and group coaching.
Chris Reilly, Capability and Development Partner, Human Resources and Program Coordinator
Participant Feedback
"Multiple opportunities to observe, provide, and receive feedback on coaching was so impactful to my learning. Explanation and application of multiple relevant theoretical frameworks. The positive, strengths-based approach was great."
"The Workshops and the systematic approach to the Manager as Coach program was very useful. All three components were important but the first 2 were the foundation for the 3rd. The methodology for the program was very good and Mary was exceptional in her ability to challenge people to think outside the box."
"I've used this to coach students and staff during a need for difficult conversations. I felt both student and staff benefited from the position of trust we established, with the conversation going much better than it could have before this training."
"Arguably the most valuable training program I have undertaken because of the practical ways it can be applied immediately and with effect. Mary's delivery style is very engaging - I am not sure if I ever heard the word 'NO' come out of her mouth - she finds truth and value in the comments of every participant which means you get greater participation because people aren't afraid to contribute. I think every person at Griffith with the responsibility of supervising others should be encouraged to do this program. This program is well worth the investment."
