October 15, 2026
12- 1 PM Via Zoom
Monthly Discussion
"Cultivating the Soil for a Coaching Harvest: Beyond the Coaching Conversation"
Many coaches invest deeply in strengthening their coaching skills, yet still encounter situations where coaching feels resisted, underutilized, or slower to take root than expected. This interactive workshop explores the often-overlooked conditions that influence coaching effectiveness and impact. Participants will examine how coaching readiness is shaped before and beyond formal coaching conversations, and how subtle shifts in presence, inquiry, and relational awareness can influence receptivity to coaching in real time. Through reflection, dialogue, and experiential practice, coaches will examine how their own behaviors and presence may either support or unintentionally limit the conditions that allow coaching to flourish and create lasting impact.
Our Speaker
Chris Berry, ACC< MBA< PMP
Chris is an executive coach and leadership development facilitator who helps leaders navigate change with clarity, confidence, and purpose. As an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Associate Certified Coach, Advanced Professional Coach, and Certified Personal and Executive Coach through the Coaching and Positive Psychology (CaPP) Institute, Chris combines evidence-based coaching with more than two decades of experience guiding organizational transformation and technology initiatives across manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and state government.
Drawing on his leadership and coaching experience, Chris partners with executives, directors, managers, and emerging leaders to strengthen leadership effectiveness, build self-awareness, and navigate complexity with confidence. His expertise in project leadership, organizational change, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional collaboration enables him to bridge coaching principles with the practical challenges leaders face every day.
Known for creating a supportive and thought-provoking coaching environment, Chris helps leaders align their values with their goals, uncover new perspectives, and take intentional action. He is passionate about helping leaders and organizations cultivate a coaching mindset by creating environments where curiosity, trust, meaningful conversations, and growth can flourish. Through coaching and leadership development, Chris empowers others to build the awareness, ownership, and confidence needed to lead themselves and others through change.
Chris holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Information Systems from Tennessee State University and an MBA from Belmont University.
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Attendees will receive 1.0 Resource CCE Unit(s).
