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Understanding Personalities: A Masterclass in Coaching & Leadership

Brussels 6th June 2026

A one-day CPD masterclass exploring DISC, MBTI and Harrison Assessments for coaching, mentoring and leadership

Kingstown College invites you to a highly practical CPD masterclass on personality and individual differences in coaching and leadership. Across one day you’ll explore some of the most widely used profiling and psychometric tools – DISC, MBTI and Harrison Assessments – and see how they can deepen self-awareness, improve conversations and strengthen leadership impact.

Ideal for professional coaches, mentors and leaders, this event focuses on ethical, evidence-informed use of personality tools aligned with ICF and EMCC competencies, with plenty of opportunity for discussion and reflection

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Brussels 6th June 2026

Event Details

Date:

Saturday, 6th June 2026

Venue:

NH Brussels EU Berlaymont, Boulevard Charlemagne – Karel de Grotelaan, 11-19, Brussels

Times:

  • 9:00 – 10:00: Registration
  • 10:00 – 16:00: Masterclass sessions, panel and virtual client demo (with breaks and lunch)

Format:

  • In-person, interactive learning
  • Short inputs, case examples and live discussion
  • Opportunities for networking with coaches, mentors, leaders and L&D professionals

Brussels 6th June 2026

Who is this event for?

  • Professional coaches and mentors (internal or external)
  • Leaders and managers using coaching as a leadership style
  • Coaching psychology and leadership development practitioners
  • L&D, HR, OD, Talent and People & Culture professionals

Organisations considering:
– Leadership development programmes
– Coach training for managers
– Building an internal coaching panel or coaching culture

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Key Takeaways

By the end of the day, participants will:

  • Understand the core frameworks behind DISC, MBTI, and Harrison Assessments
  • Recognise how personality tools can inform coaching goals, contracting and ethical boundaries
  • Identify ways to adapt coaching and mentoring style to different personality preferences
  • Gain deeper self-awareness of their own likely patterns and blind spots
  • Discover how personality insights can be applied in leadership, team development and talent conversations
  • Experience Kingstown College’s new Virtual Client for practising short coaching sessions with instant feedback

Accreditation

CPD & Professional Standards

This masterclass is aligned with core coaching and mentoring competencies from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).

It is designed as a continuing professional development (CPD) day and is not a certification in any individual tool. Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance for CPD / continuing education records.

Brussels 6th June 2026

Tickets

  • Standard Ticket: €225
  • Early Bird (until 15th May): €175

All tickets include:

  • Full day of learning and CPD
  • Tea/coffee on arrival and mid-morning
  • Lunch and networking
  • Certificate of Attendance for CPD / continuing education records

Bookings:
Tickets will be sold via Eventbrite

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Brussels 6th June 2026

The Programme

Morning

  • 9:00 – 10:00 | Registration & Networking
    Tea, coffee and an opportunity to meet fellow coaches, mentors and L&D professionals.
  • 10:00 – 10:15 | Opening Remarks – Dr Paula King
    Welcome, context and framing the day around personality, coaching and leadership.
  • 10:15 – 11:00 | MBTI for Self-Awareness & Teamwork – Eoin McDonnell (Kingstown College)
    Applying MBTI to enhance self-awareness, collaboration and leadership conversations.
  • 11:00 – 11:45 | Harrison Assessments in Coaching – Gerry Murray 
    How Harrison Assessments translate self-awareness into practical coaching conversations and development plans.
  • 11:45 – 12:15 | Break – Tea, Coffee & Networking
    Time to connect with peers and reflect on the morning insights.
  • 12:15 – 13:00 | DISC in Practice – Dr Paula King (Kingstown College)
    Understanding DISC styles to flex your coaching and leadership approach in real-world situations.
  • 13:00 – 13:30 | Meet Your Virtual Client (Kingstown College)
    A first look at Kingstown College’s new virtual coaching client with live demo and hands-on access.

Afternoon

  • 13:30 – 14:15 | Lunch & Networking
    A relaxed lunch with time to connect with colleagues and corporate delegates.
  • 14:15– 15:00 | Panel Discussion: Personality in Real-World Coaching
    Our panel explore how personality tools influence ethical, impactful coaching in different contexts.
  • 15:00 – 16:00 | Networking & Social Event
    Connect with your fellow graduates, tutors and the wider coaching community.

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Programme Details

Opening Remarks

Dr. Paula King

Dr Paula King sets the tone for the day, introducing why personality, emotional intelligence and individual differences matter so much in modern coaching and leadership. Drawing on Kingstown College’s long-standing expertise in coaching psychology and accredited coach education, she will frame how DISC, MBTI and Harrison Assessments can enrich practice while remaining grounded in professional standards, ethics and real-world organisational impact.

MBTI for Self-Awareness, Collaboration and Leadership

Eoin McDonnell, Kingstown College

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) remains one of the most widely used personality tools in leadership, team and career development. Eoin will show how MBTI helps clients understand how they naturally take in information, make decisions and interact with others, providing a simple, shared language for exploring strengths and blind spots. You’ll see how focused MBTI-informed coaching conversations can help clients flex their style, collaborate more effectively, navigate conflict and align their preferences with role demands and organisational goals.

Harrison Assessments in Coaching: From Insight to Action

Gerry Murray

Harrison Assessments is a powerful talent and personality assessment widely used in recruitment, development and leadership programmes. In this session, James will show how Harrison’s unique focus on enjoyment, performance and behavioural paradoxes helps turn self-awareness into concrete coaching actions. You’ll explore how the tool uncovers deep-rooted beliefs, preferences and drivers, highlights development opportunities and generates rich coaching conversations that lead to targeted, realistic action plans aligned with organisational goals and personal aspirations.

DISC in Practice: Flexing Your Coaching & Leadership Style

Dr Paula King, Kingstown College

The DiSC model helps us understand four key behavioural styles – Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness – and how these play out in real teams. In this session, Judith will show how DiSC can be used in team coaching to deepen self-awareness, improve communication and strengthen working relationships. You’ll explore how individual DiSC profiles and an overall team view reveal patterns under pressure, preferred ways of working and potential blind spots. Discover practical ways to use DiSC data in team coaching conversations to build trust, leverage collective strengths and help teams move forward in a positive, constructive and solution-focused way.

Panel Discussion: Personality in Real-World Coaching

Our panel of experts bring together their experience of applying personality and psychometric tools in executive coaching, leadership development and organisational change. They will discuss benefits and limitations of different tools, ethical considerations, and how to choose the right approach for each client. Expect a lively, practical conversation with real case examples and plenty of time for audience questions and shared insights about what truly works in practice.

Exciting Announcement of new Technology! Meet your Virtual Client

In an interactive closing session at the masterclass, you’ll experience Kingstown College’s new Virtual Client, a digital practice environment that allows you to run short coaching sessions and receive instant feedback aligned with recognised coaching competencies and expected coach behaviours.

You’ll see a live demonstration of the system, explore how it supports skills development and supervision, and have the opportunity to access the virtual client after the event to continue practising, reflecting, and refining your coaching style in a safe, structured setting.