Coaching as Conversation Best Practices: Coaching as Conversation The role of managers in the workplace is becoming more and more challenging. It is getting increasingly difficult for managers to perform all the tasks required of them and to effectively influence the performance of their employees. Coaching as Conversation introduces an effective model of coaching that enables managers to influence the performance of employees through the use of natural conversational skills. This workshop will allow participants to practice the basics of conversation and begin to develop the skills for communicating to employees in a direct and respectful manner that provides a healthy context for their work relationship. The skills taught during the workshop enable managers to establish clear points of responsibility with an employee around work projects or tasks. This communication tool will also help managers to provide useful feedback to employees during performance related meetings. What you will gain by attending this workshop: • conversational skills that enable you to build healthy work relationships and provide effective coaching that leads to improved performance. Who should attend? • supervisors and managers Pre-reading • a selected article on: conversation as a management tool in today's workplace.