Foundations

Better conversations, powerful results

Formerly known as Leader as Coach

Contact Annette

Foundations

Better conversations, powerful results

Formerly known as Leader as Coach

Contact Annette

Are you a progressive leader who wants to have more effective conversations to bring out the best in you and your people?

Join Foundations!

As you grow in confidence and self-assurance, you create more possibilities for yourself, your team and your organisation. Learn the tools to lead coaching conversations that empower, not control. That develops others and supports them in stepping up and performing at their best.

Download our flyer

Don't miss our next Foundations - Online program

Foundations Online Program

July

Registrations close 19th July

Foundations Online Program

Sept

Registrations close 5th September

Foundations Online Program

Nov

Registrations close 14th November

Book your spot today!

View session dates/times

The Foundations Program

Better Conversations, powerful results

Build stronger relationships. Lead with confidence. Create lasting impact.

The Foundations Program is designed to empower leaders and professionals to connect more meaningfully, communicate more effectively, and lead with empathy. Whether you're working with your team or supporting your family, this program gives you the tools to truly engage, inspire, and make a difference.

Through four dynamic online modules, you’ll be guided through real workplace scenarios and introduced to a ‘Coaching as a way of being’—a powerful mindset that fosters respectful, inclusive teamwork and transforms organisational culture. You’ll explore essential coaching skills like empathy, active listening, and thoughtful questioning, all while building the confidence to start coaching straight away.

To ensure lasting success, the program includes after-support such as check-in sessions, coaching circles, and a final review to help embed your skills and reflect on your impact.

This isn’t just a course—it’s a catalyst for lasting change. If you’re ready to lead with clarity, courage, and compassion, the Foundations Program is the place to start.

What you'll gain:

By participating in the Foundations Program, you’ll develop the mindset and skills to lead with clarity, empathy, and impact. Here's what you'll walk away with:

The ability to celebrate and embrace diversity, fostering more inclusive conversations.
Tools to improve communication and achieve better outcomes for yourself and others.
Greater confidence to step up, speak out, and lead with intention.
Collaborative skills that support respectful, effective teamwork.
Flexibility and resilience to navigate complex change with ease.
A more human-centred leadership style that supports wellbeing and psychological safety.
A personal action plan to keep your coaching skills alive well beyond the program.

What you'll gain:

By participating in the Foundations Program, you’ll develop the mindset and skills to lead with clarity, empathy, and impact. Here's what you'll walk away with:

The ability to celebrate and embrace diversity, fostering more inclusive conversations.
Tools to improve communication and achieve better outcomes for yourself and others.
Greater confidence to step up, speak out, and lead with intention.
Collaborative skills that support respectful, effective teamwork.
Flexibility and resilience to navigate complex change with ease.
A more human-centred leadership style that supports wellbeing and psychological safety.
A personal action plan to keep your coaching skills alive well beyond the program.

FOUNDATIONS - ONLINE PROGRAM

What does the Program look like?

The Foundations Program gives you a practical framework to strengthen your leadership and coaching skills from day one.

Learn the Solution Focus coaching model so you can collaborate well and influence all conversations.

Develop the 5 key conversational skills like:

Building trust and being present
Listening for the brilliance
Powerful solution focused questions
Showing empathy
Providing and receiving feedback

Experience a way of being that helps people grow and learn and take responsibility.

Coaching demonstrations and time to actually have coaching practices to consolidate your learning and work on real work scenarios.

To support your ongoing success, the Foundations Program also includes after-course support, with check-in sessions, coaching circles, and a review session to help you embed your learning and continue to grow beyond the modules.

The most practical coaching training I have attended in about 20 years! We are definitely going to adopt the approach more broadly here and I will be encouraging our executive to support more staff to undergo the training as it is super valuable. Thanks again for providing a terrific course.

Bec Thompson, Manager Well-being

Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia

Session times for our next
Foundations online program

Foundations Online Program - July

Foundations Online Program - September

Foundations Online Program - November

Book your spot

Still have questions?

Reach out to me today to discuss the program and the benefits for you, your team and your organisation.

Contact Annette

Hear From Our Community

Geeke van der Sluis

The Foundations Program (formerly Solution Focus Leader as a Coach) with Annette was one of the most outstanding programs I have ever attended. It was just so practical!

Head of Digital Engagement, Greenpeace Australia Pacific

Luke Watts

This course was amazing for me, I am only new to the role of managing people so this was great to gain some clarity on the best approach for coaching. I have become a lot more self-aware and have realized I need to make a few changes first. Annette you are a gun!

Workshop Supervisor,
Orange Hire

Frequently asked questions

Who is this program for?

How long will this program be?

Will this course be conducted online or in-person?

How much does the program cost?

The key to having effective conversations (even the most difficult ones) is knowing how to ask more and tell less. Redirecting to what is wanted rather than what is not wanted helps change happen fast. Mastering solution focused coaching skills is a game changer for all relationships - inside and outside of work.

- Annette Gray

More about Annette