A New Year, A New Reset

19 Feb

As you will know, I have spent the last two years focusing my writing and reflections on coaching, which is still a very big part of the work I do; I have spent the whole summer designing my refocus for 2023 and beyond. Tightening up my why and my who so I can target and support more specifically. I realised I was up against a giant in the education sector regarding coaching with a far greater reach and far more resources than I. While I still have a massive passion for coaching, my 'WHY' sits in the space of supporting middle leaders to confidently & effectively communicate no matter who they are conversing with. Yip, you know it. Conversations with senior leaders, middle leaders, teachers, parents and students all require a nuanced approach to have an impact.

I help middle leaders who agonise over tricky performance conversations or want to communicate more effectively and efficiently to have conversations that leverage buy-in and amplify impact no matter WHO they are conversing with.

There are so many ways you can approach communication. It is more complex when you communicate from a middle leadership position. Then you are communicating from the messy middle. You end up being the translator for the senior leadership messages you are tasked to take to your team and the translator for your team with the messages you take back to the senior leadership. It's tricky, complex and complicated. Some conversations go well, some feel awkward, and others feel ok at the time, and then you hear about the corridor gossip that happens about you and the conversation you have just had. And that is never good. Sometimes all seems ticky boo in the conversation, everyone seems to be on board, in agreement, and it's all systems go, and then nothing changes. So you end up having the same conversation again and again.

So I have made it my mission to provide exceptional support to all those in middle leadership roles. And that also spreads to those in Deputy Senior Leadership roles because you're not quite at the top of the tree and still need to communicate up, down, and across.

HERE’S MY PLAN

I have created a Facebook group to post regular helpful resources, mini-training and course offerings. I would like to invite you to join - you can do so here - www.facebook.com/groups/thecoachingintelligencelab/

I have a fantastic new course designed specifically with you in mind. When I created this course, I had one goal in mind. The goal is to give you the skills and strategies you need to have those tricky conversations or conversations about change in a fast and effective way that leads to coherence and cohesion in the group and great outcomes. If you are interested,I would like to invite you to a free webinar where I will outline what it takes to bring A Coach Approach that supports you to confidently & effectively communicate no matter who you are conversing with.
In this webinar, I will show you…
- My nine-step Coach Approach model for having confident and effective conversations no matter who you are conversing with and applicable at anytime.
  📌Managing that boss that doesn't listen ✅
  📌Dealing with unclear communication from more senior leaders✅
  📌Speaking up about the hard stuff✅
  📌Conversing with that team member who is underperforming ✅
  📌Managing parental complaints ✅
- Using the Coach Approach shows you how to catalyse change without telling so you can spend more time on what’s important.
- Where to focus your attention on to gain traction on change, maximise your influence and save time.

I am getting a few middle leaders together to brainstorm a coach approach to conversations that optimise ownership and catalyse change and outline this exciting new Coach Approach Program would you like to join us?

I just need to know a couple of things.