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AIHR's Connected Learning Series

Coaching is no longer a “nice-to-have” skill for HR and L&D; it’s becoming one of the most powerful ways to elevate your influence, build trust, and help employees and managers grow through real workplace challenges. As HR and L&D continue to evolve into a more strategic and people-centric function, the ability to coach effectively in everyday moments can set you apart and expand your impact across the organization.

Join this highly practical session led by AIHR’s SME Annelise Pretorius, designed to help you integrate essential coaching habits and conversational models into your daily HR and L&D toolkit. Rather than focusing on theory, this session is all about real conversations: how to ask better questions, guide others toward clarity, manage tricky moments with confidence, and help employees take ownership of their next steps.

You’ll learn how to use short, structured coaching moments - even in busy workflows - to unlock reflection, problem-solving, and accountability. You’ll also explore when coaching is the right approach versus when HR and L&D need to advise, escalate, or steer the conversation differently. Whether you're supporting managers, guiding employees through growth and performance topics, or strengthening your own professional presence, this session will give you practical tools to coach with confidence and consistency.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Apply a simple, goal-focused coaching structure to guide short but meaningful coaching conversations with employees and managers.

• Ask powerful coaching questions that encourage reflection, clarity, problem-solving, and accountability.

• Distinguish when coaching is the right approach versus when HR and L&D should advise, direct, or escalate the conversation.

• Deliver supportive, forward-looking feedback that helps employees identify options and commit to next steps.

• Use quick, in-the-moment coaching techniques that fit naturally into HR and L&D workflows and employee touchpoints.

Facilitator(s): 

Annelise Pretorius, HR Subject Matter Expert at AIHR

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annelise-pretorius/

Annelise Pretorius is an Assessments SME and Psychometrics Assessments Expert at AIHR, with over a decade of experience applying psychology and measurement science to strengthen talent and capability development. Guided by a deep curiosity about human behavior, she specializes in developing and validating learning assessments, surveys, and diagnostic tools that support HR practices, skill-building, and organizational decision-making.

In her current role at AIHR, Annelise ensures the accuracy, reliability, and relevance of assessment solutions, aligning projects with industry standards and stakeholder needs to help HR teams drive meaningful impact. She has previously worked closely with C-suite leaders across diverse industries, delivering talent and assessment solutions through roles at ThinkSales Global, PsyCaD Assessment Services, and The ADD Lab, where she also explored the intersection of psychological assessment and neuroscience. Known for her thoughtful, evidence-based approach and practical insight, she is passionate about using assessment and psychology to enable learning, performance, and sustainable impact across organizations.

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Upcoming AIHR Connected Learning Series Sessions:

May 21, 2026 – Session 2: Practical People Development: Turning Insight into Action 

August 20, 2026 – Session 3: Modern Talent Strategies: Tools, Trends, and Takeaways 

November 12, 2026 – Session 4: Leading Learning in a Changing World