

engage, develop, empower
engage, develop, empower
The Five-Minute Coach is.....

- a way of engaging, developing and empowering people - with a difference
- a style of coaching that's fast to learn and easy to use, with instant impact
- a sure-fire boost to overcome procrastination and stimulate purposeful action
- an approach to more effective communications
- a route to maximising the value of meetings
- a conversation changer and mindset shifter
- and additionally, it's a self-coaching tool that works - through targeted questions from which you can't hide!
What people say
The essence of coaching
Listening on a deep level is the essence of coaching and it is very easy to think you know what you've heard or give it meaning that isn't intended by the client. This process helps with getting real clarity for the client about what their issue is and depth of thinking in the exploration of it.
Liz McCann, Head of Executive, Leadership and Management Coaching, BBCIt’s gone down a storm!
We run a two-day senior manager benchmarking and development planning event that is innovative in its design. For co-coaching sessions we set them up with a framework based on the Five-Minute Coach model and they can very quickly start to use it. It’s useful because we’re trying to encourage coaching and co-coaching generally, and giving them a different model that they can use quickly and easily makes a lot of sense. We’ve now used it with more than 250 senior managers. It’s gone down a storm!
Lorenza Clifford, L&D consultant, PwCHighly recommended
The Five-Minute Coach has enabled me to help a lot of people help themselves in my organisation this year. As well as being a very practical framework for really effective one to one conversations, it has instilled an approach that can be usefully and respectfully applied in many day to day situations. It unlocks personal power and keeps responsibility for change in the hands of those that seek it. Highly recommended.
Tony Piper, Inviqa
Discover the Five-Minute Coach
Want to have more influence? More productive meetings? Bring coaching skills into your work?
This simple approach can be used in many ways to help you achieve your outcomes, work more productively and make life easier.
Five Minutes to Influence
Everyday conversations that connect,persuade and yield results
A short online programmeFive Minutes to Better Meetings
Every meeting with a purpose, everydiscussion with an outcome
A short online programmeThe Five-Minute Coach
Coaching quicky and effectively in the flow of work
An in-depth programme to quickly build the skills to coach your team effectively and quickly
Who's it for?
Leaders & managers
Leaders who embrace the Five-Minute Coach no longer fight fires constantly. They get much better results as their team members take ownership of issues. They become more proactive and less reactive. They create opportunities to get a strategic perspective and make a real difference. Performance - and job satisfaction - improves for all.
Facilitators, trainers, team and group coaches
The Five-Minute Coach supercharges facilitators' capacity to increase engagement, motivation and commitment, to enhance communication and collaboration, to embed learning and create sustainable change.
Coaches
Coaches find the Five-Minute Coach approach revolutionises their work. The process facilitates people to deepen their thinking, move beyond their current narrative and overcome procrastination to achieve their goals with more ease.
Other professionals
Educators, lawyers, health professionals, ICT specialists, project managers and many others have all found valuable ways of improving their effectiveness with the Five-Minute Coach.
Individuals
Anyone who wishes to improve their listening skills, communicate more effectively and support others, or themselves. Individuals of any age, background or ethnicicty, who may be parents, voluntary workers, community members, or those looking to find their path.
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Coaching and communication insights and Five-Minute Coach tips
2026年11月5日 · coaching and communicationWe loved Renate's recent blog describing her discoveries as she commenced her learning journey...There is growing interest in the concept of learning in the flow of work, where development...I’ve just read some shocking stats. Employee engagement across the world was measured at a measly...More PostsFind out more - read the book!
A simple, step by step guide to coaching quickly and effortlessly to achieve amazingly better results at work. Short, punchy and easy to read, you'll swiftly learn about this innovative and effective tool for improving performance, and have some tools to experiment with straight away.
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