UC San Diego Coaching Programs
A personalized professional development coaching experience.
Take your professional contributions and leadership impact to the next level.
As a valued member of our university community, we (Campus HR) want to partner with you as you invest in your personal and/or team member’s professional development. Coaching is a powerful tool to amplify existing strengths, address areas for growth, and strengthen both your individual and team contributions.
Through a customized and collaborative partnership with a seasoned coach, you'll gain valuable insights, develop new skills, and create a personalized plan to achieve your objectives. While working with a coach in a confidential and non-judgment environment, you can expect to:
- Identify and clarify goals and objectives
- Develop strategies and plans to achieve those goals
- Discuss obstacles and identify ways forward
- Increase self-awareness and refine existing skills
- Practice new skills and approaches
Key benefits of coaching
The coaching process is built on a foundation of trust, confidentiality, and expertise, while providing a safe and supportive environment for you to challenge assumptions, explore new ideas, and drive results. Coaching is key resource if you are interested in any combination of the following:
- Improved leadership effectiveness and decision-making
- Enhanced business outcomes and strategic alignment
- Increased talent retention and development
- Improved collaboration and teamwork across the organization
- Devising a stronger, more resilient leadership pipeline
What coaching programs are available?
Campus Human Resources currently offers two coaching programs: Executive Coaching and Leadership Development Coaching. While all programs offer a personalized experience, we invite you to review highlights of each below. Click on the program descriptions to learn more about the specific benefits.
Executive Coaching
This program is highly tailored and designed for longer-term engagement, specifically catering to individuals navigating complex challenges with significant organizational impact and high visibility. It is particularly suited for those responsible for delivering on organizational strategy across multiple departments. Participants benefit from a wide range of assessment options, which are conducted and debriefed by a dedicated coach, with qualitative 360-degree assessments frequently utilized. This program operates on a fee-based structure, ensuring a comprehensive and customized coaching experience.
Leadership Development Coaching
This program offers a personalized experience with a medium-term duration, tailored to meet the unique needs of individuals responsible for delivering results, making strategic decisions, and driving positive change within their teams. Participants engage in one to two leadership and/or emotional intelligence assessments selected from a curated list, with in-depth debriefing sessions conducted by their coach. This program follows a fee-based structure, ensuring a focused and impactful development journey.
To learn more about the impact of coaching be sure to check out the coaching benefits and testimonial sections below.
Testimonials
What we hear around campus
“Former CFO Ouillet recommended his senior management team engage in coaching because coaching has been a game-changer for him as an executive. Coaching can help clarify your vision, build confidence in your leadership abilities, and [further] develop the strategic thinking and problem-solving skills you need to drive results.The impact has been profound – he would highly recommend coaching to any executive looking to take their leadership to the next level and achieve lasting success.” ----- Allorah Pradenas, Chief of Staff on behalf of the former Vice Chancellor, Chief Financial Officer Pierre Ouillet
What we hear around campus
“A coach is someone who helps you identify your professional development goals and/or interpersonal goals and then you root around in the problems to identify a solutions roadmap. My coach helped me look at things differently as they guided me in digging deeper into a challenge. After my sessions I often found myself with a new realization and a potential strategy to move things forward.” ----- Robbie Jacob, Director of Logistics, Integrated Procure-to-Pay Solutions
When is coaching right for me?
Any staff or faculty member can leverage the coaching programs, including those who are individual contributors or in supervisor/people leadership roles. Coaching is well suited for any role in the organization, and past coaching participants include vice chancellors, associate vice chancellors, deans, directors, managers, coordinators, analysts, specialists, etc.
My role
While a coach uses various tools, techniques, and models to facilitate growth and development, you are responsible for your progress. The collaborative nature of a coaching partnership is enhanced when you are ready to prioritize and invest in your personal and professional development, which includes but is not limited to:
- having a desire to increase self awareness
- willingness to confront challenges openly and honestly
- being prepared to take an active role in each coaching session
- prioritizing the energy and time needed to work toward achieving your personal development goals
My supervisor’s role
In alignment with the university’s commitment to fostering a culture of feedback we recommend before beginning coaching that you and your supervisor/people leader discuss coaching as a professional development opportunity. While the coaching sessions are confidential between you and your coach, there are distinct opportunities for your supervisor to be involved to support your development: 1) in the initial goal setting portion of the coaching process to ensure clarity and buy-in across all involved parties, and 2) at post-engagement planning to confirm actions that will sustain progress.
Who are the coaches?
The coaches are seasoned experts who are ready to partner with you! Each coach is external to UC San Diego and a professional coach with higher education experience and advanced training. They regularly provide coaching and consulting services to clients, and have areas of expertise and specialty that align with the general Campus community’s areas of interest and priority.
What do I do if I’m ready to learn more or get started?
Campus HR is happy to partner with you to support your leadership interests and priorities. Prospective participants and/or department sponsors please reach out to us to schedule a 30 minute Zoom conversation to explore coaching options that align with your needs and goals.