Online Programme Overview
Are you a Leader/Manager who is comfortable with the job to be done but less comfortable with managing people?
Do you believe that the transversal/softer skills of Leadership can be learned, but are not sure where to source this support?
Are you a recently promoted Leader/Manager with an element of fear of the unknown, in need of support?
If your answer is Yes, then this programme is for you.
Incorporating coaching techniques into your leadership approach can foster new perspectives, empower employees to develop their own solutions, and enhance difficult conversations. Coaching is not about simply directing but about engaging with team members to drive performance.
The 1:1 Executive Coaching offering on this programme is about your self-development, supporting and empowering you to be an authentic Leader/Manager.
The Aim of the Programme
This programme aims to equip leaders and managers with the knowledge and skills needed to integrate coaching skills into the workplace, enhancing employee engagement and fostering stronger working relationships. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to engage with a professional coach between modules, enabling them to apply their learning in real-time and contribute to a coaching culture within their organisations.
What You’ll Get Out of It
By the end of this programme participants will:
● Understand the basics of coaching and how it differs from mentoring and counselling.
● Learn key coaching skills and why soft skills / transversal skills matter in leadership.
● See how a coaching mindset can strengthen day-to-day leadership.
● Recognise how leadership styles impact employee engagement.
● Be ready to take a coaching approach with your team and understand how this mindset benefits both leaders and employees.
● Witness how a 1:1 professional coaching relationship can support day to day leadership.
What’s Covered in the Programme?
● Foundations of Workplace Coaching: What it is and why it works
● Developing Self-Awareness: Understanding yourself and translating insights into practical leadership skills.
● Motivation & Performance: What drives people to do their best
● Coaching Skills & Models in practice.
● Constructive Feedback: Facilitating productive coaching conversations.
● Modular Peer Coaching Triad Practice: Learning from each other
Between modules, participants will engage in 1:1 coaching sessions with an Executive Coach, to support their personal development, and help them embed coaching practices and a coaching culture within their organisations.
This programme is interactive, encouraging participants to bring real workplace scenarios to the programme and to learn through experience.
Programme Details
● Duration: 4 x 2.5-hour online modules
● Executive Coaching Sessions: 1 x 60-minute 1:1 coaching session between each module, plus two additional monthly sessions after the programme ends.
Who is it for? Line Managers and Team Leaders
This programme will be delivered by Mona Eames (The Sounding Board) and Connie Merrick (Connie Merrick Coaching).
Dates: April 1st, 15th, 29th & May 6th | ⏰ 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: €2,500 per person (non-members)
✅ Discount: South West Gnó Skillnet members receive 40% funding, reducing the cost to €1,500.
Meet the Facilitators:
Mona Eames has over 25 years of HR experience in the Public Service and has been running her own coaching business, The Sounding Board, since 2016. She’s a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation and has a Master’s in Personal & Management Coaching from UCC. Mona supports people to develop themselves professionally and personally through the coaching process, helping them to gain clarity and take meaningful steps forward in their professional role, life, career. Mona will provide 1:1 coaching throughout this programme.
LinkedIn | Website | +353 85 1602956
Connie Merrick has 30 years of experience in the global pharmaceutical industry and set up her own coaching practice Connie Merrick Coaching Ltd in 2019. She is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation and a certified Strengths Profile Practitioner. She won the “Solo Business Woman of the Year 2024” award with Mayo-Network Ireland. Connie’s mission is to help leaders step into their authentic leadership style for long-term success whilst leading a sustainable and fulfilling professional life. Connie will provide 1:1 coaching throughout this programme.
LinkedIn | Website | +353 87 2511318I
n-Person Delivery Option:
This programme can be delivered as a Classroom based 2 Day programme, onsite in organisations with 4 weeks between training days and online Executive Coaching built in.
