Why a 1-to-1 Development Workshop Might Be For You

This outcome was especially positive as it came out of a less ideal situation. Last month I was due to facilitate a Credibility in the Workplace workshop and unfortunately it only had two people booked on it. We know that this does not create a great experience for the individuals – it can be intense being with just one other participant all day and you don’t get that buzz of sharing ideas that you get from a larger group.

Instead, we chose to give our two clients one-to-one time with me. This enabled me to respond to the specific needs of the individuals and tailor the sessions to them. These sessions became a hybrid of coaching and sharing tools and techniques relevant to the development they are seeking. The two clients even opted for different timeframes, one choosing one 2-hour session and the other two 1-hour sessions, a month apart.

While the two clients had booked on the same workshop for their development, Credibility in the workplace, interestingly their requirements were very different. In each one-to-one session, after coaching them to discover the core of the challenge they were facing, I was able to share a different model which they then were able to apply to their context.

For one person it was much more about being able to ask for what they really wanted and confronting their inner people-pleaser, while for the other one it was much more about how to create a psychologically safe dialogue.

This approach took me back to my IT Trainer days when we used to offer one-to-one trouble-shooting clinics to help people be more efficient in Microsoft Office. These sessions develop people’s skills in a very focused way to target the real problems they are trying to solve. 

At our team meeting, when I shared how well these had gone, I was delighted to hear that my colleague Rachael had also done some one-to-one development workshops recently in one of her specialist areas, project management. A session that had been equally joyful.

So, while we hope our clients know we are always flexible in our approach and open to new ways of working, we thought we would add this to our menu of learning options to encourage people to consider this as they start the new year.

Next Steps

Get in touch with our team if you’d like to arrange a one-to-one development workshop of your own. 

These sessions can be completely tailored around your preferences. You may like just one one-hour session, a longer session or a series of sessions over a period of time. Our facilitators can support you with any of the topics we teach.