COUniversity of California, Davis · on Coursera
Coaching Conversations
Beginner English Professional CertificateFREE
What you'll learn
Use proven models to structure coaching conversations
Run more effective one-on-one meetings
Ask questions that help people solve their own problems
Give feedback that develops rather than deflates
Shift from directing to coaching as a manager
Build coaching into your everyday management
This course includes
Yes
Certificate
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Mobile access
English
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Instructor
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Kris Plachy
Coursera instructor
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Kris Plachy is a UC Davis instructor and founder of Leadership Coach, LLC, with 20+ years leading high-performing teams and a Certified Master Coach credential. She's published several books on coaching and managing people.
Requirements
- No prior experience required
Who this course is for
- Managers who want better one-on-ones
- Team leads developing their people
- Aspiring people-coaches
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Frequently asked questions
It's highly rated by learners and valued for its practical coaching tools and models. Managers often single out the focus on better one-on-one conversations as directly useful.
You can audit the full course free on Coursera. A certificate is available with a subscription.
No prerequisites are required, though the skills are most immediately useful if you manage or coach people, or expect to soon.
Kris Plachy, a UC Davis instructor and 20-plus-year team leader who is a Certified Master Coach and author of several books on coaching and managing people.
Yes — it's part of UC Davis's Coaching Skills for Managers specialization, so it leads into a fuller coaching path if you want it.