While academic coaching is a great tool for helping students hone study skills, improve academic performance, and make better choices, it can also be used to cultivate a sense of optimism—a key ingredient for life success. Martin Seligman’s pioneering research … Continue reading →

As academic coaches, we see it all the time: a student intent on a nursing career, driven by a nurturing personality, a desire to have a positive impact on people’s lives, and the belief that a nursing degree will make … Continue reading →

Promoting change is at the heart of coaching. In some ways, it’s one of the key ingredients that separate coaching from therapy or counseling. Think of stage coaches that transported people in centuries ago. Academic coaches help transport students by … Continue reading →

My last blog talks about the three levels of listening—surface, deep-level, and intuitive—and how academic coaches need to move in and out of all three levels during any coaching session. Understanding some of the details of a given situation is … Continue reading →

Listening is the heart of coaching. Without tuned ears, coaches lose the ability to connect with students on a deeper level. Sure you might show up for the students, ask great questions and offer encouragement, but you forego the magic … Continue reading →

When people hear the word coaching, their minds usually go to sports; the arena where the coaching model has been used successfully for centuries. However, over the last twenty years this model has blossomed, making its way into other areas … Continue reading →