Skill Up Leader 10-week program details Q1 2026
How does the 10-week AI leadership program of Skill Up Leader work exactly?
What are the learning contents of the Skill Up Leader leadership coaching program?
Skill Up Leader does not have a standard curriculum. The AI leadership coach supports each team leader individually through five coaching sessions, helping them improve self-reflection, team reflection, employee feedback, and stakeholder engagement, while developing successful leadership behaviors.
Why should employees of a team leader participate in Skill Up Leader`s coaching program?
Employees, especially Generation Z, want to actively shape their workplace. However, simple and anonymous ways to provide feedback that is genuinely acted upon are often missing. Skill Up Leader enables employees to send anonymous feedback directly to their team leader, with the assurance that this feedback will be addressed immediately in the coaching sessions. This strengthens employee engagement and fosters a learning culture.
How do our team leaders communicate with the AI coach of Skill Up Leader?
Team leaders interact with the AI leadership coach within their Skill Up Leader profile, just like they would in an online video call via Zoom or Teams.
How does a 20-minute coaching session with Skill Up Leader’s AI work?
Each of the five coaching sessions follows the same structure:
- Welcome: The team leader is greeted and tests their microphone.
- Self-reflection: The team leader reflects on how their current life situation influences their leadership and derives a concrete improvement task.
- Review: The team leader is reminded of all tasks discussed in the previous session.
- Team reflection: The team leader reviews a result from the initial survey and defines a targeted task to improve team dynamics.
- Employee reflection: The team leader focuses on one of their direct reports and develops an activity to enhance that employee’s performance.
- Stakeholder reflection: The team leader considers a stakeholder—such as a supervisor or colleague—and defines a concrete action to improve collaboration.
Which coaching model does Skill Up Leader AI coach use?
The AI of Skill Up Leader employs the GROW coaching model. In this approach, your team leader is guided through four phases: Goal (setting objectives), Reality (current situation), Options (possible solutions), and Will (implementation), to develop a concrete and actionable plan.
Can you customize the AI coaching program of Skill Up Leader to align with our company philosophy?
During profile setup and in the company settings, you can enter information about your organization, leadership guidelines and core values. The AI incorporates these details in every interaction with your leaders to ensure alignment with your corporate culture.
How does the AI of Skill Up Leader account for cultural differences in coaching?
Based on the location of your team leader and the type of organization, the AI personalizes conversations to ensure an optimal cultural fit.
How does the employee survey of Skill Up Leader work?
The initial survey of Skill Up Leader consists of two parts:
- Evaluation of the team leader (with three subcategories): Employee Experience: How does it feel to be part of this team? Character: Which personal qualities should the team leader focus on? Skills: Which skills should the team leader specifically develop?
- Engagement: How motivated are the employees currently?
What is the minimum number of employees a leader must have to use Skill Up Leader?
Your team leader must list at least three direct reports to be able to use Skill Up Leader.
What data does the company receive from Skill Up Leader`s coaching program?
Coaching only works if anonymity is maintained. At the same time, the ROI of your investment must be clearly measurable for management and HR. Therefore, your dashboard provides an overview of all your team leaders, showing how their ratings have improved and how team engagement has increased. Additionally, you can see the most frequently coached topics and the average Net Promoter Score (NPS) of all completed team leaders within Skill Up Leader.
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