Coaching
Leadership Coaching
Lead the Way by focusing on faculty and staff growth, development, and overall experience, professionally and personally, to train the next generation of health care leaders. Career mobility and learning and educational opportunities are a priority.
What is Leadership Coaching?
Coaching at UNC Health comes from the perspective that every faculty and staff member is a leader; that we are all leading collectively within our teams and leading ourselves. This leadership perspective aligns with our organizational value of Leading the Way.
Leadership coaching is an experiential process that involves a partnership between a coach and leader. It is a thought-provoking and creative process designed to maximize potential and address the specific goals and intended outcomes of the leader. To learn more please review the content below.
Before requesting a coach, it is required that you view the recorded Information Session on what leadership coaching is and how UNC Health is building a coaching culture.
For more information please review our flyer:
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Our Programs
Exploring Coaching Skillset (ECS) Series
This one-hour lunch and learn type course is offered virtually and in-person for leaders at all levels who are interested in learning coaching skillsets, including the 3-step coaching process, being present and asking empowering questions. Participate in all 10 classes offered over a 3-month period or pick and choose a minimum of 6 classes to be eligible to participate in the next level coach program offering: Practicing Coaching Skillsets. Click on the link to learn more about the course and register. (registration links on PDF)
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Next Series: January 2026
Lead the Way by focusing on teammates’ growth, development and overall experience, professionally and personally, to train the next generation of health care leaders; career mobility and learning and educational opportunities are a priority.
Practicing Coaching Skillsets (PCS)
Practicing Coaching Skillsets (PCS) is a 7 course program designed to offer coaching skills practice for those interested in taking a deeper dive into utilizing coaching skillsets in everyday professional life. The program is 14 hours of in-class practice, in addition to time spent practicing skills with a peer between sessions. The first PCS cohort will begin in May 2026; applications will open at the end of March. Applicants must have participated in at least 6 Exploring Coaching Skillsets sessions.
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Please contact Virginia Nadworny with any questions.
UNC Health Coach Training Academy
The UNC Health Coach Training Academy is an immersive internal coach training program accredited by the International Coaching Federation. The academy is designed for faculty and staff who are dedicated and passionate about coaching. Participants in this program graduate with the title, Develop Me Leadership Certified Professional Coach, and are well-positioned to coach teammates in the organization.
Since 2022, five cohorts have graduated from the academy. Cohort 6 is underway and will graduate in April 2026. The selection process for the seventh cohort will begin in April and is set to launch in September 2026. Click on the button to learn more about the academy and selection process.
Note: All applicants need to have engaged in a coaching partnership with an internal or external professional certified coach for at least 6 months prior to applying. If you have already done so and are interested in applying, please contact Tracy Jenkins or Kimberly Zirkle.
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Coaching to Develop Me: Building a Coaching Culture
“Coaching to Develop Me” is a campaign to raise faculty and staff awareness and knowledge about coaching and build a coaching culture at UNC Health.
In April 2025, UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine coaching programs integrated to form a unified ONE UNC Health Coaching Program. Click the buttons to learn more about how coaching fits into the UNC Health for Me “Develop Me campaign,” as well as the mission and vision for the program.
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Culture Shift Coaching Resources
The Coaching Program has partnered with the Organizational Culture Team to provide coaching questions that can be used by leaders when conversing with teammates about making culture shifts.
Please find 6 coaching resources, one for each of the culture shifts:
6 Culture Shifts
The Return on Investment in Coaching
Findings from a study of the Return of Investment (ROI) of Coaching at UNC Health were released in early 2022. These highlighted several indicators of the successful implementation of a coaching culture in the organization. The study also revealed positive and tangible outcomes experienced through coaching in areas of self-awareness, increased confidence, building team morale, enhanced engagement and resilience.