Working with Organisations
The human side of work matters.
Workplaces are built around people. The way people think, feel, communicate and work together has an impact on everyday working life — from relationships and decision-making to how challenges are handled and how people experience their work.
But the human side of work doesn't always get the time and attention it needs.
Talk Conexus works with organisations to create opportunities for people to pause, think and explore the realities of working life. Through practical workshops, facilitated group learning and individual coaching, people can develop a better understanding of themselves and others, consider different perspectives and recognise more choices in how they respond.
The aim isn't to give people a set of answers or tell them how to behave. It's to help them think more clearly about the situations they face, understand the part they play and feel better equipped to make considered choices.
Because when people have the opportunity to think differently about how they work and relate to others, it can make a difference to the experience of work — for individuals, teams and the wider organisation.
A practical approach to the human side of work
People don't leave their thoughts, feelings or experiences at the door when they come to work.
They bring their expectations, assumptions, habits, relationships and ways of responding to whatever the working day brings.
Talk Conexus brings together coaching skills, practical learning and facilitated conversations to explore these everyday experiences.
The work is reflective, but it's not about reflection for its own sake. It's about making connections between what people think, what they feel and how they act — and considering what they might do differently.
There isn't a standard answer for every situation. The focus is on developing understanding, building confidence and helping people find approaches that make sense in their own working context.
Workplace Workshops
Practical learning for real working life.
Workshops give people the opportunity to explore familiar workplace challenges, develop useful skills and try out different ways of approaching situations.
They combine practical activities, discussion and reflection. Rather than filling people with theory or giving them a script to follow, we explore what happens in real working situations and what might help.
Workshop themes include:
Using a coaching approach
Confident conversations
Understanding working relationships
Clearer thinking, better choices
Other topics can be developed around the needs and experiences of your organisation.
People leave with ideas and approaches they can take back into their everyday working lives.
Workshops can be booked for your whole team, a particular group, or people from across your organisation. They can be delivered online or in person — get in touch and let’s discuss what would work best.
1:1 coaching
Dedicated space for someone to think.
Sometimes the most useful support is individual.
Coaching gives someone dedicated time to step out of the noise of work and think about what's happening for them.
It might be a difficult situation, a change, a working relationship, confidence, boundaries, a decision or something they haven't quite been able to put into words.
Through conversation, we'll explore what's happening, notice patterns and assumptions, consider different perspectives and work out what makes sense from there.
The thinking belongs to the individual. My role is to create the space, ask the questions and offer the challenge that helps them explore things more fully.
There are two ways organisations can offer individual coaching:
Ongoing Individual Coaching
Six 90-minute coaching sessions, usually held monthly, with individual session notes and an initial conversation involving the organisation and the individual where helpful.
Coaching days
Four individual 60-minute conversations in a day. A useful way to make individual coaching available to several members of staff without committing to a longer programme.
I offer 1:1 coaching in different ways because I believe the space is important for everyone. Coaching arrangements are agreed with the organisation and individual before the work begins. If you’re interested in finding our more please contact me.
Facilitated Groups
Helping people think and learn together.
Sometimes the most useful thing an organisation can offer its people isn't another training session. It's space to talk, listen and explore what's happening together.
Facilitated groups create a structured opportunity for people to share experiences, hear different perspectives and make sense of issues that affect their work.
This might involve:
Practitioners reflecting on their work
Teams navigating change
Colleagues exploring challenges in their working relationships
Groups considering what's getting in the way of working well together
I'll bring the structure, questions and attention needed to keep the conversation useful, while the thinking stays with the group.
The aim isn't to force agreement or produce a neat answer. It's to help people develop a shared understanding and consider what might be possible.
Facilitated spaces can be created to meet your requirements and can be offered both online and in person, they can range from a single session or create a series of spaces. If this sounds interesting please contact me for a conversation.
Working together
There isn't one way to approach the human side of work.
You might want to develop particular skills across a team, create space for colleagues to learn from one another, or offer individual coaching to someone who would benefit from dedicated time to think.
You might also find that a combination of these approaches works best.
Talk Conexus works with organisations to understand what they're looking to achieve and consider what might be useful. The work can be shaped around your people, your context and the realities of your working environment.
What would be useful for your people?
You don't need to have the perfect brief before getting in touch.
You might know exactly what you want — a workshop on confident conversations, some reflective space for a team, or coaching for a member of staff.
Or you might simply recognise that something could work better and want to explore what's possible.
We can start with where you're at.
Every conversation starts somewhere.
Get in touch to arrange an initial conversation or for a copy of the Talk Conexus Brochure with more details about what we have to offer.
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