Leader as Coach Training Program

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The Leader as Coach Training Program helps leaders build the skills needed to support employee development through effective coaching conversations. This leadership coaching program is designed to strengthen how leaders communicate, guide performance discussions, and support growth across teams. 

Delivered  through asynchronous training, the program provides a structured, scalable approach to leadership development that can work across diverse teams and schedules. 

Why Invest in a Leadership Coaching Program?

As organizations place greater emphasis on engagement, development, and retention, leaders are expected to take a more active role in supporting employees. A leadership coaching program helps leaders shift from directing work to developing capability. 

Organizations invest in leadership coaching programs to: 

  • Strengthen leadership effectiveness at all levels 
  • Improve communication and feedback between leaders and employees 
  • Support employee development and engagement 
  • Build a consistent leadership approach across teams 

Flexible Asynchronous Leadership Training

The Leader as Coach program is delivered asynchronously, allowing participants to engage with content on their own schedule. This approach supports consistent learning without requiring live sessions or time away from daily responsibilities. 

Through asynchronous leadership training, leaders can: 

  • Learn at their own pace 
  • Reflect on real leadership challenges 
  • Apply coaching concepts directly to workplace conversations 

Who This Program Is Designed For

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Leader as Coach is designed for:

  • People managers and supervisors 
  • Leaders transitioning into management roles 
  • Organizations seeking scalable leadership development 
  • Teams building a coaching-based leadership culture 

The program can be used independently or as part of a broader leadership development strategy. 

How the Program Supports Leadership Development

The Leader as Coach Training Program focuses on developing core coaching-related leadership behaviors. Depending on organizational needs, the program supports leaders as they work to: 

  • Strengthen listening and communication skills 
  • Approach employee performance and development conversations more effectively 
  • Encourage workplace accountability and task ownership 
  • Support employee growth through coaching-oriented leadership 

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What Our Clients Say

“The “Action Steps to Consider” as well as the Recommended Readings are extremely helpful.”


SIGMARadius Coaching Participant

“Extremely satisfied — The coaching session helped provide tangible examples that stimulated thinking and organized thoughts towards prioritizing the development plan.”


Brian Arnold
Succession Planning Coaching Participant

“95% of participants were “very” or “extremely” satisfied with the assessment and coaching process.”


SIGMARadius Coaching Participant

“100% of participants said the coaching session was “extremely valuable” in helping them to create a plan for your professional development.”


Succession Planning Coaching Participant

“My coaching session with Brittney was amazing. Brittney is extremely knowledgeable and insightful. Brittney also sent me some resources that I have already started using and they have made my actions tangible and workable. I thoroughly enjoyed my session.”


SIGMARadius Coaching Participant

“Extremely satisfied — Ruby did an excellent job explaining things to me. She gave me a lot of good tips to help me succeed.”


Mitch Olson
Succession Planning Coaching Participant

“We’d hired SIGMA to help us develop a standardized process for succession planning.  Brittney advised us from beginning to end.  She met with our leadership team a few times to eliminate some succession planning misconceptions, and to fully understand our culture.   She then helped us design something unique that would fit our needs and provided the tools and the coaching we needed to be successful.”


Jill Smith
Director, People Support

“More than 9 in 10 participants said that they would participate in another coaching session, if given the opportunity.”


SIGMARadius Coaching Participant

“100% of participants said the coaching session was “extremely effective” at helping them understand and interpret their results.”


Succession Planning Coaching Participant

“95% of participants said that the coaching session was “very” or “extremely” useful in helping them better understand and interpret their results.”


SIGMARadius Coaching Participant

“We put a plan together that I will follow up with myself first of all, but with my boss as well. And it’s simple and focused enough that I I’m confident I can follow it.”


Ricardo Arias
Succession Planning Coaching Participant

“Erica was instrumental in helping me figure out how to improve my gaps and make a plan to become more effective and productive… I was very comfortable in sharing my weaknesses with her, and she was very objective in describing my gaps and strengths.”


Ricardo Arias
Succession Planning Coaching Participant

SIGMA provides research-based leadership solutions designed to support effective leadership development. To learn more about the Leader as Coach Training Program and how it fits within your organization’s leadership strategy, contact our team today. 

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