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Friday 31st July 2026
Break: Catch up on our performance conversation series
This week the Coaching Cafe is taking a short break.
That also makes it the perfect opportunity to catch up on our recent series focused on the important role that coaches can play in supporting mental health in the workplace while maintaining clear professional boundaries.
Throughout the series we explored:
✓ The common barriers that prevent mental health conversations in the workplace
✓ Practical ways to overcome these barriers with confidence and care
✓ The signs to notice that may indicate someone could benefit from a mental health conversation
✓ How to look after your own mental health while supporting the wellbeing of others
Whether you are coaching clients, leading a team, or supporting colleagues, this webinar will provide practical tools and greater confidence to help you navigate one of the most important conversations we can have in the workplace.
Take the opportunity to revisit the series on our blog or via your favourite streaming platform.
We look forward to continuing the conversation when the Coaching Cafe returns with a brand-new series soon.
Friday 14th August 2026
Midday AEST (Melbourne Time)
You can’t coach everyone… or can you?
One of the most common comments we hear from leaders learning a coaching approach is:
“Coaching’s fine. But you can’t coach everyone. Most of my team I have to mentor them… and tell them what to do because they have no idea.”
It’s a familiar reaction.
As leaders begin shifting from a telling and directing mindset towards a coaching approach, resistance is inevitable. The question is not whether coaching works—but when coaching is the right approach and when another leadership style is more appropriate.
This distinction sits at the heart of the ICF Core Competency Demonstrates Ethical Practice. Great coaches understand not only how to coach, but also when coaching is not the right intervention.
Join leadership and coaching specialists Paula Jones-Hunt, PCC and Brigitte Calvert, MCC as we kick off a new Coaching Café series exploring the ICF Core Competencies.
Together we’ll explore:
✔️ How to distinguish coaching from mentoring, training and directing
✔️Practical ways to respond to manager resistance when introducing a coaching approach
✔️Why maintaining clear coaching boundaries is fundamental to ethical coaching practice
✔️How to apply the ICF Core Competencies in everyday workplace coaching conversations
Whether you are an experienced coach, a leader developing your coaching capability, or working towards an ICF credential, this webinar will provide practical insights and real-world examples to strengthen your coaching practice.
As always, FREE ICF CCEs are available to support your ongoing professional development.
Join us live or catch up later on your favourite streaming service.
Core Competency 0.5 hours
Friday 21st August 2026
Midday AEST (Melbourne Time)
Navigating confidentiality in workplace coaching
“So… what kind of reporting do you do?”
It’s a question almost every workplace coach has been asked.
Recently, I was meeting with an HR Manager and a coachee’s manager to discuss a potential coaching engagement when this question was raised. While I have a standard response, it reminded me just how important—and sometimes challenging—it is to navigate stakeholder expectations while maintaining the confidentiality that sits at the heart of effective coaching.
For workplace coaches, confidentiality is not simply good practice—it is fundamental to building trust and is a key element of the ICF Core Competency Demonstrates Ethical Practice.
Join leadership and coaching specialists Paula Jones-Hunt, PCC and Brigitte Calvert, MCC as we continue our Coaching Café series exploring the ICF Core Competencies.
Together we’ll explore:
✔️How to maintain confidentiality while working with multiple stakeholders
✔️ Practical approaches to navigating stakeholder expectations and reporting requirements
✔️ How to establish clear coaching agreements and expectations from the outset
✔️ A practical framework for responding confidently to common questions about coaching confidentiality
Whether you coach within organisations, support leaders through coaching, or are working towards an ICF credential, this webinar will provide practical guidance for one of the most important aspects of professional coaching practice.
As always, FREE ICF CCEs are available to support your ongoing professional development.
Join us live or catch up later on your favourite streaming service.
Core Competency 0.5 hours
Friday 28st August 2026
Midday AEST (Melbourne Time)
What is your coaching philosophy?
This week we continue our Coaching Café series exploring the ICF Core Competencies with a question that every coach should take time to consider:
“If someone asked you today, ‘What’s your coaching philosophy?’—how would you answer?”
When the ICF Core Competencies were updated, many coaches welcomed the changes, while others questioned what they meant for coaching practice. Some updates were straightforward, others more controversial—but all invite us to reflect more deeply on how we coach.
Your coaching philosophy sits at the heart of your practice. It shapes how you show up, partner with clients, establish agreements, and embody the ICF Core Competencies in every coaching conversation. It reflects your beliefs about human potential, learning and change, and continues to evolve as your coaching experience grows.
Join leadership and coaching specialists Paula Jones-Hunt, PCC and Brigitte Calvert, MCC as we explore:
✔️ What a coaching philosophy is and why it matters
✔️ How to articulate your own coaching philosophy
✔️ How your philosophy connects with ICF Core Competency 3 – Establishes and Maintains Agreements
✔️Practical ways to reflect on and refine your philosophy as your coaching matures
Whether you are new to coaching or an experienced practitioner, this webinar will encourage you to reconnect with what defines you as a coach—and the philosophy that guides your coaching practice.
As always, FREE ICF CCEs are available to support your ongoing professional development.
Join us live or catch up later on your favourite streaming service.
Core Competency 0.5 hours
Friday 3rd July 2026
Midday AEST (Melbourne Time)
Getting through those trickier performance conversations
We round off our series on a consistent and regular approach to performance conversations with a huge dose of reality.
The reality is that not all performance conversations will go to plan, and some conversations will be genuinely difficult. Despite a manager’s best efforts, there will be times when performance is still not meeting expectations.
Adding to this challenge, Gallup research suggests that many employees do not believe they gain real value from performance review conversations. It is therefore not surprising that some leaders and managers walk into these conversations with a real sense of dread.
In the Coaching Cafe, we want to equip you with practical ideas and coaching tools that can make a difference in these more difficult situations.
Join Dr Natalie Ashdown and leadership and HR specialist Paula Jones-Hunt as we explore:
✔️ What makes performance conversations difficult
✔️ How to take an approach to these conversations that is values aligned
✔️ How to identify and implement the positive intention of the conversation to achieve better outcomes
Whether you are experienced in these conversations, coaching managers, or simply wanting to strengthen your own toolkit, this webinar will provide a practical and grounded approach to navigating difficult conversations more effectively.
As always, FREE ICF CCEs are available to support your ongoing professional development.
Join us live or catch up later on your favourite streaming service.
Core Competency 0.5 hours
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