I began Leaders Who Coach™ whilst on a journey of growth as a leader. I wanted to learn more about coaching and its role in leadership. I learned that and so much more. LWC™ provides the opportunity to engage with leaders from different backgrounds and industries, creating a space to discuss, understand and appreciate everyone’s experience of the content. The enrichment calls are a fantastic way to see each other grow as leaders and support one another on the coaching journey. The online content is thorough in growing your understanding of the principles of coaching, introducing theories and skills easy to implement into leadership in work and daily life. Wonderfully led by Sehaam and Mag. I would encourage any leader passionate to grow, to join the Leaders Who Coach™ family to enhance themselves and their team.

Saying it was life-changing probably isn’t an exaggeration.

It was also really enjoyable. Thank you Sehaam.

Managing a team of 21 (including other people managers), I knew I wanted to learn more and be a better manager. I’d been working with Sehaam as my coach for a while and saw many opportunities with the course as it was focused on coaching and conversation skills. Communicating with clarity has always been an area I’d like to improve in!

I found the course extremely beneficial for my role, and I learned new skills every week. The group I worked with was amazing, and we had productive conversations every week, which further enhanced my learnings and takeaways. Sehaam is both an excellent coach and course leader! The weekly tutorials were easy to follow, and the assignments kept me accountable each week.

As we’ve now wrapped up the course, I find myself going back to my learnings again and again. I feel more confident in my conversation skills and awareness of how I can communicate with more clarity. Not only am I able to have more productive 1:1s, but I am also able to coach my direct reports to be better people managers and leaders who coach themselves.

Over the duration of the course, I was able to take on new ideas and learnings and apply them in real work situations. The course design meant that I could share examples that worked and needed some refinement for group support and reflection. This meant that skills were embedded, rather than just learning key works in a 1-day course.

I hugely recommended anyone in a leadership or management position to take on the Leaders Who Coach™ programme.

I didn’t know what to expect when joining the Leaders Who Coach™ course and it exceeded my expectations. Sehaam is an excellent leadership coach, and I was fortunate to be in a cohort of leaders with interesting backgrounds.

The course made me think about my leadership style and approaches in a different way. The best leaders create an environment conducive to learning and discovery. I really enjoyed the focus on empowering our teams to help with their progression and our ability to create high-performing teams. Thank you Sehaam.

Leaders Who Coach™ is a great course for getting the most out of your team. It is an honour to lead people, and your people are the company’s biggest asset.

Throughout the Leaders Who Coach™ course, we learned to listen to our direct reports, spot areas to delve into thoroughly, as well as action planning and ensuring tasks are delivered and ownership achieved.

In a broader sense, the course made me trust my team more and reduce the chance of unmet deadlines. Great course, great teacher and the Enrichment Cohort, talking to other people in similar situations, really helped to get different opinions.

Leaders Who Coach™ has not only provided me with a community of inspiring individuals that encourage me to continue to learn and improve myself, but has given me a strong set of skills which help with forming relationships with those I work with, focussing on listening instead of just hearing, and helping them grow throughout their journey.

I really enjoyed this programme. It is packed with truly high-quality content, delivered superbly, and brought to life with the enrichment calls. It is amazing to see the group grow together and each one become a Leader Who Coaches with their own style!

Leaders Who Coach™, expertly led by Sehaam has been a game-changer for me. This is not about becoming a manager, anyone can do a that when given the title. It’s about learning the skills to coach people to perform in a way that is in line with their values and motivations; a way that is authentic to them. To do that effectively, you have to find ways to do that in your own style. That’s what I enjoyed about this course. It wasn’t about providing a script on ‘how’ to do it, but giving you guidance and tools in such a way that you can apply them in your way in an effective manner.

For me, it transformed the way I conduct meetings and 1-to-1 conversations. Skills such as active listening, asking open questions adds value to your interactions and ultimately provides better results. I found the assignments to apply in the real world a great way to test your learnings. Some of it felt unnatural at times, but it’s not about doing the same thing a little better. For me, I wanted to feel much more confident that I have the tools to lead a conversation to long-term positive outcomes through a more human, empathetic approach; that telling someone to do something won’t. And I even found myself applying this at home, which was an unexpected bonus!

I feel very passionate about coaching, and I am grateful to have had such an incredible journey where I met many inspiring, curious, and humble leaders who grew and learned together. I thoroughly enjoyed the coaching practice sessions, case studies, and group debates on leadership topics. It’s not often you get protected time like this with your peers as a leader. Thank you so much Sehaam for this wonderful opportunity.

Key takeaways for me were:

♦ The core to a great coaching conversation is being aware of someone’s energy and being able to shift them from negative to positive, to a place where actions and next steps can be agreed upon and leaving them energised.

♦ Everyone brings their style and flavour to a coaching conversation; seeing others in the cohort in action was a fantastic way to learn and grow.

♦ Acknowledging people matters! Do more of it.

♦ Holding a space, embracing silence, and showing up with your full awareness are vital to a great conversation.

♦ It’s okay to give advice but ask permission first before over-stepping.

I’ve come out of the course with a much stronger mental model of holding an effective coaching conversation.

Finishing the Leaders Who Coach™ course, I feel like I’m walking back into the world with a secret and powerful new awareness (a new superpower!). I have a deeper understanding of myself, what motivates others to thrive, and the very complex world of conversations. My motivation has always been to help team members pursue excellence however that might look to them.

