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Growth Coaching International's Introduction to Leadership Coaching is a highly practical two-day workshop that provides educators with a grounding in coaching as a leadership approach. Since its founding as Australian Growth Coaching in 2002, Growth Coaching International (GCI) has worked exclusively with educators, and over 40,000 education professionals worldwide have engaged in their professional learning programmes. This workshop is offered across multiple Australian cities including Melbourne and Perth, making it accessible to school leaders throughout the country. The course explores three core elements of effective coaching practice: the GROWTH conversational framework, which provides a structured yet flexible approach to coaching conversations; the 'key coaching skills' that underpin effective coaching relationships; and a 'coaching way of being' that transforms how leaders approach their everyday interactions with colleagues. Participants also receive an introduction to applying coaching principles in the context of feedback conversations — a critical leadership skill that many school leaders find challenging. The workshop is designed to quickly build participants' awareness, skills, and confidence to have genuine coaching conversations and to apply their learning across a range of professional contexts, from staff development meetings and performance reviews to informal corridor conversations that shape school culture.