The Hummingbird Effect Academy Eclectic Life and Business Coaching Course 

Duration; 4 modules, one weekend per month

Location; Chelmsford county town of Essex

Times; 9.30 to 5.30 each day

Independent organisations which recognise and accredit The Hummingbird Effect Academy Courses; The Association for Coaching, The Institute of Leadership and Management, The Association for NLP (ANLP),The General Hypnotherapy Standards Council, The Hypnotherapy Association, 

Qualifications, training and background of Denise Collins, Founder and Principal of The Hummingbird Effect Academy.

Denise has been private practice for 11 years as a Hypno-psychotherapist and coach working with individuals and couples.  She has been running open training courses since 2005. Over the years she has been employed as a consultant to design and deliver training, soft skills and executive coaching within various organisations as well as being a guest lecturer at The University of Essex Business School.  She holds an MSc in Coaching Psychology from University of East London, a BSc in Social Sciences from South Bank University, an RSA teaching & learning in adult education, an Open University management studies certificate, NLP practitioner, NLP master practitioner and NLP trainer certified by NLP co-creator John Grinder and accredited by The ANLP. She has extensive knowledge of and practical experience in Hypnotherapy and related psychological therapeutic techniques.

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Recognised By The Association for Coaching  

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Recognised By The Institute of Leadership and Management.

This course is suitable for you....

•if you are interested in a career as a coach.

•if part of your current professional role involves conducting developmental conversations with others.

 
•if you would benefit from adding the key skill set of coaching to your knowledge base.

•if you wish to communicate more effectively with the people around you......

The program consists of eight intensive face to face interactive teaching days, plus production of a portfolio of evidence of coaching sessions conducted as part of the training.

Program Outline 
• Brief history and introduction to “life” coaching 
• The art of being an effective coach 
• Creating and maintaining a successful coaching relationship 
• Understanding and applying ethical and professional standards in coaching 
• Related professional considerations such as contracting and boundaries 
• Developing skills relevant to client assessment and designing individual coaching programmes 
• Harnessing your own personal experience, skills, competencies and knowlege to make you a truly unique coach 
• Developing your core skills and understanding related to listening, reflection and analysis 
• Understanding how to apply different coaching tools, techniques and strategies 
• The most popular psychological coaching models 
  E.g. Behavioural, Cognitive Behavioural, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focussed and Person Centred approaches 
• Exploring the similarities and differences between NLP and other types of coaching 
• Developing a transtheoretical approach in coaching 
• Learning about different non psychological coaching models and approaches, being able to evaluate their application in a diverse range of situations 
• Generating the right answer for the client;by discovering how to ask the right questions 
• Utilisation of the techniques of Clean Language, Precision and Incisive questioning techniques 
• The role of Socratic questioning 
• Creating effective solution strategies within a developmental conversation 
• Exploration of methods for your personal ongoing development as an effective coach 
• Deciding on your forte / exploring specific areas for niche coaching 
• Devising your personal future action plan to put into practice your learning from this course

In addition to the main themes outlined above, each day will include live demonstrations and interactions. Participants on this course should expect to coach and to take advantage of the opportunity to be coached. This training has a solid theoretical underpinning but with a focus on the practical and experiential. It is for people who want to be able to actually coach in real world situations rather than know lots about the theory of “how to” coach.

'It was a thorough & comprehensive course embracing a wide variety of coaching concepts & approaches. There was a lot of practical work which was excellent for all students and allowed us all to enjoy the benefits of the techniques as we made progress on our own issues & helped others through theirs.
I have effectively used these techniques/approaches personal & professionally. I can truly say that this course prepares trainees to be confident, effective and transformational coaches in their chosen field.' 

Coaching at work (3 day in house programme)

Do you want to discover how to reduce your stress, improve your confidence, develop your staff’s competence, and upgrade your business results?

Research has indicated that managers, business owners and leaders

• are often so busy ‘putting out fires’ that they feel overwhelmed and therefore find it difficult to accomplish the strategic elements of their role.

• frequently end up doing things themselves (even sometimes taking over operational tasks from direct reports) because they feel it is just easier and quicker than showing someone else what needs to be done.

• sometimes had little confidence in the competence and ability of staff to successfully problem solve or make effective decisions.

Having responsibility for other people’s performance and results can be challenging.  You have to delegate and supervise the work, but you also have to motivate people, build relationships, manage change, solve conflicts and deal with a host of other problems that the role of leading people presents. A coaching approach can help. Managers who adopt a coaching approach get the work done and develop their people at the same time. This improves the quality of work and the quality of the working life. Managers with coaching skills have productive, honest relationships with their people where problems can be aired and innovative ideas shared.

“Every significant study of effective managers concludes that those who get the most out of their teams successfully adopt a “coaching approach” to business”.

But what exactly does that mean and how specifically are you supposed to accomplish it?

Are you a business owner, manager or leader?

The intensive, practical, focussed coaching at work 3 day programme will equip you with the right tools to elegantly;

• delegate more efficiently ,
• improve productivity and quality,
• communicate your message more clearly,
• conduct more effective developmental conversations,
• get better results in a shorter space of time,
• create a stronger sense of purpose within your team,
• successfully motivate the performance of others,
• spend less time fire-fighting or doing jobs that should be done by your direct reports,
• free up your time and expertise so you can focus on the most important tasks,
• enjoy greater satisfaction in your personal and professional life.

  The Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) is the UK’s largest management body, combining industry-leading qualifications and specialist member services. ILM is founded on the principle that skilled managers and leaders hold the key to creating productive workforces that deliver organisational and economic success. 

What the ILM says about coaching;

“Coaching in business has the potential to transform individuals' performance and organisations' success. Coaching aims to develop an individual’s performance by unlocking their capabilities through guided conversation and questioning. Coaching enables managers to find business solutions using their own resources and as such it can be a powerful tool for organisational development.”

What the ILM says about coaching training;

“Coaching training can be undertaken at a variety of levels, for instance to equip individuals to become coaches within their organisations or to ready someone for a career as a coach.  Team leaders and first line managers can be made more effective in their jobs through coaching training, allowing them to get the best from their line reports through a coaching relationship”.

The Hummingbird Effect Academy Eclectic Life and Business coaching course is recognised as a development programme by the ILM.

The Association for Coaching is a leading professional body for Coaches, Training/Coaching Providers, and Sponsors of Coaching involved in;  

EXECUTIVE, BUSINESS, PERSONAL, SPECIALITY, TEAM COACHING, & BUILDING COACHING CULTURES

The AC is an independent non profit organisation with the goal to promote best practice, raise awareness and standards across the Coaching industry, while providing value added benefits to its members – whether they are professional Coaches or Organisations involved in Coaching.

The Association for Coaching's Purpose is the following:

“To inspire and champion coaching excellence, by being pro-active, collaborative and purposeful, so that we advance the coaching profession and make a positive and lasting difference in the world”.

Association for Coaching MISSION STATEMENT

We aim to run and operate an ethical and responsible association for our members, based on a framework that incorporates seven core values: 

High Standards – Integrity – Open – Responsive – Educational – Progressive 

The Hummingbird Effect Academy Eclectic Life and Business coaching course is recognised by The Association for Coaching.