We live in a world of flux. Successful executives must increasingly supplement their industry and functional expertise with a general capacity for learning — and they must develop that capacity in the people they supervise.
In a rapidly evolving world where disruption is the new norm, leaders cannot be expected to have all the answers. Many companies are embracing a cultural transformation as they shift from a traditional “command-and-control” leadership model to a “coaching” one, empowering managers to facilitate problem-solving by asking questions and offering support to employees rather than giving instructions and making judgements.
Moderated by Blakes Partner Megan Shaw, this webinar will feature keynote speaker Anne Scoular, who is world-renowned at training senior leaders to coach. In this discussion, we will explore the different types of coaching and, through real-world examples, demonstrate how leaders can become more adept at listening, questioning and drawing insights out of the people they manage. We will also examine the key elements of “The Leader as Coach” paradigm and its value to individuals and organizations.
About the Blakes Women in Leadership Series
Our mission is to provide thought-provoking programming with actionable takeaways to support career growth and advancement for women. With input from our community of women professionals, we strive to explore all facets of leadership with innovative speakers, insightful panels and timely topics.
Blakes Host:
- Megan Shaw, Partner, Toronto
Keynote Speaker:
Anne Scoular is the Founder of the Meyler Campbell leadership coach training and development community, now part-owned by Spencer Stuart. She is also a former diplomat, international banker, psychologist and writer.
Much in demand for her expertise, Anne has served on a raft of expert panels and policy committees, including a Positive Psychology task force for the Royal Society. She has delivered keynote speeches for all the major coaching bodies and taught workshops at London Business School and Cambridge’s Judge Business School.
Among her many accolades, Anne has been named one of five leading experts in business coaching globally by Harvard Business Review (2009) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. In 2018, she was appointed Visiting Scholar at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School.
Anne is also the author of The Financial Times Guide to Business Coaching (2011), with a second edition published in 2020.
Her article, “The Leader as Coach,” co-authored with Professor Herminia Ibarra of London Business School, was published in Harvard Business Review in 2019 and won the 2020 Warren Bennis Prize for HBR leadership article of the year.
Event Details:
Tuesday October 8, 2024
1:00 – 2:10 p.m. (ET)
Online
Mandatory Continuing Education
This program contains 1 hour of Professionalism content. This organization has been approved by the Law Society of Ontario.
British Columbia
This program has been accredited for up to 1 CPD Credit Hour with The Law Society of British Columbia and counts towards the two-hour requirement for ethics and/or practice management.
Quebec
This session has been submitted to the Barreau du Québec for accreditation. To the extent we receive a favourable response, certificates of attendance will be issued to participants. Please contact Véronique Lachapelle if you would need a certificate.
As stipulated in the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.