Delegating with a Coaching Approach
Strengthen your Leadership Style, unleash talent

Many leaders experience that delegating often means letting go with stress: tasks are not completed on time or to the required standard, forcing them to step in at the last minute. This drains energy, leads to frustration, and limits the growth of their team.

During the Delegating with a Coaching Approach training, you learn to hand over tasks without losing control. You discover how to foster ownership, autonomy, and engagement among team members. You gain insight into the conditions for successful delegation and learn to recognise and avoid the biggest pitfalls. You practice building trust and ensuring quality through the right questions and conversations. The result: more time for yourself, stronger team members, and a sustainable foundation for collective growth within the organisation.

Who is this approach intended for?

Delegating with a Coaching Approach is aimed at:

Leaders who want to delegate without stepping in at the last minute, make their team members more competent and encourage ownership. Leaders who aren’t afraid to make themselves indispensable while also creating space for their team’s growth.


     
   

HR professionals and internal coaches who want to optimally support their leaders in fulfilling their role. They believe that delegating with a coaching approach not only strengthens ownership but also positively impacts the quality and timely delivery of results.

CEOs and organizations aiming to achieve a cultural change who understand that it’s not just about strategy. They see delegating with a coaching approach as a lever to strengthen competencies and enable everyone in the organization to grow and perform.

What can you expect?

During this training you learn to communicate clearly about goals, roles and expectations, while building trust without slipping into micromanagement. You strengthen your coaching skills and develop a climate of psychological safety where concerns and questions are shared in a timely manner. Through realistic cases, self-reflection and role-playing you gain insight into your delegation style and how it is perceived by others. You apply what you learn directly in your team and refine your approach step by step.

Throughout the training, you actively work with your own cases. Theory and practice alternate with ample space for reflection, experimentation and integration.

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Part 1: Fundamentals of Delegating

  • Understanding the pitfalls and success factors of delegation
  • Demonstration of delegating with a coaching approach
  • Anticipating timely and high-quality delivery
  • SHIFT! Model for structuring the conversation
  • Integration exercise
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Part 2: Delegating with Impact

  • Practicing with realistic cases from your own practice
  • From monologue to dialogue
  • Following up as part of the delegation process
  • Managing differences in expectations
  • Integration exercise

The Power of Delegating with a Coaching Approach – in Numbers:

Your Trainer/Coach with Expertise in Delegating

At Coaching The Shift, you work with seasoned trainers who are not only ICF-certified (PCC or MCC level) but also masters at connecting with others and addressing courageous topics within groups and individuals. They provide participants with substantive knowledge while also demonstrating, indirectly, how to create openness in any collaboration. Because our trainers are also experienced coaches, they work not only on behavioral or competency levels but also on underlying values and beliefs. This way, participants learn how to engage in constructive, open dialogue and elevate collaboration to a higher level.

Magaly De Smet

Magaly is the visionary and driving force behind Coaching The Shift. As the youngest Master Certified Coach ever in Europe, she recognised early on the importance of team coaching and brought it to prominence in the business world. She has trained hundreds of professionals to become certified (team) coaches and remains a leading voice in the sector. Magaly is valued for her ability to make the unspoken discussable and actionable, resulting in deep and lasting change. She has built a team of strong coaches and trainers who embody the DNA of Coaching The Shift. Together, they contribute every day to shifting clients from an ‘I’ to a ‘We’ mindset across diverse sectors.

Christine Esteingeldoir

Christine supports organisations in improving performance and strengthening relationships within teams. She works as a coach, trainer and facilitator in the fields of leadership and team development. Her approach is rooted in self-awareness and reflection. Christine is an accredited ICF trainer (Level 1 & 2) and works with tools such as Insights Discovery and the Enneagram. She is also a supervisor and peer group facilitator in the training of ICF-certified coaches. She guides teams on themes such as trust, communication and change, and empowers leaders to motivate others and achieve results. Her style is structured, creative and impactful.

Johan Van Eeckhout

Johan guides leaders through the leap of a lifetime. As a sparring partner and “parachutist,” he helps them strengthen their leadership with a fresh perspective and new approaches. Together, they thoroughly prepare for the jump so they land as conscious, decisive leaders with lasting impact. In contexts such as growth, conflict, change or mergers, he works with leaders and teams to build resilience, clarity and connection. With over 25 years of business and management experience, 1,700 hours of individual coaching, 1,200 hours of team coaching and 3,600 hours of training, he is an experienced change catalyst who helps executives build authentic relationships and enhance performance.

Dorothée Willems

Driven by her deep belief in a new leadership paradigm, Dorothée joined Coaching The Shift. She has grown into an inspirer, co-leader, and sounding board for Magaly. Dorothée is highly valued for her holistic perspective, rich life experience and expertise as a trainer and coach. She approaches leadership through the connection between body and mind, believing that authentic leadership begins with self-awareness. With extensive experience in international leadership roles, deep expertise and a warm, respectful commitment, she inspires and engages people, inviting them to adopt a fresh and expansive view of their reality and potential.

Marijke Van Moldergem

Marijke is a Master Certified Coach with over 4,000 coaching hours, guiding leaders at all levels with a gentle yet decisive approach focused on awareness, resilience, and sustainable change. Specialising in change and leadership themes, she believes every change is an opportunity to grow. She brings theory to life with practical examples and fosters self-awareness, leading to lasting behavioural change. With over 20 years of corporate experience, including 10 years as HRD Manager at TNT Express and a rich training portfolio, she quickly understands the challenges leaders and their organisations face.

Eva Declercq

Eva is fascinated by the interaction between people, tasks, and the (work) environment. She focuses on collaboration, team dynamics, (personal) leadership, motivation, perfectionism, stress and burnout. With a background in psychology and marketing, and years of experience as a manager in the recruitment and staffing sector, she connects effortlessly with a wide range of teams and organisations. As a coach, she is non-judgemental and respectful, yet unafraid to mirror and challenge. As a team coach, she quickly senses group dynamics and identifies what is needed for growth. With humour and energy, she encourages participants to step out of their comfort zones and explore new paths.

Heidi De Roo

Heidi’s mission is to support organisations, leaders, teams and individuals in achieving sustainable growth through coaching, training and strategic HR advice. She strives to create workplaces where people feel valued, connected and inspired. As an HR expert in learning and wellbeing, she translates strategic visions into a tangible values-driven culture. This makes values concrete, fosters connection, and brings out the best in people. Her style is personal, empathetic and focus on her goal. With extensive experience in peer coaching, leadership training, and individual coaching, she helps people strengthen their intrinsic capabilities and supports organisations in their growth.

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Clients' Testimony

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The trainer did an excellent job. Her empathetic and enthusiastic interaction with the participants was highly appreciated, as was her creative and dynamic way of explaining the various concepts and her concrete, immediately applicable advice.

J.S.
Senior Consultant
Deloitte
4.7
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I want to apply the tips and insights to my direct reports, where delegation is currently challenging — for example, by being less quick to make assumptions and remaining open to revising my first impressions.

R.T.
Senior Consultant
Deloitte
4.6
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I loved the practical approach — everything was explained with examples, which made it very clear and applicable.

F.K.
Senior Consultant
Deloitte
4.6
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Magaly was very dynamic and managed to balance theory and practice well. As a result, we were able to stay focused on the content of the session throughout the day. I learned a lot.

E.V.
Senior Consultant
Deloitte
4.7
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Facilitator met veel mensenkennis en een sterk gevoel voor de consultancysector.

Anoniem
Senior Consultant
Deloitte
4.7

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