The “Feedback and Development” is a one-day course forming part of a series of six “Leadership Conversations” courses in collaboration with the University of Cape Town  Graduate School of Business.

The course teaches:

• how to give and receive developmental feedback, incorporating elements of Integral theory.

The goal of the course is:

• to create a more collaborative environment where team members can listen and speak freely as they develop.

You will benefit from this course if you are an Executive, Manager, or Emerging Leader seeking to develop and grow their teams and those around them through understanding constructive, developmental feedback mechanisms.

• An understanding of feedback conversations to ensure that they are constructive and inspire growth
• Learning about the theory of feedback and how to adapt it to real-life situations
• Improved self-awareness and understanding of own contribution to leadership challenges
• Recognising the myths around feedback and why parties avoid having conversations around it
• Moving from a place of one-dimensional feedback to conversations that are more engaging, leading to performance improvement

Theory:

• We ask participants to read course material where possible before we then deepen in dialogue.
• In the workshop, we keep to max 15 mins of theory bursts with minimal use of PowerPoint.
• Regular breakouts in small groups to keep a high level of interaction and deepen understanding of the theory. Where possible, we have a member of the faculty present to facilitate the discussion / answer questions.

Own experience:

Adults learn through their own experience. We focus on real issues, not role play.

Safe environment:

We take the time to create a safe, non-judgmental / confidential space to facilitate exploration and open curiosity.

Anchor learning:

Participants anchor their learning on what really happens to them and their Organisation (i.e., apply to themselves and to each other, not told).

Accountability:

We ensure the framework is in place for participants to hold one another accountable.

“Zoom fatigue”:

Regular breaks: to keep the energy & engagement high, a short 5-10 min break every hour, including a body exercise (stretching, breathing, standing), works. This replaces coffee/tea breaks. We take an hour break for lunch.

High faculty-to-participant ratio:

To ensure an optimum online learning experience, the ratio of faculty to participant should be 1:5. We can offer this ratio by using the Centre for Coaching’s large international faculty of professional integral coaches who have all trained with us and who have been supporting our academic and/or organizational programs for a number of years.