Knowledge at Noon - Beyond Performance: Coaching Leaders As Whole Humans
Leadership development has traditionally focused on building skills, behaviors, and performance. However, many leaders today are not struggling because they lack capability. The truth is they are struggling because their capacity has been steadily eroded by overload, constant decision-making, and unprocessed pressure. This session explores the practical overlap between coaching and mental health in a leadership context.
Coaching is not therapy, and it should not attempt to replace it. However, coaching does meaningfully influence a leader’s well-being by shaping how pressure, responsibility, and complexity are carried over time.
Participants will examine common leadership burdens (the key contributors to capacity erosion), including decision saturation, emotional labor, role compression, and invisible stakes. Through guided reflection and small-group discussion, the session reframes coaching as a space-making discipline that supports clarity, sustainability, and healthier leadership.
Designed for leaders, coaches, and learning and development professionals, this session emphasizes recognition over prescription. You will leave with sharper language for what leaders are actually experiencing, a clearer understanding of how effective coaching supports capacity (not just performance), and practical implications for designing leadership development that is both ethical and sustainable in today’s high-pressure world.
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