Are you an experienced team coach looking to learn more about and reflect on group dynamics when team coaching?
If so, we are delighted to invite you to our new series, "Demystifying Group Dynamics for Team Coaches".
This series is designed to support team coaches in going deeper into their understanding of what may be happening in the group dynamic and what this means for your practice.

What you'll learn:

  • Understanding the psychology behind group dynamics by exploring practical examples from team coaching
  • Techniques for managing and resolving conflicts within teams
  • How a relational approach to team coaching is fundamental when working with the group dynamic, and your role as a team coach when adopting this approach
  • Practical strategies and best practices to enhance team cohesion and performance


What is the cost?

Free for UK ICF Chapter Members & UK ICF Community Of Organisations Members!

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Sessions

Why and What do Team Coaches Need to Know About Group Dynamics

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Sally Jackson, Paul Barbour and Louise van Haarst
๐Ÿ† CCEUs: 1.50RD

The series starts by demystifying the terminology, exploring examples of how group dynamics reveal themselves (or do not) and discussing/sharing ideas on how to best approach.

Session objectives:

  1. To explore interactively and improve understanding of crucial group dynamics terminologies and concepts from group dynamics theory while relating each to examples of how these may reveal themselves when team coaching.
  2. To explore ideas on how to work with the group dynamic successfully, avoid basic pitfalls, and what to do when things get very complicated โ€“ including with a co-team coach.
  3. Reflect on personal applications from the session and be inspired by other delegate's learning and wisdom.

Sally Jacksonย 

Sally Jackson (Master Certified Coach and holder of the Advanced Certificate in Team Coaching) is co-owner and Managing Director of JS-International, a coaching and training business, based in Gibraltar. She is also one of the founding directors of a certified coaching and development programme for leaders, called โ€œPersonal Mastery in Coaching and Mentoringโ€, which is certified by the International Coaching Federation. Additional she leads JS-International's certified Team Coaching programme for leaders and aspiring team coaches.


Paul Barbour

Paul J Barbour, MSc, PCC, ACTC, is an executive and team coach. He is a writer and speaker with strong interests in team coaching and conflict resolution. Paul is also a Lead Tutor on team coaching at Henley Business School.

Paul's interest in the psychology of teams began during a successful 20-year career as a senior leader in Kerry Group PLC, one of the world's largest food and ingredients businesses. His experience within Kerry Group included: the leadership of large multi-location commercial teams; lead roles in integrating newly purchased businesses, and leading large-scale business transformation projects.


Louise van Haarst

Louise van Haarst is a sought-after executive coach, courageous communication specialist, author, and co-founder of The Powerhouse, a global leadership development business on a mission to unlock human and organisational potential and to create leaders and teams who can manage conflict well.

A former merger and restructure consultant, Louise spent 20 years driving transformational change in the voluntary and international NGO worlds, often navigating strategic emergencies, complex cultures and thorny performance challenges.

Louise qualified in Executive Coaching & Behaviour Change at Henley Business School and is now resident coach at some of the most dynamic businesses in the Europe. She works with individuals and teams at all levels of seniority in a wide range of sectors, including consulting, technology, financial services, fashion and luxury, as well as coaching and mentoring in the start-up and venture capital spaces where rapid growth, volatility and variable management capability can be significant factors.



Smart Conflict for Team Coaches

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Alice Driscoll and Louise van Haarst
๐Ÿ† CCEUs: 1.50RD

For the second webinar, the authors of 'Smart Conflict' (2025), Alice Driscoll and Louise van Haarst, help team coaches develop their knowledge and confidence and rethink the idea of conflict in teams. Alice and Louise are passionate about how Smart Conflict can transform leadership, teams, and individuals' lives.

Session Objectives:

  1. To explore the latest evidenced-based thinking from psychology and coaching research on conflict, including - why most people fear conflict, typical responses to conflict of team coaches and teams, and why the ability to engage with healthy conflict is crucial for team coaches and teams.
  2. Discuss and reflect on typical conflict scenarios experienced by team coaches.
  3. Explore how to apply 'The Five Rs of Smart Conflict' when working with teams and co-team coaches for each scenario.
  4. Reflect on personal applications from the session and be inspired by other delegate's learning and wisdom.

