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Friday 13th March 2026
Midday AEDT (Melbourne Time)
Critical thinking in the age of AI: the role of coaching
So far in the Coaching Café 2026, we will have explored the trends shaping leadership, performance conversations, psychological safety, and emotional intelligence as a core leadership capability.
This week, we turn our attention to critical thinking—increasingly recognised as an essential capability as organisations rapidly adopt AI, automation, and new technologies.
As AI accelerates decision-making and access to information, the real challenge for leaders is not having answers, but thinking well. Critical thinking enables leaders and teams to question assumptions, interpret information thoughtfully, make sound judgments, and avoid simply outsourcing thinking to systems and tools.
This is where coaching plays a vital role.
A coaching approach slows the conversation down just enough to create space for reflection, challenge, and deeper thinking. It helps leaders and teams move beyond quick answers to considered decisions—especially in complex, fast-moving environments.
Join Natalie and Paula as we explore how coaching enables critical thinking at work.
You’ll walk away with:
✔️ What critical thinking really means in today’s workplace
✔️ Why critical thinking is more important than ever in the age of AI
✔️ How coaching supports better thinking, judgment, and decision-making
✔️ A practical framework for developing critical thinking through coaching
Core Competency 0.5 hours
Friday 20th March 2026
Midday AEDT (Melbourne Time)
Innovation as a leadership capability – how coaching enables new thinking
Across our first Coaching Café series, we’ve explored the leadership capabilities organisations are prioritising for 2026 and beyond—from psychological safety and emotional intelligence, to critical thinking in the age of AI.
This week, we turn our attention to innovation.
Innovation is consistently identified as a top leadership capability, yet many organisations struggle to create the conditions where new ideas can emerge, be tested, and be sustained. Innovation requires more than creativity—it relies on trust, curiosity, challenge, and the willingness to think differently.
This is where coaching plays a critical role.
A coaching approach enables leaders and teams to question assumptions, explore new perspectives, and move beyond habitual ways of thinking. It supports innovation not as a one-off initiative, but as an ongoing capability embedded in everyday conversations and decision-making.
Join Natalie and Paula as we explore innovation through a coaching lens.
You’ll walk away with:
✔️ What innovation really means as a leadership capability
✔️ The conditions required for innovation to thrive in organisations
✔️ How coaching enables curiosity, experimentation, and new thinking
✔️ Practical ways leaders and coaches can foster innovation at work
Core Competency 0.5 hours
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