Coaching Skills
Practical coaching skills for the conversations you already have.
Three tracks share one method: people leaders, HR business partners, and Japanese-speaking leaders each practise the same core coaching skills against the conversations specific to their role. Every track runs through the same four learning depths, from a two-hour taster to a twelve-week IntelliCoach Pro program.
Where do you sit?
Find your track
I lead people directly.
You manage a team, and what happens in your one-on-ones matters more than the org chart admits.
I advise and challenge leaders.
You partner with leaders from HR, without formal authority over what they decide.
I need the practice in a Japanese-speaking leadership context.
You lead or partner with leaders in a Japanese-speaking environment.
Coaching Skills · People Leaders
From expert leader to confident coaching leader.
- The pressure
- A high performer keeps bringing you the decision instead of making it, and a one-on-one turns into you giving advice for most of the conversation.
- The unhelpful pattern
- Stepping in to decide, or giving the answer to keep things moving, feels efficient in the moment, but the same problem is back the following week.
- What becomes possible
- Ask cleaner questions instead of jumping to advice, listen for the real concern beneath a status update, and shift ownership back so accountability sticks.
- Where this shows up in the work
- One-on-ones, feedback conversations, and the moments a team member wants you to decide for them.
Coaching Skills · HR Business Partners
Elevate your strategic HR impact through coaching.
- The pressure
- A line leader asks you to just fix a team conflict for them, or a stakeholder meeting turns into you explaining HR policy for most of the hour.
- The unhelpful pattern
- Stepping in to mediate, or repeating the policy, keeps the meeting moving, but the leader never builds the muscle to handle it themselves.
- What becomes possible
- Set a clear agreement at the start of the conversation, listen for the real issue beneath the request, and shift ownership back to the leader who owns the decision.
- Where this shows up in the work
- Stakeholder meetings, partnering conversations, and the moments a leader brings you their people problem to solve.
Coaching Skills · Japanese-speaking Leaders
From expert leader to confident coaching leader.
- The pressure
- A team member keeps deferring big decisions to you, and a one-on-one turns into a status update with little space for their own thinking.
- The unhelpful pattern
- Filling the space with advice keeps the meeting on track in the moment, but the same issue returns the next week.
- What becomes possible
- Ask cleaner questions, listen for the real concern beneath a status update, and shift ownership back so accountability sticks.
- Where this shows up in the work
- One-on-ones and performance conversations, delivered in Japanese.
The same four learning depths, every track
A recommended progression, not a required one
Taster, Workshop, Core, and Pro are a recommended progression: start with a taster to feel the approach, step up to Core when you want sustained practice, and commit to Pro when you are ready to go deeper. It is not a locked sequence. You can enter at the depth that fits your experience and context, and a later depth never requires completing an earlier one first.
DEPTH 01
Taster
Experience · 2 hours
DEPTH 02
Workshop
Apply · 1 day
DEPTH 04
Pro
Integrate · 12 weeks
The learning loop that runs through every depth
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Proof, from the people who noticed
“Maik was our Coach & facilitator for "Leader as Coach" program. He has fabulous observations - precise and insightful; and works in a collaborative and flexible way. I highly recommend Maik for high individual impact as well as a leader.”
People Leaders
“I have participated in the Leader as Coach programme, facilitated by Maik, both as trainee and supporting the training. I've been immensely enriched both times. Empowering leaders to be better coaches has had good effects across eBay.”
Michael Haupt
Head of DE Regional Engineering, eBay
HR Business Partners
“The training was perfectly tailored to the target group of managers and conveyed the main features of coaching. The exercises were practice-oriented and alternated appropriately with the theoretical part. The trainer was very professional.”
Patricia Boujemaa
HR People Specialist, Itelligence Global Managed Services GmbH
Japanese-speaking Leaders
“Maik delivers insightful and effective workshops! He helps students (and I) to grow and become more self-aware - understand our strengths and leverage them to the fullest potentials in different scenarios. With Maik, you are in good hands!”
Ling Natalie Cheah
Senior Assistant Director, Singapore Management University
How the three tracks compare
Coaching Skills · People Leaders
- Who it's for
- Current and aspiring people leaders who want less advice-giving and more ownership in their teams
- Delivery
- Online, live sessions; the Workshop depth is also available in-house
- Learning depths
- Four depths: 2-hour taster, 1-day workshop, 6-week Core, 12-week Pro
- Core cohort size
- Maximum 16 participants (IntelliCoach Core)
- Accreditation
- Not an ICF Level 1 accreditation. Fully based on the ICF core competencies, taught by trainers with about five years of certification-grade coach-training experience.
Coaching Skills · HR Business Partners
- Who it's for
- Current and aspiring HR business partners who want to move from tactical support to strategic, coach-like partnering with the leaders they serve
- Delivery
- Online, live sessions; the Workshop depth is also available in-house
- Learning depths
- Four depths: 2-hour taster, 1-day workshop, 6-week Core, 12-week Pro
- Core cohort size
- Maximum 16 participants (IntelliCoach Core)
- Accreditation
- Not an ICF Level 1 accreditation. Fully based on the ICF core competencies, taught by trainers with about five years of certification-grade coach-training experience.
Coaching Skills · Japanese-speaking Leaders
- Who it's for
- For Japanese-speaking leaders. Delivered in Japanese.
- Delivery
- Online, live sessions, delivered in Japanese.
- Learning depths
- Four depths: 2-hour taster, 1-day workshop, 6-week Core, 12-week Pro
- Core cohort size
- Maximum 16 participants (IntelliCoach Core)
- Accreditation
- Not an ICF Level 1 accreditation. Fully based on the ICF core competencies, taught by trainers with about five years of certification-grade coach-training experience.
Questions about a team or cohort? Get in touch.
Questions about the coaching-skills family
Which track is right for me?
Start with the diagnostic above, or get in touch and we will help you judge the right track rather than assume it.
Do the tracks share the same learning depths?
Yes. All three tracks run through the same four depths (Taster, Workshop, Core, Pro). It is a recommended progression, not a required one.
Is IntelliCoach Core accredited?
IntelliCoach Core and Pro do not carry an ICF Level 1 accreditation and do not award an ICF credential. Both are fully based on the ICF core competencies, and delivered by trainers who have delivered certification-grade coach training for about five years.
Is the Japanese-speaking Leaders track delivered in Japanese?
Yes. This track is delivered in Japanese.
How large are the Core cohorts?
IntelliCoach Core runs with a maximum of sixteen participants, across all three tracks.
How do I start the conversation?
Get in touch and we will help you choose the right track and the right starting point.