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Relationship Systems Coaching
Relationship Systems Coaching supports teams to strengthen how they relate, communicate, and work together — particularly in complex or high-pressure environments.Rather than focusing on individual behaviour or performance, this work creates space for teams to reflect on the relationships and patterns that shape how work gets done. Through facilitated reflection and thoughtful conversation, teams develop shared understanding, clearer language for discussing challenges, and stronger foundations for working together with trust and care.Teams often leave with greater awareness of what is happening beneath the surface, clearer agreements about how they want to relate, and greater capacity to stay connected when things feel difficult.
How the Engagement Works
All team engagements begin with an initial discovery and alignment session, followed by a tailored series of team coaching sessions or workshops.
1. Discovery & Team Alignment Session
Before beginning team coaching, an initial session is held with key stakeholders to understand the team’s context, relationships, and needs.
Using a structured set of reflective questions, this session allows us to begin listening to the team as a system — noticing relational dynamics, pressures, and patterns that may not yet be fully visible.
This session explores:
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What is currently happening in the team system
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What the team is experiencing as challenging or important
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The relational dynamics and context shaping the work
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What the team is hoping to be different
This is not an evaluation or diagnosis. Its purpose is to support clarity, shared understanding, and an informed, ethical foundation for the work that follows.
2. Team Coaching & Workshops
Following the discovery session, coaching is designed to meet the needs of the team. This may involve:
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A once-off workshop
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A short series of sessions
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Ongoing team coaching over time
All sessions create reflective space for teams to notice how they relate, communicate, and make decisions together.
The ORSC Approach
Organisation and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) is grounded in a systems perspective. It views teams not as collections of individuals, but as living systems made up of relationships, interactions, shared meaning, and context.
Unlike traditional team development approaches that focus on individuals or behaviours, ORSC works directly with the relationships and patterns that shape how the team functions.
This approach recognises that:
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How people relate matters as much as what they do
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Patterns of interaction influence trust, communication, and decision-making
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Sustainable change emerges through awareness and shared responsibility
By working with the system as a whole, teams are better able to understand what is shaping their experience and how they might shift unhelpful patterns together.
The Role of the Coach
The coach does not direct outcomes, mediate conflicts, or take sides. Instead, the role is to hold space, support reflection, and help the team notice what is present so they can make conscious choices together.
Practical Details
Format:
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Discovery & alignment session
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Followed by workshops and/or team coaching sessions
Duration:
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Depends on the needs of the team
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May involve a once-off workshop or a series of sessions over time
Delivery:
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In-person (client site: Melbourne) or online
Group size:
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Up to 15 participants for optimal depth of reflection and engagement
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Groups larger than 15 require an additional facilitator
Why this approach works
Over time, teams build greater capacity to notice patterns early, address tension more constructively, and stay connected under pressure.
Lets connect
Ready to explore what might support your team right now?
Book a conversation to talk through what’s happening, check whether working together feels like the right fit, and explore whether relationship systems coaching could be helpful for your team.
This is a calm, no-obligation conversation focused on clarity, alignment, and next steps — not a sales call. Or email us on wakingup2wellness@gmail.com.
