Leadership is enacted through conversation. A coaching way of leading offers a people-centered form of leadership that enhances relational trust and wellbeing through more agency-enabling conversations that support learning, growth and progress. Fundamentally, it is about becoming a more intentional and effective conversation leader: discerning when to hold a space for others to think and make sense of a situation, and when to support this with some input from you; listening with empathy and affirming strengths while supporting a commitment to progress; or seeing the need for a feedback conversation and managing this in a way that respectfully raises awareness and encourages movement. Managing how we ‘show-up’ in conversations alongside knowing how and when to utilise the core skills and techniques of coaching are the keys to success.