One Strengths Course, a Lifetime of Coaching Others to Thrive
Gallup's flagship course gives you the framework, tools and professional coaching certification to help others thrive at work and in life. In Gallup Global Strengths Coach, you'll learn how to help people understand their strengths, build high-performing teams, and accelerate individual and collective success.
What is Gallup Global Strengths Coach?
Gallup Global Strengths Coach teaches you how to coach people to use their CliftonStrengths to perform at higher levels and succeed at work and beyond.
In just 5 days, you’ll complete the coursework requirement for becoming a Gallup Strengths Coach. Take this course to learn from Gallup experts, get hands-on coaching practice and walk away ready to coach with confidence.
Who is this people development training for?
- leaders using CliftonStrengths to support development across more employees and teams
- managers who need a shared language for developing talent and motivating great performance
- educators working with faculty, staff and students to create stronger long-term learning outcomes
- independent coaches who want a research-backed method for improving results — perfect for everything from a performance coach to a business coach
Explore your own strengths. Prepare others to succeed.
This coach development program gives you research-backed tools, techniques and experiences to improve your performance and the performance of those you coach, lead or manage. It’s not just soft skills coaching. It’s strengths-based development that has measurable effects on performance.
You'll learn how to:
- recognize and use your strongest talents
- develop those talents into strengths
- use your strengths to support others’ growth
You'll also learn how to coach others to:
- understand their talents and use them to reach goals
- manage weaknesses and vulnerabilities
- collaborate effectively and strengthen relationships
- resolve team conflict and improve cooperation
- lead and manage teams to get their best performance
What Certified Coaches Say About the Course
Coaching changes outcomes for you, your organization and your clients.
Earning Gallup’s strengths-based coaching certification transforms your career and helps you measurably improve outcomes for individuals, teams and organizations.
Teams that received strengths-based development have achieved:
19%increased sales
29%increased profits
59%fewer safety incidents
72%lower turnover (in high-turnover organizations)
See if this course is right for you.
Learn more about Gallup Global Strengths Coach in this on-demand webinar. Get an inside look into Gallup's most popular coaching course.
How to solve your most pressing workplace issues with Gallup learning.
People are the heart of your workplace. When you understand them and their strengths, you're better able to solve problems, seize opportunities and outperform your competitors. The Gallup Global Strengths Coach course gives you tools to address important workplace questions and issues.
How do I improve someone's work performance?
How do I improve someone's work performance?
Focus on engagement. Gallup's most recent meta-analysis shows that engaged teams outperform their less engaged counterparts with:
Gallup Global Strengths Coach prepares you to engage individuals and teams in ways that matter.
How do I improve employee engagement?
How do I improve employee engagement?
Managers account for 70% of the variance in team-level engagement. To engage employees, managers must:
- Understand and care about employees as people. Employees are more engaged when they know their manager cares about them and their wellbeing.
- Support development. The inability to grow at work is one of the top five reasons people leave their jobs.
- Focus on their strengths. Employees who know and use their strengths are more engaged — nearly six times more — and perform better.
Gallup Global Strengths Coach shows managers how to take these actions to engage employees and accelerate performance.
How do I improve my performance as a manager?
How do I improve my performance as a manager?
Start with one powerful habit: Have one meaningful conversation per week with each employee
- recognition
- collaboration
- goals and priorities
- strengths
Managers who do this see higher engagement for themselves and their teams and higher performance.
Take the Gallup Global Strengths Coach course for more practical ways to succeed as a manager.
How do I improve organizational performance?
How do I improve organizational performance?
Develop great managers into remarkable coaches.
Through decades of research, Gallup has discovered that managers account for 70% of the variance in team-level engagement, which has a profound effect on organizational performance.
- model organizational purpose and values
- coach performance
- reduce burnout
- engage employees
- strengthen ethical behavior
- retain top talent
- and much more
Give managers what they need to transform your organization's performance.
The Most Efficient Way to Become a Certified Coach
Follow these four steps to quickly become a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach:
- Complete the Gallup Global Strengths Coach Course.
- Pass the course exam.
- Complete six practice coaching sessions.
- Submit your coaching application.
Those who want to split up the learning can take Successful Strengths Coaching and Coaching Individuals, Managers and Teams instead of the full Gallup Global Strengths Coach course.
Join a Global Community of Coaches
As a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, you can access an expert community of coaching peers. Connect with others who share knowledge, tools, insights and experiences to support one another. Join peers to take advantage of exclusive learning opportunities designed to keep you current with the latest in coaching science and practice.
Earn certification and professional credits to advance your career.
Gallup Certification
Make your expertise known with Gallup certification — a long-time symbol of knowledge, credibility and integrity. Completing the Gallup Global Strengths Coach course is the fastest route to becoming a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach.
You’ll receive a digital credential through Credly to add to your email signatures or digital resumes and on social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and X.
Professional Credit Hours
- ICF, 36 CCE hours (19 Core and 17 Resource Development)
- HRCI, 34 hours
- SHRM, 36.8 hours
- ICF, 34.6 CCE hours (18.6 Core and 16 Resource Development)
- HRCI, 34.5 hours
- SHRM, 34.5 hours
Essential Coaching Resources Included With the Course
When you take this course, you'll receive a comprehensive collection of coaching material. We created these materials from decades of Gallup research and tested them with real managers, teams and coaches. These resources will support your coaching long after the course ends.
Find a course that fits your schedule.
Wherever you are, you can learn to coach others to perform at their best. Find a Gallup Global Strengths Coach course near you or explore our virtual offerings.
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