However, I didn’t realize until I went through LWC™ that I wasn’t yet fully equipped to be their best partner in success. I now have the skills and clarity to continue my leadership journey with confidence.

I’m utterly grateful to have finished LWC™ as a more confident, clear, and effective leader.

This course has the theory, practice, and feedback to help you on your journey to knowing and supporting yourself and others. It does this by helping us to become more mindful and effective conversationalists and coaches. I couldn’t recommend it highly enough and feel privileged to have been with such a supportive and inspiring group of people.

Leaders Who Coach™ has been an inspiration to change my modus operandi with everything I do at work. It has encouraged me to focus on introspection, carefulness, and attention, allowing me to better manage my time and reasoning behind action plans. It has built my confidence to share and join others in a learning journey. Having the ability to step back and have access to mental tools that allow you to make the most of a situation has greatly impacted how I approach different situations, how I share my advice, and how I listen.

I have defined my leadership style through this course, established my values and the type of leader I want to become through a foundation of continuous improvement and learning. I’m more confident about actually having a conversation about my leadership qualities now. This was something I struggled with and avoided prior to coming on this course.

It has given me confidence in leadership that was completely missing before coming on this course. The Leaders Who Coach™ course has been a journey of learning and a healing process where I have reconciled the experiences of the past with the vision for my future.

I enjoyed the Enrichment Calls the most — the opportunity to share the week’s learning, and trial that learning in a safe space with trusted fellow cohort members was really exciting!

Sehaam Cyrene is first class as a tutor — calm, engaging, funny and generous — combined with her experience, knowledge and expertise, you learn in an environment that is very empowering!

I didn’t know what to expect going into Leaders Who Coach™ and kept an open mind. I found the role-play sessions very challenging as this isn’t something that I am comfortable with, however, I learned so much from watching and listening to others and have really started to notice a change in my approach to conversations — and more importantly, how I listen — on both a professional and personal level.

It was an amazing experience. Before I joined, I was frustrated with my direct reports because my leadership approach was very hands-on. I had a lot of blind spots in how I showed up in those conversations.

Leaders Who Coach allowed me identify my style of leadership and the impact that has on the team. Right now, we’re in a position where the communication lines are much, much better. I’m giving my team a lot more space to step up and be themselves, and to prove they able to get the job done. The impact it had on myself was that it made me realise that I wasn’t as present as I initially thought I was and by me being more present, I’ve allowed myself to be more patient in conversations, and of course, allowed space for my team to show me how great they are.

Sehaam, I really appreciate all the work you have done and I appreciate your patience with me personally. Amazing throughout, the team was amazing.

Watch Tai’s video testimonial here.

Don’t take this course if you’re not ready for a significant dose of self-awareness and some deep thinking. The time I spent on this learning has been paid back in multiples, improving my conversations and coaching abilities from the very first week. I joined the cohort thinking that my team would get most of the benefit, but in fact, it was me. This course will help you understand yourself and your leadership to an almost uncomfortable degree, but you will come out more authentic, more forgiving, more curious, and a much, much better coach.

When I first signed up for Leaders Who Coach™, it intrigued me to explore what a leader who coaches looked like. Having worked with Sehaam before as an Executive Coach, I knew I would get prompts for deep thinking, reflection, and that a lot of care would have gone into the materials.

I hadn’t prepared for just how much richness there was throughout this journey! It exceeded my expectations. I got a clear sense of what my core values are, had enlightening conversations with those closest to me to understand how others receive my communication, shone light onto my blind spots, and got multiple opportunities to practice my listening and conversation skills.

The video content was well structured, easy to digest, and the cheat sheets were handy quick reminders that I could keep with me day-to-day. The Enrichment Calls were exceptionally valuable, even on days when I felt like I might not have much to add or was tired, I came away feeling nourished and refreshed.

Through this course, I’ve gained the confidence to trust in my leadership, lead in ways that align with my values, and to shake off the pressures of what I’ve thought “leadership” traditionally looks like. I’m excited to work with others and walk the journey with them, seeing them thrive in their own decision-making and be a resource rather than an instructor.

The lectures and assignments were of fantastic quality and the lectures were certainly ones to pay attention to, easy to digest and take notes on. The assignments actually made me take action in the real world rather than looking at theoretical scenarios, so I actively made an impact.

Sehaam was fantastic — her passion and knowledge coming through during the Enrichment Calls with the group. Not letting people stay silent is a good skill to have as a tutor!

I can say I have grown as a leader and am certainly still growing. My team has noticed a difference in how I approach topics and questions, and I don’t immediately drive to a solution from my own opinions. They’ve been receptive to the initial one-to-ones that we’ve had and are driving their own growth roadmaps, even during a very busy period.

I really enjoyed the course. I had no expectations due to never having completed a management course, but I feel like I have gone from zero to learning a lot!

Leaders Who Coach™ is built upon weekly skills and capabilities modules. Each one includes learning and assignments, but the value game changer for me was the weekly Enrichment Calls. These were an opportunity to explore real-life situations and practice the capabilities with Sehaam and fellow students. Digital environments that focus on experiences and that are intentional and interactive work for me.

Sehaam’s course also left me with a deeper awareness of who I am.

Coaches have an open, non-judgemental, and instinctive capacity to understand where we’re at and where we’re trying to get to. They prioritise relationships over tasks and build trust from the get-go.

Our society needs these capacities at scale because, without trust, truth, and cohesion, nothing works. This isn’t a quick fix, and we can’t impose it either. It’s a process we must always work in a space which Leaders Who Coach™ can hold for us to explore together.