You’ll begin with curated articles, podcast interviews, and practical resources to build a strong foundation. From there, we move into bespoke Zoom sessions focused on real-world application, live coaching, and personalised feedback. You’ll leave confident, capable, and ready to apply your coaching skills immediately with the Coaching Leadership Academy.
Leader as Coach
2026 Bespoke In-house Training
Not sure where to start? Leader as Coach is the gateway program within CLA
From daily leadership moments to high-stakes performance conversations, this 2-session program equips leaders with practical coaching skills they can apply immediately to lift performance.
Straight-talking and results-driven, Leader as Coach helps leaders shift from telling to asking—unlocking stronger accountability, engagement, and results.
Designed for technical leaders and managers ready to grow their people skills, these interactive Zoom sessions make it easy to start building a coaching culture that drives performance and retention.
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Format
Designed to fit seamlessly into a busy leader’s schedule.
- Coaching in Context: Know when coaching is the right leadership move and how to adapt your approach to the person, moment, and environment.
- Unleashing Human Potential: Learn how to connect with different individuals, understand what truly drives them, and bring out their best.
- Turning Friction into Fuel: Use challenges, resistance, and pressure as opportunities for learning, growth, and progress.
- Creating Ownership & Accountability: Build leaders who think, decide, and take responsibility—without being told.
- Purpose-Driven Goals: Set goals that create clarity, commitment, and sustained performance.
- Curiosity as a Leadership Skill: Ask better questions, listen beyond the words, and lead with presence to build trust and psychological safety.
All grounded in the evidence-based principles of the Coaching Leadership Academy and the top practices from What Makes a Great Coach?, giving you tools you can apply immediately in real leadership moments.
"The Leader as Coach course is worth its weight in gold. We explored powerful coaching tools, applied them in real time, and engaged in meaningful group discussions. Delivered online over two sessions, it was flexible and highly accessible. Coach EM was a fantastic facilitator – engaging, practical, and inspiring. This course reignited my passion to keep learning and growing as both a coach and a leader."
– Saskia Rice-Schaffeler
"I own multiple businesses, which is part of the reason I decided to take the 'Leader as Coach' course with Coach EM. I expected it to be a refresher of my previous training, but it turned out to be so much more! If you want to become a better leader, coach, or manager, this course will shift the way you think, lead, and communicate. Fantastic value for money. I highly recommend Coach EM’s facilitation style and this course!"
– Paul Hickman
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This program is designed for managers, leaders, and coaches who want to sharpen their coaching skills to boost performance, build engagement, and drive productivity.
It’s also ideal for anyone looking to strengthen their people skills or for experienced coaches ready to add fresh tools to their toolkit.
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Who Will Be Your Facilitator?
Coach EM – Speaker | Coach | Trainer | Author
When it comes to tackling today’s workplace challenges – especially talent retention – Coach EM (Emma Doyle) brings energy, experience, and practical coaching tools that truly transform leadership. As a PCC-certified coach, speaker, and best-selling author of What Makes a Great Coach?, Coach EM helps train managers and leaders to think, speak, and act like coaches.
Coach EM delivers the Leader as Coach course across the US, equipping organisations to create coaching cultures that drive performance and engagement. She believes the future of leadership lies in coaching – and it starts with better conversations, deeper curiosity, and a mindset shift.
With over 30 years of coaching experience, Coach EM delivers her sessions with contagious energy, actionable tools, and a deep belief in progress over perfection. Her motto?
Your ROI = IOR (Improvement On Relationships).
Credentials & Expertise:
✔️ PCC – ICF Professional Certified Coach
✔️ Emotional Intelligence & NLP Practitioner
✔️ High-Performance Workplace & Coaching Certified
✔️ Bachelor of Applied Science (Sports Coaching)
✔️ Represented Australia 20x as a National Tennis Coach
Whether it’s in sport or business, her approach combines science, heart, and humour—helping leaders unleash potential and perform under pressure.
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