Conflict coaching for leaders
Support for the leader in the middle of it.
One-on-one coaching for leaders facing a difficult conversation, a team that isn't working, or conflict that keeps landing on them. Four confidential one-hour sessions and a coaching plan, with an expert leadership coach.
$1,290 ex GST for four one-hour sessions, up to two hours of support between them and a written coaching plan.
Coaching with
An expert leadership coach.
Maree and Kieran
When leaders ask for coaching
It might be time if...
- There's a conversation coming up that you've been putting off.
- People in your team have stopped working well together, and it's on you to fix it.
- You're new to leading a team that has history.
- You avoid conflict, or meet it head on and regret it later.
- Someone has told you your style is part of the problem.
- You want to handle it well, not just get through it.
Choosing the right process
Coaching, or mediation?
This is
Conflict coaching
Is for one person: you. It builds your skill and confidence to handle difficult conversations and team dynamics yourself.
This is
Mediation
Is for the people in a dispute, together, with someone neutral running the conversation.
Coaching often helps before or after a mediation, and when the conflict is yours to lead through rather than yours to be in.
How it works
How coaching works.
$290, 45 minutes
Triage call
We talk through what's going on and check that coaching is the right fit, rather than mediation or HR guidance.
Leadership coaching expertise
Matched to a coach
We match you with an expert leadership coach whose experience fits what you're dealing with.
Written down
Your coaching plan
Together you set out what you want to change, the conversations ahead and how you'll know it's working.
One hour each, one-on-one
Four sessions
Practical, confidential sessions: preparing for hard conversations, reading team dynamics and choosing what to do next.
Up to two hours
Between sessions
Your coach spends up to two hours between sessions on planning, follow-up resources and scheduling, so each session picks up where the last one left off.
After session four
Leading it yourself
You finish with a plan you can keep using, and more confidence to lead the next difficult conversation yourself.
Pricing
Four sessions and a plan. One price.
Conflict coaching for leaders
4 one-hour sessions and a plan, ex GST
$1,290
- An expert leadership coach
- Four confidential one-hour sessions
- Up to two hours of planning and follow-up between sessions
- A written coaching plan
- By video, anywhere in Australia
Coaching is confidential between you and your coach. If your organisation is paying, we agree up front what, if anything, is reported back.
On our panel
Who you might work with.
Leadership coaching
Maree Gardner
Executive and leadership coach
Executive coach and organisational development consultant, after more than 20 years as a senior executive. Leads our conflict coaching for leaders.
Lead investigator
Kieran Plasto
Workplace investigator, registered psychologist and accredited mediator
Registered psychologist, former criminal investigator and police negotiator, with more than 30 years' experience in complex workplace dynamics. Leads our workplace investigations.
Every matter is matched on the triage call, and checked for conflicts of interest before anything is booked.
In their words
What leaders say about coaching with Kieran.
“Kieran is the most impactful corporate coach I have met. He perfectly blends coaching in self awareness and self management.”
Senior Executive “Working with Kieran has been an invaluable experience. He brought clear structure to our sessions while tailoring the approach to my specific needs.”
Senior Executive, Statutory Authority “My conversations with Kieran over the past year have had a profound and positive impact on both my work and personal life.”
Senior Executive, Major Infrastructure Project “Meeting Kieran set me on a different path, a path I don't feel I would have found until much later in life.”
Senior Agribusiness Executive
Free guide
The first 48 hours
Questions
Conflict coaching for leaders: common questions.
Who is the coaching for?
Leaders at any level who are dealing with conflict: owners, managers, team leaders and executives.
How long are the sessions?
An hour each. Between sessions, your coach spends up to two hours on planning, follow-up resources and scheduling.
Is it confidential?
Yes. What you discuss stays between you and your coach. If your organisation is paying, we agree up front what, if anything, is reported back.
Is this therapy or counselling?
No. It's practical coaching focused on leading through conflict. If something needs a different kind of support, your coach will say so.
What if I need more than four sessions?
Talk to your coach at the end of your fourth session about whether more would help, and what it would cost.
Where to next
- ServicesHR guidancePractical advice when you're handling a complaint, a grievance or a team that has stopped working.Read more
- ServicesWorkplace mediationFor colleagues, managers or a whole team. A structured, confidential conversation with someone on nobody's side.Read more
- Who we helpOwners without an HR teamWhen every disagreement between your people seems to land on your desk.Read more
Request a triage call
Start in the middle.
Calm, clear and early is usually better than perfect and too late. $290 ex GST for 45 minutes, and a short email of next-step recommendations afterwards. No obligation to book further work.
- 1Send a request with a few lines about your situation.
- 2We reply within two business days, check suitability and agree on a time and payment arrangements.
- 3You speak with Shiv for 45 minutes, then receive a short email with next-step recommendations.
Maree and Kieran