Advance Leaders into Coaching-Style Managers.
Practical. Scalable. Measurable.
A practical leadership program for managers, grounded in ICF coaching standards and adapted for corporate environments.
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Coaching-powered Leader Program - Corporate Edition.
Leadership effectiveness evolves through conversations.
As technology and organisations grow in complexity, leadership shifts from directing work to enabling thinking, self-learning, ownership, and alignment.
This program supports that shift—helping managers move from problem-solving for their teams to leading through high-quality conversations that drive execution, accountability, and engagement.
Program Positioning.
What this program develops
- Coaching-style leadership behaviours
- Clear, structured leadership conversations
- Stronger accountability and follow-through
- Emotional intelligence under pressure
- Consistent leadership language across teams
What this program intentionally avoids
- Certification or credential requirements
- Theory-heavy or academic delivery
- One-size-fits-all leadership models
- Artificial role plays or generic cases
Why coaching-style leadership matters now.
As AI and technology redefine how work is done, leadership shifts from managing tasks to enabling thinking, judgment, and ownership. Coaching-style leadership becomes a core capability—not a nice-to-have.
Coaching-style leadership equips managers to:
• Generate human trust across seniority levels
• Facilitate better thinking in others
• Strengthen ownership without micro-management
• Navigate complexity with clarity and composure
Program Overview.
Program Snapshot - 37 hours over 8 weeks.
Module 1 – Kick-Off: Orientation & Coaching Fundamentals
Module 2 – Why and When to Coach - 4 manager styles
Module 3 – The Inner Game - Coaching mindset
Module 4 – Coaching in Action - Embedding Coaching into Daily Operational Leadership
Throughout the program - Mentoring & Peer-coaching
Final reflective Assignment & Graduation
Leadership capabilities participants strengthen.n
Coaching conversations
• Asking questions that create clarity and ownership
• Listening to understand context and intent
• Enabling reflective, standalone decision-making
Leadership presence
• Emotional intelligence in demanding situations
• Calm, grounded, and intentional communication across levels
• Constructive challenge with influence and respect
Accountability and alignment
• Setting clear expectations and agreements
• Holding productive follow-up conversations
• Driving ownership without escalation
Application to daily leadership
• 1:1s, feedback, delegation, and performance talks
• Applying skills directly in real team contexts
• Translating learning into everyday leadership
How our learning is designed.
Learning is experiential, structured, and directly connected to participants’ real corporate leadership context.
Managers work on their own situations, practice live with peers, and receive targeted feedback—allowing new behaviours to develop progressively and sustainably.
Live facilitated sessions
Delivered on-site or live online by senior facilitators, always with two trainers guiding dialogue, depth, and learning flow.
Structured peer practice
Every session includes structured practice in small groups and one-to-one coaching, applying tools directly to real leadership situations.
MCC/PCC-level feedback
Experienced PCC coaches provide timely, precise feedback that sharpens skills, accelerates learning, and builds confident application.
Reflection and application
Participants select concrete actions to apply at work, testing new behaviours immediately and reflecting on real impact and outcomes.
Rita Barata Silva
“By Day 2, we were already coaching each other. Practical, real, and transformational from the start.”
Sebastian Margolf
“Opened my eyes. Discovering my values and practicing real coaching with peers was a powerful start to my journey.”
Barbara Bennett
“Helped me uncover my values, reflect deeply, and grow through hands-on coaching with like-minded peers.”
Value for the organisation.
Consistent leadership behaviour → clearer expectations and follow-through → improved execution reliability across teams and functions.
Higher-quality leadership conversations → better problem framing and decision clarity → faster cycle times and fewer rework loops.
Stronger ownership and decision-making → decisions taken closer to the work → reduced bottlenecks and increased team productivity.
Reduced dependency on escalation → managers resolve issues at the right level → lower leadership load and faster issue resolution.
Observable behavioural development → measurable shifts in leadership habits → stronger engagement, retention, and leadership pipeline readiness.
Who this program is designed for.
Participants
• Team leads and project managers
• Middle managers
• Senior specialists with people responsibility
Organisational applications
• Leadership pilot initiatives
• First-time or transitioning managers
• Leadership culture alignment
• Testing before broader rollout
Meet the Program Leads.
Jeanine Reyneke, PCC, MBA
Jeanine is an ICF-PCC coach and leadership trainer with 20+ years of experience across finance, tech, and pharma. She’s coached over 2,000 hours and held senior roles in operations and sales—living and working in seven countries during her corporate career. With an MBA and a global outlook, she helps leaders drive performance and build high-impact teams with clarity and confidence.
Lassi Albin, PCC, MBA
Lassi is an ICF-PCC coach and executive trainer with 5,000+ coaching hours and a background in supply chain, executive search, and business development. He has lived and worked in 11 countries, bringing a sharp global perspective to leadership growth. With an MBA and a focus on emotional intelligence and coaching-based leadership, he helps managers across industries drive lasting behavioural change.
Why organisations work with Lead as Coach.
Lead as Coach designs all its programs to meet real organisational needs. Delivery is led exclusively by MCC- and PCC-level coaches with senior leadership and corporate experience across international markets. Our facilitators create high-trust, high-engagement learning environments that require no slides—learning happens through exercises, teamwork, coaching practice, mentoring, and structured reflection.
This approach enables deep behavioural change while remaining highly practical, scalable, and easy to deploy across multiple countries and leadership populations.
Explore a leadership pilot for your organisation.
If you are looking to strengthen leadership capability through practical, evidence-based development, this program is designed to be piloted, evaluated, and scaled.
Our structured, low-risk pilot approach.
Steps
1. Alignment discussion with L&D (cohort, location, timing)
2. Delivery method decision (on-site+online OR full online)
3. Program delivery and observation
4. Outcome review and scaling decision