Leadership, Team-Building and Coaching Skills for Managers and Supervisors

As a manager, what kind of relationship do you want with your employees—Leader? Mentor? Coach? Guide?

Would you like to be the person who inspires, motivates and drives your team to success?

Forward-thinking leaders are discovering that the same proven coaching techniques used in sports to build champions can be just as effective in the workplace. This innovative one-day team-building seminar is designed to equip you with powerful employee coaching strategies that can transform even your most challenging team members into productive, motivated contributors.

Drive Peak Performance and Build a High-Impact Team

In this dynamic training, you’ll learn how to:

• Make your team members want to give 110%—for themselves and for the team.
• Create an environment where productivity, enthusiasm and collaboration thrive.
• Master essential employee coaching and HR management training skills that boost team performance and morale.

Develop a Winning Manager's Game Plan

You’ll walk away with a practical, step-by-step managerial playbook to help you:

• Set and achieve team goals with confidence.
• Maximize each employee’s potential by uncovering hidden talents and strengths.
• Build a team that operates as a unified, results-driven unit.

Transform Your Workplace Culture in Just One Day

Imagine your team working together with shared purpose, mutual support and unstoppable momentum. This team-building seminar will help you create that synergy. By investing just one day, you’ll gain lifelong coaching skills that:

• Improve communication and trust within your team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, positivity and excellence.
• Deliver measurable improvements in employee engagement and output.

Developing a Winning Mindset

• How to cultivate a "want-to-win" attitude across your team
• Evaluating your coaching ability using 20 key traits of elite athletic coaches
• Turning natural competitiveness into a powerful, positive force
• Why being demanding matters — and how to do it the right way

Ongoing Coaching That Delivers Results

• Four actionable tips for effective follow-up coaching to keep your “players” on track
• Eight proven techniques to spark individual and team enthusiasm
• How to promote self-management and empower others to drive their own motivation
• Spotting and overcoming the anti-management mindset
• The right balance: how to be supportive without micromanaging

Building Confidence and Motivation

• Practical strategies to boost confidence and self-esteem in underperformers
• The top motivational secrets used by legendary coaches
• How to recognize high potential and coach employees to greater achievement
• Incentives that work when raises and promotions aren’t available

Strategic Coaching and Planning

• Strategy and planning essentials every coach-manager must know
• Five steps to create no-fail, results-driven plans
• Matching talent to the right roles: proven methods that work
• How to identify team strengths, weaknesses, rising stars and problem players

The Role of AI in Coaching

• How AI can support coaching session preparation
• Using ChatGPT and other AI tools to make better decisions
• A simple formula for consistent, sound decision-making
• Thinking on your feet: techniques for sharp, effective snap judgments

Communication and Pressure Management

• Are you an over-communicator? Four ways to avoid "over-coaching"
• Seven strategies to manage pressure before it becomes stress or anxiety
• The “Ex-Dem-Pra” coaching model that has inspired millions

Mastering Team Coaching

• Five compelling reasons employees want to be part of a team
• Fifteen methods to unite even the most divided group into a winning team
• Eight warning signs of a weak or ineffective team
• How to identify strengths and assign the right roles for team success
• Promoting upward communication: the secret to gaining acceptance as a coach
• Handling peer conflicts before they spread
• Involving antisocial or disengaged employees
• Public praise: when and how to recognize individuals in front of the team
• Building loyalty and commitment as part of your team culture
• Balancing team goals with individual ambition
• Ten creative, low-cost ways to boost team morale

Coaching and Counseling Challenges

• Should you coach or counsel? Expert insights into the benefits and risks
• Non-directive counseling: empowering employees to find their own solutions
• Eight proactive steps to prevent employee issues
• Twenty red flags that signal an escalating crisis
• Ten signs personal problems are affecting performance
• Dealing with “Monday Morning Quarterbacks” and chronic critics
• High-impact techniques to manage time-wasters and procrastinators
• Eight steps to effective discipline and corrective action
• When all else fails: four final options to consider

Running a Productive Coaching or Counseling Session

• Knowing when to coach, counsel — or refer to professionals
• Four subtle techniques to encourage openness
• Three types of questions to avoid at all costs
• How to listen like a pro — and hear what’s really being said
• When to offer advice, and when to stay neutral
• How to separate truth from excuses or misinformation
• Handling emotional responses: anger, crying and denial
• Reaching an agreement and gaining commitment
• How to close positively and avoid lingering resentment

Mentoring High Performers

• How to be both a manager and mentor
• Spotting and nurturing high-potential employees
• Effective mentoring that keeps top performers challenged and engaged
• Delivering constructive feedback to high achievers
• Supporting star employees without playing favorites
• Building a mutually beneficial mentor relationship

Who should attend this leadership and coaching seminar?

This seminar is ideal for managers, supervisors, team leads and anyone responsible for motivating and developing employees. Whether you’re new to leadership or looking to sharpen your existing coaching style, you’ll gain actionable strategies to build a stronger, more productive team.

What makes this course different from other team-building workshops?

This isn’t just about team bonding — it’s a deep dive into real-world coaching techniques used by top athletic and business leaders. You’ll walk away with a step-by-step playbook for motivating individuals, resolving conflicts, boosting performance and creating a culture of accountability and excellence — all in one powerful day.

I've already taken a team-building course. Should I still attend?

Absolutely. If you've explored basic team-building concepts, this course is the perfect next step. It builds on that foundation with advanced leadership, coaching and performance-management skills.