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About the course
When: Wednesday 22nd October 3pm - 5pm (BST)
Format: 2-hour live, interactive workshop (Zoom)
Audience: Line managers, team leaders, and supervisors
Recording Available: Yes – available for 12 months after the session
Overview: Coaching isn't just for coaches. It’s a powerful leadership tool that helps you bring out the best in your team, without needing all the answers. This practical introduction helps managers and team leaders understand the core principles of coaching and begin applying them immediately.
Whether you're supporting performance, navigating change, or building team engagement, a coaching approach helps you lead with curiosity, confidence, and care.
What You'll Learn:
The difference between managing, mentoring, and coachingHow coaching supports team growth, trust, and wellbeing
A simple coaching framework you can use in everyday conversations.
Core skills: active listening, open questions, and holding space.
Session Breakdown:
Welcome & Warm-Up: What is a coaching approach? Why does it matter?
Why Coaching Matters: How a coaching mindset helps individuals and organisations thrive
Coaching Foundations: Learn and practise key skills like listening and questioning
Try a Coaching Model: Use GROW to structure a real conversation
Reflection & Next Steps: Insights, takeaways, and how to build your practice
Perfect for you if: You lead a team and want to grow your people, not just manage tasksYou’ve ever jumped in with a solution too quicklyYou want more meaningful, empowering conversations at work
No prior coaching experience needed—just curiosity and an open mind.Includes a mini workbook and optional follow-on programme.
Coach Like a Leader: An Introduction to Coaching Skills for Managers
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Your Trainer
Helen Rimmer
Helen Rimmer is a leadership and wellbeing coach, burnout specialist, and the founder of
The Kind Brave Leader
and
Empower: The Library Skills Collective
. With over 20 years of experience in library and higher education leadership, Helen brings deep sector knowledge, real-world insight, and a passion for helping others grow.
Helen specialises in kind, human-first professional development. Her training combines evidence-based tools with a focus on inclusion, resilience, and practical change—helping library staff at all levels build confidence, navigate challenge, and lead with purpose.
Helen’s sessions are known for their mix of empathy, clarity, and action—whether she’s supporting new leaders, guiding teams through burnout recovery, or exploring topics like boundaries, neuroinclusion, ethical data use, or brave conversations.
She believes learning should be accessible, collaborative, and kind—and she’s on a mission to empower the people who power libraries.
Kindness, Wellbeing, Coaching, Communication, Leadership, Management Skills
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