5-Minute Coaching in the Workplace五分鐘教練學：塑造主動積極的團隊
Build a proactive, self-driven team
Many managers spend most of their time giving advice and issuing instructions. But the heart of coaching leadership isn't solving problems for your people — it's building a team that no longer depends on its leader.
Sound familiar
Do any of these sound familiar?
Do these management moments sound familiar?
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Symptom
Have you ever poured your heart into giving feedback, only to be met with silence, a nod — and then nothing changes?
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Symptom
You keep solving your colleagues' problems, yet the team grows ever more dependent on you, unable to think or decide on its own.
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Symptom
You understand the idea of coaching leadership, but back in the real flow of work you have no idea how to actually put it into practice.
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Symptom
The real moments to lead happen in the corridor, by the pantry, right after a meeting — but you have no conversation method built for those fleeting moments.
Outcomes
What changes for your team
What capabilities does this course build in your team?
Conversations that spark thinking
Learn to use questions and active listening to help colleagues see a problem from new angles.
Effective one-on-one conversations
Master a ready-to-use 1:1 framework that helps colleagues clarify the problem and find their own way forward.
A more proactive team
As your people get used to thinking and asking questions for themselves, decisions and delivery flow far more smoothly.
Who it's for
Who it's for
- High-potential talent (Hi-Po)
- Management trainees
- Newly appointed supervisors
- Managers looking to strengthen their leadership
What we cover
What we'll cover
Training Focus
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Goal as Anchor
Every conversation starts with the gap between your colleague and the goal: — when they're moving toward it, reinforce the behaviour with positive feedback; — when they're off track, guide them to come up with their own solution.
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Positively reinforcing good behaviour
Positive behaviour needs immediate, specific recognition to forge a lasting neural connection. Learn to give feedback that lands — not a vague "good job", but feedback that shows employees exactly which behaviour is worth repeating.
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Guiding colleagues to improve
When behaviour needs to change, the instinct is to hand over answers and instructions. But psychology is clear: people follow through hardest on the solutions they come up with themselves. Learn to use simple questions that prompt employees to work through solutions and commit to real action.
The team
Meet the trainers
We start by understanding your organisation's goals and challenges, then match you with the trainer who fits best.
Peter Chan
Founder & Chief Psychologist, TreeholeHK
Cantonese · English
Peter applies psychology to organisational development, leadership and resilience training, and is a TEDx speaker and published author. A first-class honours Psychology graduate of HKU with postgraduate study at Oxford and NUS, he is also founder of MindForest AI.
Kenneth Yip
Corporate Consultant · OD Specialist
Cantonese · English
A senior L&D and OD consultant with more than 20 years in talent development and leadership, having led learning functions at major enterprises. Holds an MSc in Training (Leicester) and a BA in Public & Social Administration (City University of Hong Kong).
Samantha Man
Corporate Trainer · Executive Coach
Cantonese · Mandarin · English
More than 18 years in financial services and talent development, having led training and leadership programmes at major institutions. Specialises in leadership development, coaching-style management and communication. Holds an MA in Counselling (PolyU).
Raymond Chung
Corporate Trainer · Facilitation Specialist
Cantonese · Mandarin · English
Helps professionals think clearly and communicate under pressure. Holds international facilitation credentials including Workshopper Master (AJ&Smart), ICAgile Agile Team Facilitation & Coaching, and DISC Certified Human Behaviour Consultant.
Marc Cheung
Corporate Trainer · Negotiation Strategist
Cantonese · English
20+ years in corporate law and organisational communication, specialising in negotiation strategy, problem analysis and influence for multinationals and listed companies. Holds an MSc in Psychology (Shue Yan), plus BBA and law degrees.
Annie Tai
Corporate Trainer
Cantonese · Mandarin · English
Helps teams collaborate and communicate more effectively, drawing on more than 10 years across the commercial and social sectors. A Certified Coach and Master of Counselling candidate (CityU), she has run workshops for VTC, HKMU and HSBC.
Patrick Tang
Corporate Trainer · Psychology Specialist
Cantonese · English
Specialises in team building, leadership and career development, turning positive psychology into experiential, highly interactive learning. With more than 10 years' experience, she holds a BA in Psychology (CityU) and an MPH (CUHK), with advanced training at UPenn and Australia's positive-education institute.
Justin Wong
Corporate Trainer · Organisational Psychology Specialist
Cantonese · Mandarin · English
Focuses on team dynamics, employee engagement and the workplace application of psychometric assessment. Has delivered training at HKUST, HKMU, HKU and the VTC. Holds an MSc in Organisational & Social Psychology (LSE) and a first-class honours BSc in Psychology (CUHK).
Kit Shum
Psychology Specialist · Corporate Trainer
Cantonese · Mandarin · English
More than 10 years in psychology training and group facilitation, turning theory into practical learning that builds self-awareness, emotion regulation and resilience. Holds MAs in Psychology and Expressive Arts Therapy (CUHK) and an MSocSc in Behavioural Health (HKU), and is a professional member of the HK Psychological Society.
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What clients say
Our DSG Learning Society finds Peter Chan’s sharing on growth mindset an inspirational one. What makes him stand out as a trainer is that the examples he shares are very relatable to both personal & professional life. He has a good sense of humour too. All these add up making him a trustable L&D partner, knowing how to foster growth & resilience in corporate culture
Joanna Wong
Head of Human Resources & Real Estate, DSG Energy Limited
Very skilled at understanding what are client’s training needs and the training session is simply captivating. What’s more, he always keep in mind what behaviours and mindsets need to be changed for the audience and offer applicable advises based on a psychological approach.
Kenneth Lee
Supervisor (Innovation and Creativity), The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG)
It was very different from a typical training - more like an open dialogue in a psychologically safe environment where all can share, and a chance for us to look inwards and raise our self-awareness on our ways of communication. The workplace communication workshop received very good feedback from the team - I can feel the energy and engagement throughout the process, and the approach of learning through activity matches with the young and energetic style of our team.
Crystal To
HR Business Partner HP, Boehringer Ingelheim (Hong Kong) Ltd.
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