The BioSTAR Office is offering laser coaching, coaching focused on a specific topic, to SOM trainees including postdocs, grad students, and postbaccs. One coaching session is often sufficient, but a follow-up session can be scheduled 1-3 weeks later, giving thecoacheetime to implement their chosen action item.
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Coaching offers a personalized and goal-oriented approach to personal and professional development that is distinct from traditional mentoring. It empowers individuals (“coachees”) to set specific objectives and develop strategies to achieve them through self-reflection and the creation of actionable plans. The coachee brings an issue to discuss, and the coach engages in deep listening, reflects the client’s thoughts, and asks bold questions. This invites the coachee to view their situation from different perspectives and to identify solutions that are most aligned with their needs, values, and circumstances.
Unlike mentoring, which often involves advising based on the mentor’s experiences and pathways to success, coaching focuses on empowering the individual to explore their potential and develop their own solutions. The coach does not give advice but facilitates the coachee’s discovery of solutions that already exist within them, making this approach more personalized and tailored.
In general, the coaching process is designed to delve deeply into the specific circumstances and goals of the coachee, enabling them to explore their concerns, identify underlying challenges, and work towards actionable solutions. Coaches support coachees in this exploration by listening deeply, reflecting, and asking thought-provoking questions that encourage coachees to think critically about their issues in new ways, helping them to uncover new perspectives and approaches to their situations.
Coachees are most knowledgeable about their unique needs, preferences, and understanding of their own situation. This self-generated approach ensures that the solutions are practical, relevant, and sustainable over time. Coaching supports leadership development, conflict resolution, time management, stress reduction, communication skills, and career planning.
Coaching is not mentoring or advising, nor is it psychotherapy or counseling. If any issues arise for thecoachee that should be handled by a licensed professional, the coach can refer the client to resources.
How to book a Laser Coaching session
If you are a basic sciences trainee in the School of Medicine and you are interested in receiving Laser Coaching, you can sign up for your first 25-minute session by clicking the button below. It will allow you to book with any of our available coaches.
