Online coaching
Coaching session Rechtdoorzee
- Date
- Thursday 1 October 2026 - Thursday 31 December 2026
- Address
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Online
Preparing for a difficult conversation?
Have you ever been in a situation where you know you need to say something, but are still searching for the best way to say it? Would you like to prepare thoroughly for a conversation about performance, collaboration, expectations, behaviour or boundaries?
A coach from Rechtdoorzee can help you prepare. During a coaching session, you will discuss what is going on, what you want to achieve, where the conversation becomes challenging for you and which words or approaches may help. Coaching sessions are available in both Dutch and English.
This coaching is intended for managers who are preparing for an important, challenging or complex conversation. You can make use of this offer free of charge until 31 December 2026: a one-hour online coaching session in which you discuss your specific situation and practise with an experienced conversation coach.
What can you use the coaching for?
The coaching is practical and tailored to your needs. Together with your conversation coach, you will develop an approach that you can apply immediately. You can bring questions about, for example:
- Conducting difficult conversations
- Giving feedback
- Discussing behaviour, collaboration or expectations
- Setting boundaries
- Managing tension or differences of opinion
- Staying in control of a conversation
How does it work?
1. Would you like to take part? Email info@rechtdoorzee.nu to indicate that you would like to make use of the temporary conversation coaching offer for managers at Leiden University.
2. Rechtdoorzee will contact you to schedule an appointment. You will also receive a short questionnaire to complete. A coach will be assigned to you based on the type of conversation you would like to practise.
3. During a one-hour online session, you will discuss your question with a conversation coach and practise what you want to say, how to open the conversation, how to ask follow-up questions and how to respond if the conversation takes an unexpected turn.
4. You apply the coach's advice in your day-to-day work.
5. After the session, there will be a brief follow-up phone call to discuss how it went and whether you need any further support.
Confidentiality
All coaching sessions are confidential. What you discuss with your conversation coach will not be shared with your manager, HR or anyone else within the university.
This temporary offer is part of a pilot project. The university will monitor, at a general level, the types of questions received and how the coaching is used. This information will only be collected in a way that cannot be traced back to individuals or specific situations. The content of individual coaching sessions will remain confidential.