Leading Difficult Conversations with Confidence
Tara Collins
- Organisation:
- Collins Coaching and Consultancy
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £450 (or £1200 as part of the Emerging Leaders Development Series)
- Category:
- Business
- Updated:
- 26th February 2026
Difficult conversations are inevitable in leadership. Avoiding them can damage team morale, performance and leader credibility.
In this session, Tara equips leaders with a clear conversation framework that enables them to approach sensitive topics calmly and confidently.
Participants will learn how to:
- Prepare effectively for potentially challenging conversations
- Structure discussions to ensure they are productive
- Communicate expectations clearly and objectively
- Maintain professionalism if emotions escalate
- Close conversations with agreed next steps
Leaders leave with practical language, structure and confidence to address issues promptly and professionally.
This talk forms part of the Emerging Leaders Series and can be booked in isolation or along with 'The 5 Levels of Delegation' and 'Accountability Without Conflict'.
Follow up group or 1:1 coaching sessions can be booked following the talk to support leaders as they put their learning into practice. Please enquire about fees and packages.
Views: 14 | Enquiries: 0About Tara Collins
Tara is a leadership coach, speaker and Director of Collins Coaching and Consultancy, bringing over 20 years’ experience in education and in senior leadership roles.
Throughout her career, she has worked closely with new and emerging leaders navigating the challenges of stepping into leadership for the first time. She currently supports new and emerging leaders as a leadership coach and consultant. Having experienced the realities of leadership herself, Tara understands the practical challenges that often accompany these roles.
Her work focuses on equipping leaders with practical, usable frameworks that make leading for the first time more manageable. She provides tools and conversation structures that leaders can implement immediately within their teams. Her 'Emerging Leaders Development Series' tackles issues new leaders often face in a safe and productive way: delegating effectively, holding people to account and having difficult conversations.
Known for her warm and approachable style, Tara creates space for honest discussion while gently challenging leaders to grow. She believes leadership is not about authority, but about clarity, courage and confidence.
Through virtual workshops/webinars and coaching programmes, she supports organisations in developing confident leaders who are equipped to lead with impact.
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