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Conversations for Change (C4C)

Building healthy, inclusive and compassionate workplaces through real connection and conversations that change.
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Conversations for Change is a pioneering, comprehensive and integrated suite of online coaching and mentoring training programmes delivered by The Innate Coach. It enables employers, employees and the wider business community across York and North Yorkshire to recruit, support and retain individuals at risk of, or currently experiencing, economic inactivity, through real connection and effective workplace conversations.

This programme is supported by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, using funding from the Department for Work and Pensions' Get Britain Working Economic Inactivity Trailblazer.
At the heart of The Conversations for Change programme is the belief that inclusive organisations can be built through real connection and conversations that change.

We help employers to:

  • Lead with curiosity – replacing assumption with understanding.
  • Foster compassion – creating workplaces where everyone feels heard and valued.
  • Build confidence – giving leaders the skills to act with clarity and empathy.
  • Create connection – strengthening trust and belonging across every level of the organisation.

Benefits for Employers

Through our integrated coaching and mentoring training programme employers can achieve:

  • Stronger retention – Leaders and mentors learn to have open, supportive conversations and adopt flexible approaches that help staff stay engaged through change, illness, or return to work.
  • Inclusive recruitment – Training builds curiosity, trust, and cultural awareness, opening employers to wider talent pools and smoother onboarding of returners.
  • Confident participation – Coachee and mentee programmes demystify the process, boosting confidence, problem-solving, and understanding so employees can make the most of coaching and mentoring support.

 
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'The training gave me the tools, knowledge, and embodied understanding I needed to coach with confidence and integrity.’  

~ Naudia Salmon 

Choose the programme that is right for you:

 

Coaching for Leaders

An accredited Coaching for Leaders programme equipping you, as a leader or manager, with the confidence, mindset, and practical skills to have coaching-style conversations, leading with curiosity, compassion and clarity as part of creating healthy, inclusive and compassionate workplaces.

Starting:

16th January 2026

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The Fundamentals of Coaching Award

An accredited foundation-level coach training programme designed for you, as an employer, wanting to build your organisation’s capability to offer coaching and/or work towards a coaching culture, as a means of achieving healthier, more inclusive, and compassionate workplaces. 

Starting:

23rd January 2026 

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Foundations of Effective Mentoring

A practical, psychology-informed programme that helps you to become a confident, ethical, and compassionate mentor whilst helping your employer, to build inclusive workplaces that support and retain their employees.



Starting:

12th December 2025 & 30th January 2026

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Unlocking Coaching

A practical, interactive two-day programme equipping employees to approach coaching conversations with confidence, clarity, and purpose, helping businesses retain valuable staff and successfully re-engage those returning after time away from work.

Starting:

9th March 2026 

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Unlocking Mentoring

A practical, two-day online programme that equips employees to engage confidently and effectively in mentoring conversations, helping businesses retain valued staff and successfully re-engage those returning after time away from work.

Starting:

19th March 2026 

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Join The Conversation!

Explore how everyday conversations can drive real change. Our online Lunch & Learn series brings inspiring speakers who will help you create more inclusive, compassionate workplaces. Join us for thought-provoking discussions that reshape how we communicate, connect, and lead.


Starting: 26th November 2025  

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Start your workplace transformation today:

We help employers to:

  •  Build the foundation: Transform leadership by adopting a coaching & mentoring mindset, fostering trust, curiosity, and psychological safety creating improved communication, engagement and a climate where employees can contribute and grow.
  •  Become inclusive: Adopt inclusive decision making, learn to challenge bias, engage in reflective practice – impacting the accessibility of all stages of the employee experience from recruitment to progression
  •  Unlock potential: Support employees to access coaching and mentoring effectively impacting their confidence, problem solving skills and engagement.
  •  Create a resilient culture: Experience increased levels of trust, belonging, and adaptability, with teams better equipped to support colleagues and foster growth. This creates a resilient culture where talent is recognised and retained, innovation is valued, and employee wellbeing is prioritised. 

 

Why choose Conversations 4 Change?

  • Delivered online: Giving flexible access for employers and employees across the region.
  • Accredited learning: The Coaching Award & Coaching for Leaders Award is aligned with the Association for Coaching’s professional and ethical standards.
  • Practical and interactive: Combining live sessions, shared learning, and reflection connecting insight directly to everyday leadership and inclusive practice.
  • Holistic approach: Goes beyond leadership development to ensure employees understand and can engage fully with the support available, making coaching and mentoring effective across the organisation.
  • Sustainable expertise: Develops trained in-house coaches and mentors who embed inclusive, consistent approaches to recruitment, retention, and progression long after the programme ends.
  • Highly experienced trainers: Our Trainers combined have over 30+ years experience in coaching, leadership and change management
  • Supported by independent evaluation: Ongoing evaluation and knowledge exchange led by York St John University to measure impact and share best practice.

 
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