Executive Coaching for Faculty
Coaching is a short-to-medium-term relationship between a manager or senior leader and a consultant (internal or external) with the purpose of improving performance (Douglas and McCauley, 1999). Coaching is not networking, mentoring, or therapy.
Why should I get an Executive Coach?
"Executive Coaching is designed to enhance organizational efficiency and productivity by accelerating leaders' growth and performance. Coaching engages leaders in customized ways tailored to their individuality. It is this customization that sets executive coaching apart from other leadership development opportunities." (Schidlow and Siders, 2014)
Executive coaches are senior leaders who undergo extensive training and certification, and the executive coaching relationship is often shorter and generally has a set duration. It aims to stimulate the coachee to uncover innate knowledge so he/she can achieve a sustainable result.
Executive coaching at U-M Medical School is typically skill/current-focused, development/future-focused, or transition-focused. Top skill development topics include communication skills, developing other leaders. team dynamics, strategic planning, and working with staff/faculty.
If you have any questions, please contact Allison Romanowski at [email protected].
How to Apply
To begin the process of securing an executive coach for yourself or a member of your team, division, or department:
- Complete the Executive Coaching Intake Form. At the end of the form, there is a link to schedule a 15-minute intake call. (*Note - if you do not schedule an intake call, you will not be connected with a coach). We understand the sensitive nature of many of these requests; all are treated as strictly confidential.
- A brief follow-up meeting or phone call may take place where additional information is gathered. You will then be provided the names of two internal or U-M approved external executive coaches; at this point, you will select the coach you feel is the best match for your unique situation. Informational interviews can be conducted to further assess fit.
Please Note: Payment for an external executive coach generally comes from the recipient's departmental or discretionary funds. The Office of Faculty Development does not pay for executive coaching services, unless through specialty Scholars programs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Potential coachees will complete the Executive Coaching Intake Form, which will be reviewed by our office. A member of our staff will choose two potential coaches for the coachee to review, and ultimately, the coachee will select the coach that they feel is the best match. Informational interviews may be conducted to further assess fit.
Coaching engagements with external coaches will be initiated by the coaching client. We do not encourage our external coaches to solicit new business opportunities with clients directly.
If the external executive coach is listed on our website as an “Approved U-M Vendor,” the consultant/coach should create and send a Task Order to the Faculty Development team outlining the project, timeline, and agreed to fees for review and the appropriate signatures prior to the start of services. Signed Task Orders will be forwarded to Procurement for signature and once signed, the coachee's department will create a requisition and purchase order listing the appropriate Procurement Agent who signed the Task Order as the buyer in MPathways.
Executive coaches are senior leaders who undergo extensive training and certification, and an executive coaching relationship is often shorter and generally has a set duration. It aims to stimulate the coachee to uncover innate knowledge so he/she can achieve a sustainable result.
Mentors can sit at any level in the hierarchy and is an ongoing relationship that can last for an extended period of time. Mentoring provides emotional support, feedback on how to improve, and other advice.
Consultants are either external to the organization or specific work segment and are engaged to support a certain initiative or project with a scheduled start and end date. They are typically content experts engaged to offer solutions and advice to improve business performance.
We offer the following resources for faculty to learn more about executive coaching:
