Session #813: Work Wonders: A Crash Course in How to Be an Amazing Coach
Great coaches help people see their problems in new ways, boost individual confidence, and nip squabbles in the bud; they help employees to take personal responsibility for their work experiences. This four-hour crash course teaches the foundational concepts for being an amazing coach, with special focus on how to solve the problems that plague organizational productivity: reducing individual stress, enhancing communication, fixing interpersonal conflict, and building an empowering, optimistic perspective. This workshop’s mix of lecture and practical application gives participants the opportunity to practice live coaching and receive real-time feedback on the spot, to hone their skills. You’ll leave with new coaching strategies to apply immediately in your organization.
Learning Objectives:
- How to coach employees through the most common problems affecting productivity.
- Reduce employee stress and support wellness.
- Enhance communication.
- Fix pesky interpersonal problems that pop up.
- Get employees to embrace an optimistic perspective that helps them feel fully empowered.
Karlyn Borysenko
Dr. Karlyn Borysenko is the force behind Zen Workplace. An organizational psychologist and executive/performance coach, she is a leader in integrating mindfulness strategies at work to increase productivity and creativity, reduce stress, and create better work experiences. Her practice is based in the greater Boston area and serves clients all over the world. She holds an MBA and a PhD in Psychology, is an experienced trainer and facilitator, coach, and award-winning speaker. Karlyn is a contributor to Forbes.com and the author of Zen Your Work: Create your ideal work experience through mindful self-mastery.