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Upcoming sessions
Fall 2026 session
| Date(s) | October 15, 2026 |
| Time | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Format | In-person |
| Location | James W. Burns Executive Education Centre |
| Cost | $965 +GST |
Registration and fees
For this session, program fees cover all materials, breakfast, and lunch. Materials will be provided at the start of the program unless otherwise noted. For any questions, please contact our team or visit our FAQ page.
Overview and impact
In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, the most effective leaders are those who can flex their approach to meet the moment — and a coach approach is a powerful tool to strengthen how you lead.
Leaders are discovering that when you truly listen, ask thoughtful questions, provide clear feedback, and create space for thinking, something remarkable happens: people step up, take ownership, and deliver results that exceed expectations.
The coach approach isn’t a trend—it’s an essential leadership skill with proven impact. Leaders who adopt coaching techniques report higher retention rates, improved team performance, and empowered individuals who are genuinely engaged to learn and grow. The shift is both subtle and profound: from telling to facilitating, from controlling to empowering, from managing tasks to developing people.
Leadership Coaching Skills is an immersive one-day program that equips you with practical coaching skills you can apply immediately. You’ll master the critical balance between people and performance, learning to lead conversations that build trust, clarity, and commitment. Through focused development in curious inquiry, active listening, impactful feedback, and effective calls to action, you’ll discover how to unlock the potential already present in your teams.
At the conclusion of the program, you will receive a Certificate of Completion from the I.H. Asper School of Business’ James W. Burns Executive Education Centre.
Learning outcomes
Through this program, you will:
- Develop coaching as a leadership tool to facilitate thinking, creativity, and problem-solving in your teams.
- Distinguish between coaching for development and managing for performance to apply the right approach at the right time.
- Build foundational coaching skills including intentional listening, powerful questioning, and the feed-forward approach to feedback.
- Model a curious mindset that encourages exploration and unlocks innovative solutions.
- Create the conditions for a coaching habit that becomes integrated into your daily leadership practice.
- Navigate change and transition effectively by applying coaching principles to workplace challenges.
- Enhance self-awareness of your leadership intentions.
- Practice and refine your skills through interactive coaching exercises.
Participant profile
This program is ideal for leaders at any stage of their leadership journey who influence, manage, or lead others and are looking to enhance their leadership capabilities. Whether you’re a new supervisor, mid-level manager, senior executive, or individual contributor with leadership responsibilities, this program will provide you with an effective developmental tool to bring back to your workplace.
Return on investment
For you
- Build practical skills to immediately improve productivity through a sustainable coaching habit.
- Gain a competitive advantage by developing people instead of simply managing tasks.
- Lead with confidence by asking better questions rather than defaulting to advice-giving.
- Enhance leadership resilience and agility to navigate complex situations more effectively.
- Strengthen relationships that create deeper trust within your teams.
For your organization
- Improve team performance and productivity with more confident, empowered leaders.
- Boost retention, reduce turnover, and burnout through greater employee engagement and development.
- Cultivate a coaching culture that promotes trust, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Develop next-generation leaders by building coaching capabilities across the organization.
- Drive better business outcomes through employees who are engaged, autonomous, and solution-focused.
Instructor
Ryan Quesnel, CEC, ACC
Founder, Brilliance Coaching
Biography
Ryan is a certified executive coach with a masters-level Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching through Royal Roads University, holds ACC accreditation with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and was recognized as one of the Top 15 Coaches in Winnipeg 2025 by the Influence Digest Media. He currently volunteers his time with the ICF Prairie Chapter, and as an alumni coach with Royal Roads University. He is dedicated to remaining at the forefront of coaching methodologies, and employs a systems-thinking approach and the neuroscience of coaching to help serve organizations in developing more resilient and confident leaders who can navigate leadership challenges more effectively.
Prior to launching his leadership coaching and consulting boutique he enjoyed an extensive career working with diverse cultures and teams in the government, not-for-profit and private sectors, focused on career transition and leadership development. He believes leadership is a journey, a daily practice and the only difference between all leaders is the stage of the journey they are at.
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Contact us
James W. Burns Executive Education Centre
2nd floor
177 Lombard Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0W5
204-946-0232
204-946-0262