Feedback and Coaching Conversations Workshop
A practical leadership workshop for managers who need to give useful feedback, coach team members and handle performance conversations with clarity and empathy.
Outlife helps managers practice real feedback and coaching conversations through role plays, case situations, peer reflection and facilitated debriefs.
Many managers know what to say, but avoid the conversation
Feedback and coaching are among the most important people leadership skills, yet many new managers hesitate when conversations become uncomfortable.
Some managers delay feedback until performance issues become bigger. Others give vague feedback that does not help people improve. Some move too quickly into advice, without listening or coaching the team member to think for themselves.
This workshop gives managers a safe practice space to build confidence, directness, listening and emotional maturity in real workplace conversations.
Practice before the real conversation
Participants work with real manager scenarios, practice conversation skills, receive peer input and build a practical approach they can use with their teams.
Plan a feedback and coaching workshop
Share your participant profile, preferred dates, location and learning objectives. We will suggest a suitable workshop design, flow and commercial proposal.
- Customized for first-time managers, team leads and people managers
- Can be delivered as a half-day, one-day or learning journey format
- Available across Indian metro cities at office, hotel, resort or outbound venues
What the workshop covers
The workshop can be customized based on your organization’s manager expectations, feedback culture and performance management process.
1. Feedback Mindset
Helping managers see feedback as support for growth, clarity and accountability rather than criticism.
- Feedback purpose
- Timeliness
- Care and clarity
2. Giving Clear Feedback
Practicing specific, behaviour-based feedback that helps people understand what to continue or change.
- Specific examples
- Impact language
- Next steps
3. Coaching Conversations
Building the ability to listen, ask useful questions and help team members think through solutions.
- Listening
- Powerful questions
- Ownership
4. Difficult Conversations
Helping managers stay steady when conversations involve underperformance, tension or disagreement.
- Preparation
- Emotional regulation
- Clear agreements
5. Performance Follow-Through
Practicing how to move from conversation to commitment, support, review and accountability.
- Action plans
- Check-ins
- Documentation
6. Feedback Culture
Exploring how managers can normalize feedback and create psychological safety in the team.
- Trust
- Openness
- Team learning
A practical flow for feedback and coaching practice
The workshop is designed around practice, reflection and workplace transfer.
Feedback Culture and Manager Role
Participants explore why feedback gets delayed and what makes conversations useful, respectful and actionable.
Giving Behaviour-Based Feedback
Managers practice using specific observations, impact language and clear next steps in feedback conversations.
Coaching Through Questions
Participants practice listening, asking coaching questions and helping team members own solutions.
Real Conversation Planning
Each participant prepares for a real feedback or coaching conversation they need to have at work.
What managers take back to work
- Greater confidence in giving timely and specific feedback
- Improved ability to balance empathy with directness
- Better listening and coaching question skills
- Reduced avoidance of difficult conversations
- Clearer performance follow-through and accountability
- Improved psychological safety and trust in manager conversations
- A practical plan for a real workplace conversation
Core competencies practiced
Experiential and conversation-led
The workshop is interactive and reflective. The focus is not on memorizing feedback models, but on practicing the human skill of having better manager conversations.
How the workshop is facilitated
Outlife uses role plays, case situations, peer coaching, reflective debriefs and simple frameworks that managers can actually use at work.
- Realistic manager conversation scenarios
- Feedback and coaching role plays
- Peer observation and reflection
- Facilitated debriefs connected to workplace reality
- Action planning for one real conversation
Feedback and coaching workshops across Indian metro cities
Outlife conducts feedback and coaching conversations workshops at company offices, hotels, resorts, campuses and outbound venues across major Indian metro cities.
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FAQs on Feedback and Coaching Conversations Workshop
Who should attend this workshop?
This workshop is designed for first-time managers, team leads, supervisors and people managers who need to improve feedback, coaching and performance conversations.
Can the workshop include our company’s feedback model?
Yes. The workshop can be customized to include your internal feedback framework, performance process, values and manager expectations.
Is this workshop more about feedback or coaching?
It can be balanced between both. Some organizations want stronger feedback practice, while others want managers to build coaching and listening skills.
Can participants practice real conversations?
Yes. Participants can work with realistic scenarios and also prepare for real conversations they need to have with their team members.
What is the ideal group size?
A group size of 20–30 participants works well for interaction and practice. Larger cohorts can be managed with additional facilitators and breakout groups.
Help managers have better conversations
If your managers need to give clearer feedback, coach team members better or handle difficult conversations with maturity, Outlife can design a practical workshop for your team.