Coaching skills for leaders, managers, and teams

Start Building Relationships That Lead to Better Results

Open Enrollment Courses for Your Organization

Quality Relationships Equal Quality Outcomes

Coaching closes the gap, moving a leader from being busy absorbing problems and friction to becoming an effective leader who empowers their people to solve problems on their own.

A coach-trained leader learns to:

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Reach the real issue faster instead of circling it
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Ask the question that moves a decision rather than managing the fallout later
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See their own patterns clearly enough to change them
The result is leaders who gather better information because they listen better, trust their teams because they know them better, and spend their time on what actually moves the work forward. Coaching transforms busy into effective.

Go Deeper

Why the quality of your relationships sets the ceiling on your results.

“It was immediately applicable, without any translation step. I think that’s because it’s about people.”

– Solu, operational leader | Read Solu’s Full Q&A

Give Your Leaders the Coaching Skills They Need, Exactly When They Need Them

Invest in training now, and schedule when you’re ready.

Open enrollment pulls your people out of the usual internal rhythm and connects them with leaders from other companies, industries, experiences, backgrounds, and parts of the world. They bring back not only skills—but a wider, fuller view of what’s possible.

Purchase as many seats as you need today, and for the future. From there, invite your managers and leaders to select the session dates that fit their schedules. No hassle upfront or waiting for the right time.

It gives you the peace of mind that coaching skills are there for your people, exactly when they need them.

Bring Coaching to Your Organization With a Specially Designed Track for Business Leaders

Course 1: Co-Active Coaching Skills for Business Leaders

The foundation.
Learn the core Co-Active coaching skills of how to listen more effectively, ask questions that provoke real thinking and change, and put coaching to work with the people you manage, collaborate with, or advise. This is a complete, fast-paced, experiential and intensive course.

Course 2: Co-Active Practitioner for Business

The depth. Builds on Course 1.
For leaders who want to go further, intuitively coaching, and turning coaching skills into a practiced, professional competency that will be continuously applied, serving you throughout your leadership journey. Earn the Co-Active Practitioner (CAP) designation and open a pathway toward your ICF ACC credential.

Co-Active Coaching Within Your Organization

Coaching Skills + Practitioner = CAP

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Professional coaching skills built for business leaders, ending in the Co-Active Practitioner certification for those looking for additional coaching credibility.

Bring the Impact of Co-Active Training to Your Teams

Buy More, Save More

Start multiplying the value of Co-Active across your company and see the results of stronger relationships, empowered individuals and leaders, and connected teams.

It‘s simple—the more courses and pathways you purchase, the more you will save.

Questions We Often Hear

Will it slow my team down?
The opposite. The skills help leaders reach the real issue faster instead of circling it. Plenty of capable people get there eventually; this is about getting there sooner.
Will it stick?
Yes, Co-Active training is intentionally experiential. People don’t sit through lectures on coaching. They practice the skills on real situations, get feedback in the moment, and apply what they learn as they go. That’s what carries the skills back into the work instead of leaving them in a training.
How is this different from the last program we tried?
Co-Active has spent decades building the framework and trained many of the coaches now doing this work elsewhere. It works in any setting where relationships drive results, not just a coaching session.
Does it work if our team is remote?
Yes. The training is built for live online cohorts. People practice in small groups, get real-time feedback, and work through real situations together on screen. For teams that are already spread out, learning this way mirrors how they actually work.

30+ Years. A Global Community.
One Framework.
Unlimited Possibilities

150,000+

Co-Active practitioners worldwide

120+ Countries

where Co-Active is delivered

1 in 3

of the Fortune 100 have developed employees with Co-Active

ICF Standards

Aligned with ICF coaching standards

Tell Us What Your Team Needs

Tell us a little about your team and we’ll point you to the right starting place. Prefer to talk it through? Speak with an advisor.

Coaching Skills for Managers and Leaders

More on what changes when leaders learn to coach, and how those skills show up in day-to-day management.

For Managers

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Coaching Skills for Managers: How to Build Teams That Thrive Without Constant Direction.

Leadership

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Coaching Skills for Leaders Who Don’t Want to Be Coaches

Team Performance

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How Coach Training Helps Managers Transform Company Culture

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