I was a bit slow picking up the intent of this statement when I first came across it. This might be because we are so accustomed to doing something – anything – especially in a crisis or emergency.
Sometimes, perhaps most times, the best thing a person can do, especially in a crisis, is to take some time to assess what is happening, consider the broader context, and then take more deliberate and measured action.
In an emergency, this ‘stepping back’ from the immediate action can have a dramatic impact. However, ‘stepping back’ from our leading, teaching, or coaching practice can also bring many benefits.
Join internationally renowned expert Jim Knight in Bangkok for the Instructional Coaching Institute - a powerful, in-person learning experience designed for coaches, school leaders, and mentors.
You'll gain:
A deep understanding of the Impact Cycle
Practical tools to drive teacher growth and student outcomes
Strategies to embed coaching across your school with confidence
This is one of the most comprehensive professional learning opportunities available for instructional coaching.
Join us for the annual Teaching Leading Coaching Conference taking place in Phoenix, Arizona, or ONLINE in October 2025.
Attendees will gain valuable insights into effective coaching strategies, innovative practices, and practical tools to enhance their coaching skills. Networking opportunities will allow for sharing experiences and ideas with peers from diverse backgrounds. This year features more pre-conference sessions and more leadership-focused content than ever before!
What happens when a school makes coaching central to its leadership culture?
In this episode, host Richard Reid speaks with Dr. Adrian Camm, Principal of Westbourne Grammar in Melbourne, about the school’s journey in embedding coaching across staff and leadership.
Adrian shares the wins, the challenges and the profound impact coaching has had on communication, collaboration and student wellbeing. If you’re a school leader curious about making the shift towards a coaching approach to leadership – this episode is for you.
Witnessing the Good: A Coaching Mindset for Empowering Others
As leaders, one of our most important responsibilities is to support and empower those we lead. One effective way to do this is through coaching conversations that foster growth and improvement. Balancing directness with support can be challenging, but adopting a mindset of ‘Being a Witness to the Good’ can help. This approach focuses on highlighting strengths, fostering hope, and driving meaningful progress.
Designed for educators by educators, the Coaching Accreditation Programprovides comprehensive training for educators in the skills, conversational frameworks, and "way of being" of coaching.
Delivered ONLINE by leading experts in the field, this course provides a pathway to industry recognised coaching credentials with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).
Join us at the October cohort!
"The course was a genuinely transformative (even life changing!) learning experience for me. The timing of each element and the strong emphasis on coaching practice and reflection allowed me to reflect, experiment and integrate my learning into my professional practice."
Experience leadership coaching with hands-on practice, feedback, and collaborative learning with the 2-day Introduction to Leadership Coachingcourse.
Gain confidence and competence in using the 3 elements of coaching - the GROWTH framework, key coaching skills, and Way of Being - to foster a culture of growth, improvement, and excellence within your educational community.
"Thank you for an informative program delivered in a supportive environment. I have a new energy and am confident the skills I have learnt will be used from day one of the new term.
Jane Neary,
Head Teacher, Chifley College - Shalvey Campus NSW
The Impact Cycle 2-day course is designed to support educators in establishing instructional coaching cycles that lead to improved teaching and student learning.
The course is for anyone who works alongside teachers to help them develop their practice.
"Thank you so much for an amazing 2 days. I have learnt so much and feel much more confident as a leader and to begin engaging in the coaching process with my peers.”
Do you find yourself avoiding difficult conversations - even when you know they need to happen?
The Managing Challenging Conversations 1-day course is designed for leaders and managers who want to enhance their confidence, skills, and understanding to engage in these conversations in ways that maintain high expectations alongside constructive relationships.
"The skills and tools I’ve learned to be clear and concise in my messaging when having challenging conversations - I loved how much time we had to reflect on ourselves and our position in conversations.”
The Solutions Focus Masterclass refines and extends your coaching repertoire by intentionally integrating pragmatic and proven Solutions Focus methods into coaching and leadership conversations.
This is an advanced coaching skills course where participants should have experience applying their coaching skills in their professional roles.
"The Solution Focus Masterclass provided an excellent opportunity to refocus and reset my approach to people management to be more coaching oriented.”
Designed specifically for current and aspiring leaders, Coaching in Leadership is a practical evidence-based course providing in-depth learning and experience of the application of coaching approaches as a highly effective way of leading in schools and other education settings.
"It was wonderful to have our entire Senior Leadership Group involved in this course. It has enabled us to establish a consistent approach to coaching our middle leadership group, whilst also equipping us to be able to encourage that group to use a growth coaching approach and consistent language with their own staff."
Kirsten Hodgson,
Deputy Principal,
Saint Monica’s College VIC
UPCOMING COHORTS: 2 x 2 Day Cohorts - commencement dates below
Integrating Positive Psychology into Coaching and Professional Practice
Revisit this Curious Conversation with Professor Christian van Nieuwerburgh and Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener - a leading positive psychology researcher and a pioneering thinker about the integration of coaching and positive psychology
This webinar dives deep into how educators can integrate positive psychology into their coaching and professional practice to support their own wellbeing and the wellbeing of those around them.
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