- 2024-11-17 –, Workshop 7
- 2024-11-17 –, Workshop 7
All times in Europe/Berlin
As managers and leaders, it’s easy to jump straight into problem-solving and advice-giving when your team comes to you with challenges. But what if offering guidance isn’t always the best solution? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to tame your “advice monster” and discover the power of coaching as a leadership tool. By focusing on active listening, asking the right questions, and creating a space where your team can think for themselves, you’ll help them grow into more confident and independent problem-solvers.
In this session, you’ll dive into practical coaching techniques that you can immediately apply in your day-to-day interactions. We’ll explore how to shift from telling to asking, how to give feedback that fuels growth, and how to cultivate a team culture that thrives on trust and collaboration.
What You’ll Learn:
Taming the Advice Monster: Recognise when your instinct to give advice takes over, and learn how to step back to let your team take the lead.
Active Listening: Become a leader who listens deeply, so your team feels truly heard and empowered.
Powerful Questioning: Master the art of asking questions that spark insight and ownership, rather than relying on instructions.
Effective Feedback: Learn how to offer feedback in a way that encourages growth and reflection, without overwhelming or disempowering your team.
Fostering Trust and Psychological Safety: Build a space where your team feels safe to experiment, make mistakes, and learn from them.
Supporting Autonomy and Accountability: Help your team step into their full potential by balancing empowerment with responsibility.
Why Attend?
This workshop is for anyone who wants to move beyond traditional leadership approaches and explore how coaching can unlock the potential in their team. Whether you're managing engineers or leading a product team, you'll leave with practical skills that will help you guide others without constantly needing to provide the answers. If you’re ready to transform the way you support your team’s growth, this session will equip you with the tools to do it—and help you keep that advice monster in check!
Susi Bauer (She\Her or They\Them) is a bilingual, neurodivergent freelancer with a decade of experience in the UK video games industry. She is trained by ADHD Works and ICF-accredited coaches to ensure she brings best practices and strategies to her clients. Susi focuses on professional skills, neurodivergence, EDI, company culture, leadership, and games careers.
Her job is to share conversations, knowledge & tools with individuals & organisations to foster growth. She loves to collaborate in order to find better answers to old questions and build understanding spaces where people's needs can be recognised and met. Susi uses a mix of coaching, training, facilitation & consulting to help clients find solutions that work for them.