Our Mission Statement
At Optimus we provide best in class coach training by delivering a student focused experience, which includes a comprehensive curriculum, rigorously researched evidence based training sessions and a supportive and nurturing environment. All of our lead coaches, trainers and mentors are ICF accredited and are either a Professional Certified Coach or a Master Certified Coach. The team has significant industry experience from a wide range of professional backgrounds.
Lazslo Block, formerly of Google says "being a good coach" is one of the 8 qualities of a great manager. If you want to develop your managers and leaders coaching skills are an essential.
As engagement is at an all time low in the UK (source - Gallup) and the amount of people thriving at work is the lowest in the world (source : AXA) there is a pressing need to equip managers and leaders with the skills and experience to have coaching based conversations with their teams as well as to know how they can communicate more effectively to help support higher levels of well-being and performance.
We go beyond basic coaching skills such as GROW to help your leaders and managers consider what they need to thrive and how they can support all of their employees through personalised approaches to development and well-being.
The most effective leaders and managers use coaching skills : imagine if all of your organisation were confident and competent in using them the difference in engagement and performance - in fact managers with coaching skills have been found to increase performance by 130%! (Bersin & Associates)
Unlocking Talent & Sources of Productivity
We often find that coaching is used when there is disparity between what managers were originally trained to do and the requirements placed on them as a result of a fast-paced and changing work environment.
Many managers are promoted due to their technical expertise where there is an assumption that these individuals have, by virtue of their technical skills, the ability to lead, or this is overlooked completely. So when they transition into the management space, they struggle to manage different people and personalities effectively.
While promotions are obviously encouraging and motivating to the employee and good for the business, not providing the right professional development can result in reduced engagement, poor productivity and high staff turnover - which can ultimately have a detrimental impact on business continuity and the bottom line.
Coaching maximises the individual’s potential by unlocking talent and sources of productivity. As it is a results-orientated process, it drives both high performance and increases employee retention rates.
An Empowered Workforce
Coaching encourages the practice of self-coaching, so the coachee is empowered and able to manage challenges for themselves during the coaching and beyond. Having a confidential and reflective space with a qualified and experienced coach allows individuals to question approaches, experiences, come to conclusions and set their own objectives, what we call a “strategic thinking partner”’.
Managers are thus encouraged to become solution-orientated, promoting strategic thinking and applying a coaching approach with their teams. Some commonly cited benefits of coaching are significant improvements in relationships, team dynamics and communication skills.
Fostering Behavioural & Cultural Change
As coaching focuses on professional challenges and business skills, we commonly find that coaching given to managers and leaders can drive behavioural and cultural change in organisations by creating a culture of creativity and problem solving, as well as enhancing organisational performance and providing a return on investment.
Business Acumen & Self Awareness
Having line managers who possess the business acumen and understand the importance of self-awareness and emotional intelligence in the workplace can significantly reduce work related stress and absence, which ultimately positively impacts the organisation’s productivity and bottom line.
In addition, developing a manager’s business skills will allow them to inspire and motivate their teams, resulting in a positive impact on organisations by driving a high-performance culture and supporting the organisation’s goals.
“The role of the manager, in short, is becoming that of a coach.” – Harvard Business Review, 2019. .
The Solution To Gain The Competitive Advantage
When your leaders are trained in coaching skills, they become equipped with a wealth of evidence-based coaching tools and techniques that enable them to positively influence organisational culture and improve the performance of those they lead.
They become better able to manage different people and personalities effectively; to drive behavioural change; to unlock talent; to encourage and motivate teams in a more powerful way, leading to long-lasting engagement and productivity improvements that support the organisation’s goals and targets.
At Optimus our training includes a focus on Psychology & Neuroscience which means that your employees will learn about how to manage stress, support others to improve well-being and build more effective relationships,
Professional Coach Diploma
ICF Accredited - Level 2 Breakdown
Module 1 - Introduction to coaching: Coaching mindset, presence, core skills and ethics
Module 2 - The GROW model and beyond normative coaching models and the power of integration
Module 3 - Needs, Values, Beliefs and Strengths : integrating a positive psychology approach
Module 4 - DISC personality profiling, helping you communicate more effectively with team members
Module 5 - Psychodynamic & Psychoanalytical approaches to coaching including transactional analysis
Module 6 - Somatic coaching
Module 7 - Positive Psychology and how to integrate models and theories into coaching
Module 8 - Neuroscience: the power of our thoughts and neuroplasticity
Module 9 - Your Coaching Approach: beyond the course and embedding reflective practice
PROFESSIONAL COACH DIPLOMA OVERVIEW
- 125 hours of in-depth coach training
- Taught over 7 months
- Start in May or September
- Flexible Study: choose from daytime sessions, evening sessions OR one weekend a month
- Learn anywhere: all delivered virtually via Zoom (with all sessions recorded)
- Student workbooks & materials, to support your learning
PLUS:
- 10 hours of mentoring, focused on YOUR development as a coach
- The chance to coach & be coached in most sessions, with feedback throughout
- An incredible community with small cohorts to forge strong relationships
- And continued alumni support, after graduation!
