Name: Peer Coaching: Courage & Confidence in Action (EMEA)
Start: 2026-02-26T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-26T12:00:00+00:00

EMEA

Peer Coaching: Courage and Confidence in Action

Courage grows when leaders have the space to think out loud, test ideas, and hear honest insights from peers who understand their challenges. This session brings Rising Leaders and WeQual Executives together for a supportive, practical conversation on taking confident action in real-world situations. Through structured peer coaching, you’ll strengthen your inner decision-making and build the courage to move forward with clarity.

This Community Track session creates space for Rising Leaders and WeQual Executives to come together for open dialogue, shared learning, and peer coaching focused on courage in action. Many leaders know the right next step intellectually — but hesitate when pressure, uncertainty, or organizational dynamics make action feel risky. This session helps bridge that gap.

You’ll work in small, facilitated breakout groups to explore real challenges, test ideas in a safe environment, and receive guidance from peers and Executives who bring lived leadership experience. Using simple frameworks that strengthen Internal resilience (Q1’s ICSR focus), you’ll learn how to recognize your internal blockers, shift your thinking, and build the confidence to take deliberate action.

This is a rare global cross-level learning space where the WeQual community collaborates to accelerate growth through honesty, reflection, and supportive challenge.

Open to all WeQual Executives and Rising Leaders.

Takeaways:

Strengthen internal confidence
Build courage through peer coaching
Clarify next steps in real situations
Understand your internal blockers
Learn from Executives lived insight
Expand your WeQual network

Emma Hicks

WeQual

SVP, Product & Learning

Emma is an experienced strategic leader specializing in professional development at
C-suite and senior management levels. With over 20 years’ experience across global sectors, she brings deep expertise in leadership education and a genuine passion for continuous professional growth.

A Fellow and Advisory Board Member of the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI), Emma also holds certifications from the Institute of Directors (IoD) and the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and previously served on the Education Committee of the European Confederation of Directors Associations (ecoDa).

Before joining WeQual, Emma spent nearly a decade with the IoD, shaping the strategic direction of its global executive programs, including the prestigious Chartered Director qualification. She later joined HR technology company Connectr, first as interim COO and then as Chief Commercial Officer, leading its mission to build more inclusive leadership pipelines.

Earlier in her career, Emma held senior roles with Reed Learning, designing and delivering internationally recognized qualifications for more than 100 corporate and academic partners.

At WeQual, Emma leads the global membership and program function. Creating communities where senior leaders connect, reflect, and develop through shared experience. Her work aligns with her core purpose: Helping individuals achieve their career goals and enabling organizations to succeed through inclusive, effective leadership.

Outside of work, Emma has a young family — Joshua (10), Jasmine (7), and Monty the cockapoo (3) — who keep her active, grounded, and grateful.