International Coaching Week 2026
CommunityPanel Series
A series of focused, live conversations exploring what coaching really looks like in practice, in business, in complexity, and in a changing landscape.
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Organised by The Guiding Matrix | In collaboration with Your Coaching Community & The Coaching Tools Company
Where Coaching Moves Beyond the Surface
Most conversations about coaching stay at the level of models, tools, and theory.
These don’t.
This series explores what coaching really looks like in practice — with real clients, in real contexts.
Not simplified. Not polished. Just thoughtful, grounded, and relevant.
Designed for coaches, leaders, and practitioners who want to move beyond theory and engage with coaching as it is actually experienced.
Seven Conversations Across Four Days
Each panel is a live, unscripted conversation. No slides. No rehearsed answers.
Panel 01
5:00 – 6:00 AM EDT | 10:00 – 11:00 AM GMT | Live stream
Career Coaching: Navigating Change, Identity, and Decision-Making
Career coaching sits at the intersection of identity, opportunity, and organisational reality. This session explores how career coaching is evolving and how coaches support complex career decisions.
- What are clients really struggling with in their careers right now?
- How do you balance what someone wants with what is realistically available?
- What distinguishes a conversation that changes someone’s career direction?
Panel 02
9:00 – 10:00 AM EDT | 2:00 – 3:00 PM GMT | Live stream
Group Coaching: Structure, Experience, and Transformation
Group coaching requires balancing structure and emergence, individual and group needs. This session explores what makes group coaching impactful and what often goes wrong.
- What do coaches get wrong when moving into group coaching?
- How do you balance structure and flexibility?
- What differentiates engaging group coaching from transformative group coaching?
Panel 03
5:00 – 6:00 AM EDT | 10:00 – 11:00 AM GMT | Live stream
Myths & Paradoxes in Coaching
Coaching is often presented as clean and structured, yet in practice it is full of tensions and contradictions. This session explores the paradoxes at the heart of coaching and how experienced coaches work with, rather than resolve, these tensions.
- What’s a common belief about coaching that you think is misleading or incomplete?
- What’s a paradox in coaching that you’ve had to learn to work with over time?
- How do great coaches navigate situations where there is no clear ‘right’ approach?
Panel 04
10:00 – 11:00 AM EDT | 3:00 – 4:00 PM GMT | Live stream
Building a Coaching Business: What Actually Works
There is no shortage of advice on building a coaching business, yet much of it is inconsistent or outdated. This session explores what actually works, what is misunderstood, and how to build something sustainable.
- What are coaches focusing on that doesn’t move their business forward?
- What trade-off in building a coaching business is underestimated?
- If you were starting again today, what would you prioritise — and ignore?
Panel 05
1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT | 6:00 – 7:00 PM GMT | Live stream
Coaching Marketing: What Works Now, What Doesn’t, and What’s Changing
Marketing advice for coaches is often outdated or ineffective. This session explores what has changed, what no longer works, and how to build trust and visibility today.
- What used to work in coaching marketing that no longer works?
- What are coaches doing that looks right but doesn’t deliver results?
- What would you do to build trust and visibility today?
Panel 06
6:00 – 7:00 AM EDT | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT | Live stream
Leadership in Practice: What It Really Requires
Leadership is often discussed in theory, but lived experience is complex. This session explores what leadership actually demands and where coaching helps or falls short.
- What do people misunderstand about leadership?
- Where does coaching help leaders — and where does it fall short?
- What is something you learned the hard way about leading people?
Panel 07
10:00 – 11:00 AM EDT | 3:00 – 4:00 PM GMT | Live stream
AI in Coaching: What Changes, What Doesn’t, and What Matters
AI is rapidly entering coaching, offering new tools while raising questions about presence, judgement, and human connection. This conversation explores what AI is genuinely changing, where it adds value, and where it risks undermining coaching.
- Where are you seeing AI genuinely add value — and where is it overestimated?
- What is something in coaching that should remain fundamentally human?
- How should coaches think about their role as AI advances?
A Collective of Experienced Voices
Coaches, practitioners, and professionals actively working in the field.
No single viewpoint. No single path. Just a richer, more honest conversation.
Additional panelists will be announced soon.
Designed for Real Conversation
Intentionally different.
These panels are not webinars, presentations, or polished performances. They are conversations.
- Small, focused discussions
- No presentations or slides
- No rehearsed answers
- No surface-level insights
The value comes from how the conversation unfolds, the perspectives shared, and what emerges in the moment.
Conversations That Stay With You
You will leave with
- A clearer view of how others are navigating their work
- Insight into what is changing — and what isn’t
- Ideas you can apply in your own practice
- A broader perspective on the coaching landscape
Not as instruction. Through shared experience.
Join Us for International Coaching Week
Be part of the conversation.
Monday 11 May – Thursday 14 May | Live Inside Your Coaching Community
Full session details, including timings and access links, are shared inside the community.
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