Professional Coach Diploma Fees
Flexible Payment Options
Pay in full at £5750 + VAT or 12 x £525 + VAT this is £6900 inc VAT or 12 x £630 inc VAT
Outside the UK? Please email hello@optimuscoachacademy.com to sign up
2. Associate Coach Diploma - ICF Accredited
Professional Coach Diploma
ICF Accredited - Level 1 Breakdown
Module 1 - Introduction to coaching and ethical practice
Module 2 - The GROW model
Module 3 - Needs, Values, Beliefs and Strengths
Module 4 - DISC personality profiling, helping you communicate more effectively with team members
Module 5 - Psychodynamic & Psychoanalytical approaches to coaching including transactional analysis
Module 6 - Somatic coaching
Module 7 - Positive Psychology and how to integrate models and theories into coaching
Module 8 - Neuroscience: the power of our thoughts and neuroplasticity
ASSOCIATE COACH DIPLOMA OVERVIEW
- 67 hours of in-depth coach training
- Taught over 4 months
- Start in May or September
- Flexible Study: choose from daytime sessions, evening sessions OR one weekend a month
- Learn anywhere: all delivered virtually via Zoom (with all sessions recorded)
- Student workbooks & materials, to support your learning
PLUS:
- 10 hours of mentoring, focused on YOUR development as a coach
- The chance to coach & be coached in most sessions, with feedback throughout
- An incredible community with small cohorts to forge strong relationships
- And continued alumni support, after graduation
Associate Coach Diploma Fees
Flexible Payment Options
Pay in full at £3300+ VAT or 6 x £575 + VAT (inc VAT it's £3960 or 6 x £690)
If you're not in the UK please email hello@optimuscoachacademy.com to sign up
Leader As A Coach
This course has been specifically developed for leaders and people managers who are responsible for business results and team performance to learn the art of coaching, so that they can advance their skills within the workplace.
Research shows that coaching leads to better engagement, higher productivity, increased retention rates and enhanced customer service. It also helps an employee improve performance, overcome challenges, reach aspirational goals, and build self-confidence.
What you will learn:
This programme empowers leaders to become more confident, more self-aware and more effective as a coach.
Driven by research and led by experienced trainers, the programme is delivered in a workshop style that enables the students to practice new skills and techniques in a safe environment.
Students will gain insight into the processes involved in behavioural change, as well as the organisational context for coaching and the dynamics of coaching relationships. They will also have valuable time to reflect and network with a supportive group of peers.
Benefits for students include:
- Understand the dynamics of coaching relationships: individual, team and organisational
- Increase your range of coaching tools and techniques and knowing when and how to use them in your leadership role
- Understand the psychological processes involved in behavioural change and how coaching can support this
- Build mastery and confidence in coaching by deepening your understanding of yourself and others
- Experience coaching mentoring
Benefits to the organisation include:
- Maximise performance of your managers and team
- Improve relationships between managers and their teams
- Enable communication and information sharing amongst teams
- Build greater engagement with customers and among employees
- Develop a powerful coaching culture within your organisation
- Develop employees who can contribute to organisational change through the effective application of evidence-based coaching tools and techniques.
Modules (these can be modified on request)
Module 1: Introduction to Coaching in the Corporate Space
Module 2: Coaching Frameworks and Principles
Module 3: Understanding Your Client
Module 4: Understanding Human Behaviour
Module 5: Unlocking Potential
Module 6: Influence and Impact
Module 7: Integrating Coaching Culture
DISC Behavioural Profiling
After transitioning into a management position, leaders or senior managers can often assume the people in their team work in the same way as them and think in the same way too. In reality this is not the case - therefore taking the time to understand the behavioural preferences within their team can significantly help the team’s overall performance.
Understanding the different behaviour types within a team is even more important given leaders are sometimes now managing teams in hybrid environments. Learning the 4 main personality profiles used in the DISC model: (D)ominance, (I)nfluence, (S)teadiness and (C)onscientiousness can be helpful when looking at understanding behavioural preferences as it means leaders can modify their communication and improve relationships with their team. It also helps leaders to get the most out of their team and increase productivity.
Ultimately, when a manager understands how people have preferences for different ways of working, they are able to create the conditions for them to flourish, which will improve their team member’s happiness and performance and contribute to the overall performance of the organisation.