Competency-Based Performance Management

Using Coaching & NLP Techniques for Growth, Alignment & Accountability

Course Overview

Traditional performance reviews often miss the mark—focused more on judgment than development, more on ratings than real outcomes. In contrast, Competency-Based Performance Management (CBPM) focuses on measurable behaviors, role clarity, and future potential.

This coaching-powered program integrates Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), behavioral science, and modern coaching strategies to shift how performance is defined, discussed, and developed.

Whether you’re designing a framework from scratch or revitalizing your current system, this program offers a systematic, human-first approach to driving sustainable performance across roles and teams.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for professionals who shape talent outcomes, including:

Understand the Foundations of CBPM Learn how competencies drive recruitment, development, and review processes
Design Role-Specific Competency Frameworks Define, map, and align key competencies with organizational strategy
Use NLP for Behavioral Clarity Apply precise language patterns to describe and assess performance effectively
Deliver Coaching-Driven Performance Conversations Replace judgment with development using structured coaching models
Create Individual Development Plans (IDPs) Build actionable growth pathways based on feedback and competency data
Master Feedback for Change Deliver specific, timely feedback that motivates lasting behavioral improvement
Apply Coaching Models for Development Use tools like GROW, CLEAR, and Feedback Anchoring to drive performance evolution

What You Will Gain

Course Curriculum

DAY ONE

Foundations of Competency-Based Performance

  • From ratings to developmental conversations

     

  • Competencies as the link between potential and performance

     

  • Types of competencies: Core, Functional, Behavioral, and Leadership
  • Identifying and differentiating competencies across roles

     

  • Aligning competencies with strategic business goals

     

  • Creating observable, measurable behavioral indicators
  • Using precision language to define competencies

     

  • Leveraging values-aligned language for clarity and motivation

     

  • Applying sensory-specific descriptions for effective behavioral assessments
DAY TWO

Delivering Performance Through Coaching

  • Moving from evaluator to enabler

     

  • Applying the GROW model for structured development conversations

     

  • Empowering ownership and accountability through coaching
  • SBI and NLP-based feedback models

     

  • Anchoring positive behaviors for long-term change

     

  • Navigating defensiveness with empathy and structure
  • Identifying growth areas and linking them with learning actions

     

  • Co-creating IDPs using coaching frameworks

     

  • Setting SMART behavioral goals with clarity and checkpoints
  • Managing emotions during high-stakes reviews

     

  • Building psychological safety through non-verbal and verbal cues

     

  • Leading with compassion: the balance of support and challenge

This Isn’t Just About Evaluation—It’s About Empowerment

Competency-Based Performance Management, when powered by coaching and NLP, becomes a force for growth, alignment, and transformation. It turns every performance conversation into an opportunity to build clarity, capability, and culture.

Stuck in outdated appraisals that drain morale and miss the mark?

It’s time to upgrade to a people-centered, performance-driven framework that actually works. Get in touch with us now.