
Human ResourcesCoaching People Through Uncertainty and Constant Change
Coaching someone through uncertainty is harder than ordinary coaching because the coach cannot offer the reassurance the person is asking for, and pretending otherwise destroys the relationship the moment reality arrives. This course addresses that. Delegates work through what uncertainty does to attention, judgement and trust, and coaching conversations that hold honesty and support together. Listening under emotion is covered, including hearing what has not been said. Questions that open thinking rather than lead it follow. Helping someone separate what they control from what they do not is treated as the core move. Coaching in restructuring, redeployment and job insecurity is addressed directly, since that is where the demand is. The coach's own position is covered, including coaching people through a change you did not choose either. The course closes on boundaries and on knowing when a person needs support you cannot give.
Course objectives
- Recognise what uncertainty does to attention, judgement and trust
- Hold honesty and support together without false reassurance
- Listen under emotion and hear what is unsaid
- Ask questions that open thinking rather than lead it
- Help people separate what they control from what they do not
- Coach through restructuring, redeployment and job insecurity
- Hold boundaries and recognise when to refer for other support
Who should attend
- HR business partners
- Middle and senior line managers
- Internal coaches and mentors
- Talent management specialists
- Team leaders managing hybrid or dispersed teams
Course outline
- 01The reassurance you cannot give
- 02What uncertainty does to people
- 03Honesty alongside support
- 04Listening under emotion
- 05Questions that open thinking
- 06Control and what lies outside it
- 07Restructuring, redeployment and insecurity
- 08The coach's own position, boundaries and referral
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 to 7 October 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 28 to 30 October 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 28 to 30 December 2026 | Port Louis, Mauritius | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 13 to 15 January 2027 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 3 to 5 March 2027 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |