Coaching Conversations
Are you in a role where you manage or lead others? Do you want to add skills to your toolkit for growing and developing people? Perhaps your aim is to acquire the skill and confi dence to coach others. In the Coaching Conversations Workshop we bring coaching skills and a coaching mindset into the way you relate to and lead other people.
Registrations are now open for the Coaching Conversations Workshop in 2025.
There are 18 places available in each Workshop.
Full-day Workshop
This 1-day workshop will help you to develop your coaching competency and practice your new skills in a safe and supportive learning environment. By the end of this one-day workshop you will:
- Understand the difference between coaching conversations and other conversations you will have as a manager/leader.
- Be able to identify when coaching is the right approach.
- Gain familiarity with coaching models and core coaching capabilities.
- Consider the importance of psychological safety and learn how to create it.
- Learn how to use a coaching approach to raise awareness and commitment to action.
- Experience coaching, from both sides of the table – give and receive feedback.
- Learn how to use a ‘corridor’ conversation to coach.
- Appreciate what is required to set-up a conversation for success.
Delivered virtually, the registration fee is $450+GST per person, which includes pre and post work, and workshop participation. A 10% deposit is payable on registration, with the balance payable one month prior to the workshop.
Programs can also be scheduled for a date to suit your group of 18 - delivered face-to-face, or facilitated virtually.
I’m passionate about helping leaders develop “a coaching approach”, which is fundamentally about bringing coaching skills and a coaching mindset into how you relate to other people. You can use a coaching approach to help someone:
- clarify their goals
- be at their best
- generate and explore new ideas
- manage stress
- develop their resilience/resourcefulness
- debrief something difficult
- overcome resistance to change
Feedback from Workshop Participants (2023-2024)
“The Coaching Conversations Program provided an excellent opportunity to develop deeper active listening skills and build confidence in developing productive and meaningful conversations with colleagues.”
“A fantastic model and broader philosophy on coaching others as a leader.”
“Time to bounce ideas with Julie and peers. Very practical initial workshop that provided time for us to practice using the coaching questions. Really appreciated the ongoing readings and links to resources to continue to build our understanding. Having the 1:1 sessions with Julie helped with keeping accountable so that the coaching doesn’t ‘drop off’ the radar’.”
+ Extra Support (available at an additional cost)
Sample Program
One-Day Workshop
February
Full day face-to-face workshop for up to 18 people.
To teach skills and build confidence to hold a coaching conversation and know when coaching is the right approach to take.
Small Group Coaching
Apr/Jun/Aug/Oct
60-minute group coaching sessions, in small groups of 6.
Working with an ICF Credentialed Coach, these sessions focus on the real-life application of coaching skills.
The opportunity to learn from peers and the collective wisdom of the group is often what people find valuable about group coaching.
Read more about small group coaching.
1:1 Coaching
Mar/May/Jul
30-minute 1:1 virtual mentor coaching sessions.
You will work 1:1 with an ICF-Accredited Mentor Coach, to develop skill, celebrate success, and explore challenges. Your mentor coach will help you sharpen your coaching skills and develop your coaching capability.
Accountability Buddy
Ongoing
Self-paced practice with a peer.
Delivery
- The program will normally run over a period of 6-10 months. The structure above is an example only.
- Up to 18 participants can be registered for the Coaching Conversations Program.
- For face-to-face delivery, the venue is to be organised by the client, noting that a well-chosen venue can enhance the experience.
- The full-day workshop will be scheduled in consultation with the organisation for a date that suits the group.
- 6 participants will be allocated to each small group. A smaller group size guarantees participants a high degree of interaction, and individual attention.
- Small group coaching sessions will be scheduled in consultation with the organisation for dates/times that suit the group.
- Pre-work and other supporting resources will be provided throughout the program.
- To maintain participant confidentiality, small group coaching sessions are not recorded.
- Small group coaching sessions can be delivered virtually (via Zoom) or face-to-face.
Philosophy
To provide a supportive and collaborative environment for leaders to undertake professional development that generates a lasting impact on both the individuals involved and the organisations they lead, in terms of skill enhancement and the creation of sustainable learning communities.
Feedback From Participants
~ Workshop Participants, 2020/2021/2022/2023/2024 ~
“Purposeful, reflective, supportive, capacity building.”
“It’s something that has truly benefitted my
headspace, particularly in how we acknowledge time as a resource, investing that time into our interactions and avoiding ‘false rescues’.”
“The fact that the approach has not been to jam more and more content into the sessions, but to give time to continuing the same thinking has been valuable in embedding the way of being as a coach.The whole approach has been respectful of what people bring.”
“I felt I came into these sessions with little knowledge about coaching and what it involves. It has been valuable for me as I feel I have developed some strategies around questioning and listening.”
“How the techniques we had been shown and
encouraged to trial supported individuals to reflect on their thoughts, behaviours, and actions, helping them gain insight into themselves and their decision-making.”
“Knowledgeable, expert presenter. Put everyone at ease and maximised our learning time.”
“Provides the opportunity to not only reflect but problem solve from within and take action on issues that may consume your thinking, It provides clarity of thinking when you use the GROW questions and build confidence to know and recognise that you have the solutions within you.”
“It’s a useful and practical training that can easily be applied to the educational leadership setting.” “I really appreciated the way Julie provided a good balance of scaffolding but also being mindful that there were a lot of experienced leaders in the room, most of us having done some previous work around coaching. Thank you for creating safe conditions for people to feel comfortable contributing to the group and for valuing our input across the day. I also really enjoyed that there were lots of practical components where we were given time to practice coaching with a clear question framework to do so.”“An Informative and empowering workshop that skills you to make a difference.”
“Thought provoking because it was subtly different to other PD we have done in this space. Even though I’ve done quite a lot of PD around coaching, this really made me re-reflect on what coaching is and isn’t, which is really useful.”
“Loved the mixed approach which allowed me to listen, learn and then apply the strategies. Really appreciated the time to practice and being vulnerable within a safe environment.”
“Really valuable information and strategies to build culture and become a coach. Things that can be applied straight away, which is great.” “Thought provoking, strategies you can use right now.” “Informative, practical and strategies you can implement straight away.”
“Fantastic! Informative, well-paced, plenty of time for questions, conversation and practice.“
I am dedicated to unlocking the potential of individuals and teams.
My commitment is to ensure you get the most out of the time and money you invest.
What is a 'Coaching Culture'
- All employees in the organization have an equal opportunity to get professional coaching.
- The organization uses internal coaches and external coaches.
- Managers use coaching skills.
- It’s valued across the organisation.
- It has a dedicated budget.
The ripple effect starts with individual behaviour changes, encouraged by internal or external coaches or by managers, that help them become better at applying their coaching skills. Anyone can help create a coaching culture inside their organisation if they work to develop and practice these skills with others. These core coaching skills are developed in the Coaching Conversations for Leaders program.
