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Description

Peer Coaching Groups for Managers: Facilitating, Questioning and Generating Solutions

Two days to establish a peer group in which every manager leaves with an action to test

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

A manager facing a difficult team situation rarely talks about it. Asking for help is often seen as an admission of weakness, and exchanges between peers are limited to quick corridor advice. Everyone reinvents alone the answers that others have already tested.

Two days to practise the peer coaching method and embed it in your organisation. You take part in several complete sessions, occupying in turn the role of client, consultant and facilitator. You leave with the precise flow of a session and the conditions required to launch a group that lasts.

Learning objectives

  • Describe the stages and roles of a peer coaching session
  • Present a professional situation in a way a peer group can work with
  • Ask questions that open up thinking without imposing a solution
  • Facilitate a session by holding the framework and the timing of each stage
  • Plan the launch of a peer group in your own context

What makes this programme different

Several complete sessions run with real situations brought by participants
Systematic rotation of the client, consultant and facilitator roles
A group launch schedule prepared before the end of the session

Programme

1The Method and Its Rules

A framework that makes speaking up possible

  • Principles of the approach and how it differs from a problem-solving meeting
  • Roles of the client, the consultants and the facilitator
  • Confidentiality rules and group commitment
  • Types of situations suited to the exercise

2Presenting and Questioning

The work of the client and the consultants

  • Presenting a situation while distinguishing facts, feelings and the request
  • Formulating a precise request for help
  • Clarification questions and questions that steer
  • Reframing the request after the exchanges

3Running a Complete Session

Holding the stages and the timing

  • Sequence of stages from the presentation through to the action plan
  • Gathering suggestions without debate or judgement
  • The client's choice of what to retain
  • Review time on how the session unfolded

4Facilitating and Launching Your Group

From a session to a lasting practice

  • Facilitator posture when faced with digressions and premature advice
  • Handling a participant who dominates the discussion or stays withdrawn
  • Group composition, session rhythm and length of commitment
  • Follow-up of action plans from one session to the next

Who is it for

Managers responsible for a team and future facilitators of peer groups within their organisation.

Prerequisites

Have a current management situation that can be presented to the group.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.