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STOP BEING THE EXPERT, LEAD AND COACH INSTEAD

4 min readJun 13, 2025

In a world of AI acceleration and challenges of humanity, coaching matters more than ever. Proven to be one of the best ways to develop talent, foster potential, and build accountability and capability, it seems like a non-negotiable for leadership.

Being the expert is not enough; you simply cannot keep up with technology. Besides which, your people are more expert than you. Today’s leadership is about universal human skills.

“Almost every conversation is an opportunity to coach.”

— Stacey Ashley

Integrating a coaching approach into your leadership allows you to:

  • Build connection
  • Develop relationships
  • Create trust
  • Foster communication
  • Support and encourage
  • Create space for discovery and exploration
  • Challenge and stretch
  • Develop accountability
  • Grow capability
  • Activate your workforce, and
  • Scale your leadership impact

… in everyday moments.

“Coaching isn’t just a tool for professional development — it’s a transformative experience that can redefine how we approach leadership, decision-making, and personal growth. I now understand it to be a quintessential part of the leader toolkit.” — Mary Delaitre, Link Group

Consider your own coaching capability in the context of your leadership objectives. What is your level of coaching practice?

  • Are you trying to maintain the status quo, do you want to make operational gains, or are you aiming to lead strategic and transformational change?
  • What is the level of coaching practice that supports this objective?
  • Exactly how mature is your ability to coach your people and bring out their best?
  • What about the other leaders in your organisation?

Imagine if every leader in your organisation knew how to have powerful conversations that grow others. Conversations which create greater accountability, more empowered teams and a culture of learning, innovation, and shared ownership.

There is an enormous opportunity here, if you reach for it.

I’d love to know your thoughts.

A light breakfast and an engaging networking opportunity with Senior peers in a small group setting.

Stacey will share key leadership insights for 2025.

GOLD COAST

Date: Tuesday, 5th August
Time: 7:15am to 8:45am
Venue: Bistro On3 Sofitel
Address: 81 Surf Parade, Broadbeach QLD 4218

HOBART

Date: Tuesday, 19th August
Time: 7:15am to 8:45am
Venue: Tesoro Restaurant, Mövenpick Hotel
Address: 28 Elizabeth St, Hobart TAS 7000

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Coaching is one of the keys to scaling your leadership impact, bringing out the best in yourself and the people around you. In this interactive and enlightening session, Stacey will introduce you to:

  • Why having a Coaching approach is key for leadership success.
  • What Coaching really is.
  • How to go about developing your coaching leadership.

You will walk away with coaching tools you can use in your next conversation.

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In today’s fast-paced, complex environment, integrating a coaching approach into your leadership is vital — coaching builds trust, fosters ownership, and creates a culture where people feel empowered to step up and contribute at their best.

The Coaching Leader, is a practical, immersive program that equips your leaders with critical coaching skills to unlock the potential in their people. Helping them grow capability and accountability in every day coaching moments.

This hands-on program helps leaders shift from solving problems for their teams to empowering their people to think, act, and grow independently.

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Stacey Ashley
Stacey Ashley

Written by Stacey Ashley

Focused on future proofing CEOs, Dr Stacey Ashley CSP is a Leadership Visionary. Stacey is often described as the leader for leaders.

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