Breakfast Session - Coaching as a Way of Leading: Energising Every Interaction

A coaching way of leading is emerging as the leadership style that best fits the nature of human-intensive systems, like schools. Essentially, this is about leading through conversation: being a more effective conversation leader.

Join us for a special breakfast session exploring the idea of coaching as a way of leading. We’ll explore the conversational contexts of a leader and the range of stances required to lead learning conversations. Watch a live ‘in-the-moment’ demonstration, debrief with your peers, and leave with a heightened awareness of how you ‘show up’ as a conversation leader.

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CHRIS MUNRO

An educator first and foremost, Chris has extensive experience in supporting and leading the development of teachers and school leaders drawn from more than 30 years in schools in Australia and Scotland, in Initial Teacher Education, and as a coach and facilitator. Chris followed his passion by joining Growth Coaching International (GCI) in 2017 and he now has the privilege of leading this world-class organisation as it works to fulfil its purpose: to enhance the quality of conversations in education communities so that learners, educators and leaders can thrive. Chris continues to coach education leaders and is involved in the design and delivery of coaching and mentoring training courses and consultancy projects across Australia and internationally. He has a particular interest in the impact of coaching on school learning culture, he regularly writes and speaks about coaching and mentoring in education and is an active contributor on social media. A highly experienced facilitator, Chris has presented at major conferences in the UK, Australia and the USA.

SHARON TAYLOR

With a passion for deep learning and coaching approaches as powerful vehicles for maximising potential and being at our best, Sharon has had the privilege of managing the business of Growth Coaching International across Queensland since 2020. She is a coach and coach training facilitator, working together with a highly experienced team of consultant coaches and facilitators to bring a comprehensive range of coaching offerings to Queensland educators.

Sharon values the collaborative nature of her work, bringing a strong relationship-based approach to partnering with educators in schools and systems to build coaching and conversational leadership capability. She is particularly interested in coaching as a leadership stance, building strong and connected teams through a coaching approach, and developing coaching strategy and culture.

As an educator in Queensland for more than 30 years – 20 of them focussed on supporting and facilitating professional learning for educators in whole school improvement, leadership, and performance and capability development – Sharon is delighted to continue to learn and grow alongside educators to enhance the quality of conversations that enable others to thrive.