Dedicating professional development funds for valued employees to partner with a professional coach demonstrates genuine commitment to their wellbeing. It’s an investment in institutional culture and organizational effectiveness. It also recognizes that higher education faculty and staff model mindsets and behaviors for our students. We must attend to our inner lives and seek self-awareness to do important relational work with the students who entrust to us their own educational development. 

AI is taking over transactional coaching: surface-level conversations that solve an immediate problem. But one-on-one, personal coaching addresses deeper developmental challenges: not just goal setting but the motivation behind the ambition; not just decision-making but the stakes underneath the choices; not just task-management but the values reflected by priorities.

• Beginning a new role: finding footing in early career; becoming a chair or director

• Dealing with significant or complex organizational challenges; taking on an important project

• Contemplating a new career direction: a new research agenda; an opportunity to apply for a leadership role

• Identifying a meaningful legacy; transitioning into retirement

• Six 60-75-minute coaching sessions for 2-5 faculty/staff over a period of four months

• Choice of session modalities: screen-based virtual and/or outdoors with audio-only for walking conversations, held in a location convenient for client and coach

• Mutually convenient scheduling, including evenings and weekends if desired

• Coach verifies completion of all contracted hours as scheduled

• Clients are provided with reflective evaluation questions about their experience to be anonymized and shared with sponsoring units

To begin, a free inquiry session to ensure that coach and client are a good fit, and expectations are clear.

$1500 per client; for a cohort of 3 or more, $1200 per client. Includes the following:

• All communication and logistics arrangements with client(s) for scheduling sessions

• Preparation for each session with review of client’s stated goals and intentions

• Tailored follow-up for each session with resources and actions requested for support 

• Summary report for leadership to include anonymized reflections from client(s) on growth and outcomes

• Assessments (Strengths Finder, DiSC, etc.) available through third party referral

Transparent Eligibility Criteria options

• transitioning into a new role (e.g., new chair, director, program coordinator)

• managing significant projects or complex challenges

• preparing for leadership opportunities

• navigating career transitions (mid‑career shifts, late‑career planning, retirement preparation)

• demonstrating high potential but lacking access to traditional leadership development pathways

Every ICF member and credential-holder makes a pledge to uphold the ICF Code of Ethics. Here's how ICF coaches bring our commitment to life everyday.

• Setting the Standard: Acting ethically and responsibly in all professional interactions, ensuring integrity is at the core of our practice.

• Continuous Growth: Pursuing ongoing learning, self-awareness, and self-improvement to stay at the forefront of the coaching profession.

• Leading by Example: Upholding the highest standards, inspiring trust and respect in clients, peers, and the global coaching community.

• Accountability: Taking full responsibility for our professional decisions and actions as a member of ICF.

• Being Present: Fully engaging in every interaction, ensuring focus, care, and professionalism in each moment.

• Celebrating Diversity: Embracing inclusion and valuing the perspectives and contributions of stakeholders from around the world.

• Abiding by the Rules: Adhering to all applicable laws and regulations, wherever we practice.

Read more here: https://coachingfederation.org/credentialing/coaching-ethics/icf-code-of-ethics/