Discover how to build trust, delegate with clarity, and use everyday coaching conversations to inspire, motivate, and support growth within your team.

  • Gain a practical coaching conversation framework to drive development and performance.
  • Use feedback and recognition tools to boost motivation, confidence, engagement, and trust.
  • Harness team strengths to improve collaboration and build lasting cohesion.

Great line managers do more than deliver tasks, they create the environment where people thrive. Whether you’re stepping into leadership for the first time, growing a small business or refreshing your approach, this interactive Excelling as a Line Manager and Leader: Empowering Your Team through Coaching and Conversations workshop offers clear, practical strategies to build trust, boost motivation, and drive high performance. You’ll learn how to lead with coaching conversations, recognise strengths effectively and delegate with purpose.

Along the way you’ll meet fellow change makers, share ideas and build a supportive community that inspires action. It’s an ideal follow-on for those who explored workplace wellbeing, yet equally valuable as a standalone boost for your leadership journey.

“Everyday coaching and strengths-based recognition help anyone from team leaders to solo entrepreneurs. To shift from managing tasks to empowering people, projects, grow confidence and creating cultures of collaboration and success.”

Helen Gormley

Overview

Grounded in coaching psychology, positive psychology, neuroscience, and systems thinking, this workshop shows how me, we, us thinking creates ripple effects:

  • Me – Build confidence and clarity as a manager, leader or entrepreneur.
  • We – Foster collaboration, motivation, and trust within your team or network.
  • Us – Reinforce a culture of accountability, growth, and organisational success.

Through reflection, practical tools, and live practice, you’ll learn how everyday coaching conversations and clear delegation spark lasting performance and engagement.

During the workshop you’ll learn how to:

  • Use a coaching conversation framework to support development and drive performance
  • Apply feedback and recognition tools to boost, motivate and engage
  • Facilitate a team strengths activity to harness collective talent and deepen collaboration
  • Learn focused delegation strategies to enhance clarity, ownership and accountability.

This course will take place at Sion Hill campus, Bath.

This course will take place in Spring 2026. Please fill out our expression of interest form to be the first to hear about the new dates.

This course costs £265. This course forms part of a series of three courses, if you book onto multiple courses, you’ll be offered a 20% discount on subsequent course bookings which should be automatically applied at checkout. If you have any queries, please contact shortcourses@bathspa.ac.uk .

You’ll need a notebook, pen, and a willingness to reflect and share ideas.

Meet the team

Helen Gormley has worked with Bath Spa University for over two years as an academic and leadership consultant, wellbeing and careers coach, and Associate Lecturer. She specialises in change management, innovation, learning design, career transitions, and organisational wellbeing. Drawing on expertise in coaching psychology, positive psychology, and management development, Helen designs practical, evidence-based CPD experiences that energise and empower.

With over thirty years of experience, Helen’s approach is grounded in four core principles: enhancing engagement with support initiatives, aligning with strategic goals, fostering an inclusive and innovative culture, and applying research-led practice. She helps individuals and teams build resilience, navigate change, and apply their strengths with confidence in evolving contexts. Her work creates impact across individual, organisational, and systemic levels, bridging education and industry to support regenerative, sustainable development.

Beyond Bath Spa, Helen is the founder of Helen Gormley Wellbeing Consultancy, where she works with individuals, entrepreneurs, and organisations to embrace change, build resilience, and flourish by turning insight into action. She is passionate about empowering others through learning, coaching, and meaningful development.

Terms and conditions

Read the terms and conditions for taking part in this short course.

Contact us

For more information about the course please email your enquiries to shortcourses@bathspa.ac.uk .