A Culture of Coaching

Yale School of Medicine’s Office of Academic and Professional Development is advancing a coaching culture that supports professional growth, well-being, and effective leadership through purposeful dialogue, reflection, and action. Spanning varied career stages and roles, this approach helps members of the YSM community clarify goals, surface strengths and barriers, , and make steady and sustained progress on what matters most in their work. Rather than relying primarily on direction or advice-giving, YSM’s coaching culture builds shared skill for high-quality developmental conversations – enhancing communication, relationships, and performance across the academic medicine environment.

Do you want to build a culture of coaching in your organization?

• α-LEAP Coaching Skills Program
  α-LEAP is a coaching-skills training rooted in positive psychology and interconnectedness, building faculty capacity to coach while preparing trainees to receive coaching—promoting flourishing, engagement, and resilience across the learning and clinical environment.

Do you want coaching for yourself?

• Better Together
  
Better Together offers a confidential evidence-based, flexible external coaching experience for first term, second year Assistant Professors and Associate Research Scientists. The program is also available to first term, second year Associate Professors and Research Scientists. The platform combines group and individual coaching and self-study resources, to address common challenges such as burnout, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and time management.
• Torch Coaching
  Torch is an external provider of confidential, personalized one-on-one leadership development coaching with certified external coaches. Engagements may include assessment tools and coordination with a faculty leader to support alignment. Participation is funded through faculty/department resources.

Do you want to learn coaching skills to support your work as a leader?

• The Extraordinary Coach: Coaching Skills for Faculty Leaders
  OAPD has collaborated with research-driven leadership experts Zenger Folkman to bring a customized experience based on the “The Extraordinary Coach” book and training program. This program equips faculty leaders with practical coaching skills and a structured-yet-flexible conversation framework (the FUEL model), with practice and sustainment supports to strengthen the critical conversations that drive development.