Coaching

Overview

Coaching is a personalized development experience designed to advance your leadership skills through one or more individual or group sessions with a trained coach, often revolving around a challenge or topic you bring. Sanger coaching is open to select students participating in the programs noted below. If you qualify for coaching, you can receive further information in person or via email.

Details & Registration

Details

Group or 1:1 coaching sessions

Key Dates
Coaching is most commonly offered September–April, but may also be available in the summer per your coach’s schedule.

Time Commitment
One or more hour-long session.

Participant Requirements
The following students are invited to sign up for coaching appointments. Coaching is offered on an as-available basis.

Legacy Lab participants
Ross Leaders Academy fellows
Michigan Ross Leader Endorsement participants
Other Ross students upon availability

Participation

If you qualify for coaching, you will receive further information in person or via email. If you have general questions about coaching, email us at rossleaders@umich.edu.

Coaching Formats Offered

Formats

1:1 Coaching

What is it?
A 1:1 coaching experience that is 100% customized to the individual’s leadership development needs.

What programs offer it?
1:1 coaching is available to Story Lab participants and Ross Leaders Academy fellows.

What are the benefits?
Personalized assistance based on your needs.

Group Coaching

What is it?
A more structured experience that addresses the developmental needs of the group.

What programs offer it?
Group coaching is integrated into the Ross Leaders Academy, Michigan Ross Leader Endorsement, and Legacy Lab.

What are the benefits?

Promotes the ability to build and lead psychologically safe groups.
Develops communication skills, such as delivering and receiving feedback, coaching others, active listening, and asking probing questions.
Promotes idea diversity, collaboration among peers, and learning from others.
Increases sense of accountability as the peer group and lead coach will be soliciting updates on problems being tackled, new ideas implemented, and milestones achieved against desired goals.
Amplifies the likelihood of goal achievement for individuals.

Coaching Compared to Other Services

Although there can be some overlap with other services, coaching is characterized by a focus on the present and future of your whole life, and on increasing your personal satisfaction and fulfillment.

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Coaching

Value Proposition
Explore, experiment, learn new ways of being and doing.

Sample Statements
“What do you really want?”
“What else is possible?”

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Counseling

Value Proposition
Listen to emotional difficulties and offer strategies and resources.

Sample Statements
“What is troubling you?”
“These strategies might help.”

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Career Consulting

Value Proposition
Provide information and advice on recruitment and career choices.

Sample Statements
“This is how the process works.”
“What career are you interested in?”

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Mentoring

Value Proposition
Provide guidance and advice on work-related matters.

Sample Statements
“Let me tell you what I’ve done.”
“This is what I would do.”

Topics

Possible Coaching Topics

Almost anything can be a coaching topic, especially if you are motivated to change your behavior and take action. Always come prepared for your coaching session with a topic. Some possible topics could include: