Growth Talk: Brief Conversations, Big Impact

Conversation is at the heart of learning and leading.

In this highly interactive workshop, Chris Munro, co-author of Growth Talk, will bring to life the key concepts and field-tested frameworks presented in this ground-breaking new book. The central premise of the book is that every interaction between members of a school community are potential opportunities to enhance learning, growth, and progress.

In these moments, no matter how fleeting or informal, Growth Talk is about intentionally bringing the key elements of coaching into play to best support the thinking and progress of our conversation partner. Over the two days, we will explore the skills and techniques that underpin these conversations and demonstrate coaching as a way of leading.

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Key Outcomes
  • Develop an understanding of ‘coaching as a way of leading’ in human-intensive organisations like schools
  • Build awareness of the ‘Learning Conversations Map’ as a framework for being a more intentional conversation leader in less-formal contexts
  • Apply immediately implementable strategies to make every conversation count
  • Develop enhanced skills and confidence to lead Growth Talk conversations with teachers, administrators, parents and students
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Price

$890 (+ GST)

This price is for an individual registering on an open-enrolment course.


Savings are available for organisations who wish to run this course for an in-house group.

Please email info@growthcoaching.com.au to request a quote or discuss this further.

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About Growth Talk: Brief Conversations, Big Impact

Specifically, we will explore: how to bring shape to conversations; the key skills that fuel learning conversations; and how to show up in ways that best support the thinking and progress of our colleagues. Drawing on a range of practical and immediately implementable strategies, you will explore how to bring a coaching approach to a range of conversational contexts that would not normally be deemed formal coaching conversations. These, often brief, interactions are unplanned and occur in informal contexts and can be described as other-initiated “have you got a minute?” conversations and leader-initiated “can we chat?” conversations.

You will leave the two days with the skills and confidence to adopt a coaching-infused way of leading and in turn foster a culture of growth in your educational setting – one conversation at a time. 

All participants will receive their own copy of Growth Talk.

Structure
  • The Learning Conversations Map – conversational contexts of a leader
  • Coaching versus a coaching approach
  • The key skills: listening to encourage thinking, asking powerful questions, paraphrasing and summarising, noticing
  • “Got a minute? – leading in-the-moment conversations
  • Dancing around the GROWTH framework
  • Purposes of leader-initiated conversations
  • Checking-in and maintaining progress
  • Nudge and stretch conversations
  • When more than a nudge is needed
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An educator of more than 30 years and a globally recognised leader in coaching in education, Chris Munro is the Chief Operating Officer of Instructional Coaching Group and Growth Coaching International in Australia and Asia.

Chris is an internationally accredited leadership coach, respected leader, expert facilitator, and seasoned presenter. He has first-hand experience of the complexities of leading in the human-intensive environments of schools and of implementing coaching and coaching approaches in education settings.

This special 2-day workshop is based on his recently published book co-authored with GCI Founding Director, John Campbell.

Pricing

$890 (+ GST)

This price is for an individual registering on an open-enrolment course.


Savings are available for organisations who wish to run this course for an in-house group.

Please email info@growthcoaching.com.au to request a quote or discuss this further.

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Melbourne

2 x 1 day workshop

25 Mar 2026 09:00 - 16:00
26 Mar 2026 09:00 - 16:00


Venue:

Venue details to be confirmed

Melbourne CBD


Day 1: 25 March 2026, 09.00 - 16.00

Day 2: 26 March 2026, 09.00 - 16.00


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If you would like to participate in one of our workshops and none of the scheduled dates are suitable, please complete this expression of interest form and a GCI staff member will be in contact with you to discuss suitable options.

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