Alice Driscoll

Alice Driscoll is a leadership coach and conflict specialist, author, and co-founder of The Power House, a global leadership development business on a mission to unlock human and organisational potential.

Alice spent 15 years of her career working for creative agencies and tech companies in London, including as Managing Director of pd3 and DF London. She advised clients including Unilever, O2 and Microsoft as well as being a founding member of an exited impact healthtech startup in the carehome industry.

Alice qualified as a professional executive and systemic team coach at Henley Business School, holds an accreditation in mediation and conflict resolution with Regent's University, and trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with the British Psychoanalytic Foundation.




Relational Team Coaching and Group Dynamics

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Dorothee Stoffels and Simon Cavicchia
๐Ÿ† CCEUs: 1.50RD

In the third webinar, Dorothee Stoffels & Simon Cavicchia from the Ashridge Centre for Coaching, Hult International Business School, help team coaches to explore the key premises of relational team coaching, offering provocations and opportunities to reflect on how a relational approach is fundamental to successfully working with group dynamics.

Session objectives:

  1. To introduce, explore and reflect on the fundamental premises underpinning relational team coaching, some of which present a radical challenge to common ideas such as action orientation, pragmatism, and control through applying tools and techniques when team coaching.
  2. To explore through small group discussions when a more linear approach to team coaching could have value and explore how relational team coaching as an approach is fundamental to working with challenging group dynamics.
  3. Reflect on personal applications from the session and be inspired by other delegate's learning and wisdom.

Dorothee Stoffels BA/DipSW, MSc and MA

Dorothee is an experienced Team and Executive Coach and OD practitioner. She holds an EIA from the EMCC at Senior Practitioner level. Originally trained as a systemic psychotherapist, she has always taken a keen interest in how organisations function as systems and her interventions focus on the relational aspects of human interaction and change. She has worked internationally with individuals, teams and organisations for over 14 years in a variety of sectors. She is the Programme Director of the Team Coaching Programme at Ashridge Business School and one of its founding members.


Simon Cavicchia MA (Oxon), MSc, MSc, Dip. Supervision, APECS accr.

Simon is an internationally experienced OD Consultant, Accredited Executive Coach, Coach Supervisor, Team Coach, Process Consultant, Facilitator and Lecturer. Simon draws on his experience in consulting, deep human systems understanding and psychology to enable organisations to successfully navigate the complexities of transformational change processes, develop leadership cultures and individuals. He is a member of faculty on the Team Coaching Programme at Ashridge Business School and leads year 2 of the Masters in Executive Coaching.



'Thinking Time' Session

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Sally Jackson, Paul Barbour, Tracy Barton and Louise van Haarst
๐Ÿ† CCEUs: 1.00RD

The fourth session, entitled 'thinking time' presents an opportunity to refresh and reflect on what the series means for your development as a team coach.

Session objectives:

  1. Collective recap on main highlights from the series.
  2. Collective insights, learnings and outstanding concerns.
  3. Reflect on personal applications from the entire series.

Tracy Barton

Tracy is a leadership coach with 30 yearsโ€™ experience in people development roles. Tracy is the Director of Live the Life Coaching Ltd and works globally as a Senior Consultant in a variety of sectors including Legal, Engineering, Communications, Retail and Financial Services.

Tracy had a long career as a senior leader in the John Lewis Partnership, working operationally as well as in Head Office. Tracy specialised in developing leaders to build high performing teams though individual and team coaching. Tracy is an experienced OD practitioner and has extensive experience advising and supporting leaders, in both John Lewis and Waitrose, through transformational change, embedding cultural and behavioural change. Tracy also held leadership roles in Next and more recently at Aviva where she was responsible for Coaching and Leadership Development for the UK, Canada and Ireland. Tracy is an accredited coach with the International Coaching Federation (IFC), a qualified Coaching Supervisor and a skilled facilitator.

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