Join us Thursday, 2 April 2020 for our coaching webinar on Team coaching – From present to future.
What is it about?
Inspired by their forthcoming book on team coaching, Lucy Widdowson and Paul J Barbour will present their views on the status of team coaching and its future.
The webinar will discuss:
- a definition of team coaching and the business case for team coaching
- differentiation from other team interventions
- developing as a team coach and the importance of a team coach’s ‘way of being’, psychological safety, group dynamics and systemic thinking
- models, approaches and frameworks (including ‘creating the team edge’ framework)
- results from a study at a leading UK retailer
- what the future requires of team coaching
There will be a Q&A session during the webinar.
Who should attend?
This webinar is designed to:
- practising team coaches
- organisational change consultants
- coaches interested in exploring or increasing their awareness of team coaching
- business and team leaders interested in exploring the benefits of team coaching
- team leaders looking to know more about becoming a team coach
- HR/L&D professionals interested in the latest developments in coaching
- anyone with an interest in maximising the potential of teams
The event is free of charge.
The speakers

In addition to being an accredited coach and team coach, Lucy Widdowson is Director of Performance Edge Partners Ltd and a global thought leader on team coaching. During a 30-year corporate career, Lucy worked at board level as an HR director and led award-winning teams.
Lucy has developed a unique team coaching framework, ‘Creating the Team Edge’, which has been proven to accelerate team performance.
A graduate of the Henley MSc in Coaching & Behavioural Change, Lucy has also been a key contributor to International Coach Federation (ICF) global research on team coaching competences. She is currently co-authoring a book with Paul J Barbour on team coaching.

Paul J Barbour is an executive and team coach. Paul’s interest in the psychology of teams began during a successful 20-year career as a senior leader in Kerry Group PLC, one of the world’s largest food and ingredients businesses.
An award-winning student on the Henley MSc in Coaching & Behavioural Change, Paul was also awarded ‘Best Newcomer’ to Personal Construct Psychology at the 14th Biennial European Personal Construct Association Conference.
Paul is a writer and speaker with strong interests in conflict resolution, human needs and team coaching. He is currently co-authoring a book with Lucy Widdowson on team coaching.