Penn State has a longstanding Executive and Leadership Coaching program to support the development of Penn State leaders via 1:1 coaching sessions with skilled and experienced coaches.

The role of the coach is to work with the leader to identify personal growth and development opportunities that will strengthen and build behaviors important to both their personal and the University’s success. During the engagement, the coach will guide the development and implementation of an action plan to help you achieve specific objectives and serve as a resource when challenges arise.

Executive & Leadership Coaching provides a proven path for leaders to become more effective in their interpersonal and work relationships.  Coaching services are provided by certified coaches who are trained to assess, listen, observe, and customize their approach to individual leadership development needs. The coach partners with the client to develop action plans and holds the client accountable throughout the process. 

A series of one-on-one coaching sessions are designed to produce specific positive changes by the client within a fixed time frame to: 

• Maximize strengths
• Address workplace challenges
• Master leadership and communication competencies
• Better manage elevated levels of stress
• Adapt and thrive an environment of change or transition

Benefits of Leadership Coaching

Coaching is for all employees, entry level management to senior executives. Coaching enables the following:

• Establishment of goals and a path toward reaching them
• Awareness of perspectives, beliefs, and attitudes that may be holding back progress
• Clarity on strengths and an ability to minimize weaknesses
• Ideas for ways to improve in areas that may not be seen - awareness of blind spots
• Support and encouragement as changes are made
• Honesty about the impact of workplace behaviors
• Support for improving specific skills - communication, delegation, conflict management, persuasion, etc.
• Development of solid results and greater productivity