Retail Explorers Presents: CFW x Leading with a Coaching Mindset Part # 1/2

​🧭 Hosted by:

​Retail Explorers in collaboration with CFW Careers

​📅 Date & Time:

​Feb 10th 2026 @ 1pm EST

​💡 About the Event:

​Retail Explorers is excited to present this “Focus Session”, an abbreviated version of CFW's Leader-as-Coach Program for Managers training. Designed for current and aspiring managers, this 60-minute session offers a hands-on professional development experience to strengthen leadership skills and drive team engagement.

​The leader-coach approach focuses on asking powerful questions to facilitate growth, build trust, activate internal motivators, and increase employee engagement, resilience, and retention. Participants will apply these strategies to real-world management situations, including:

• ​One-on-Ones

• ​Career Growth

• ​Crisis Mode

​This interactive session includes activities and group discussions, providing practical tools that can transform day-to-day interactions with direct reports. Key topics covered include:

• ​Judgment versus curiosity

• ​Powerful questions and the coaching mindset in management

• ​Leader-coach approach to one-on-ones, performance reviews, and career growth

• ​Managing through crises

​✨ What You’ll Gain:

​✅ Practical strategies to apply the leader-coach approach immediately
✅ Tools to enhance team engagement, resilience, and retention
✅ Guidance on managing one-on-ones, performance conversations, and career development
✅ Interactive exercises and group discussions to strengthen your management skills

​👥 Who Should Join:

• ​Current managers seeking to improve leadership effectiveness

• ​Aspiring leaders preparing for management roles

• ​Professionals interested in learning coaching-based approaches to enhance team performance

​💼 About the Speakers:

​Rachel Fagnant-Fassler & Cynnie King are dynamic founders and leaders behind CFW Careers, bringing expertise in management coaching, team development, and leadership training.