Coaching for Success
Part of the Scholars as Leaders; Scholars as Learners (SAL2) initiative, Coaching for Success provides FAS faculty with coaching support to help achieve a targeted ambition related to their professional work at Yale.
FAS faculty request Coaching for Success either to improve certain skills or to learn new skills that require focused support to cultivate.
Faculty endeavors supported by Coaching for Success include but are not limited to:
- Transforming and revitalizing an established academic career
- Effectively managing a laboratory or working group
- Goal-setting and research program planning
- Developing leadership skills in conflict resolution, communication, etc.
- Overcoming roadblocks in writing and research
- Working with an expert developmental editor
Eligibility
Any ladder faculty member with a primary or fully joint appointment in an FAS department or program, any Professor in the Practice, or any instructional (non-ladder) faculty member with a primary or fully joint benefits-eligible multi-year non-visiting appointment in an FAS department or program or the MacMillan Center may apply.
Supporting faculty across the FAS
Over 100 FAS faculty members have taken part in Coaching for Success since the program’s inception in 2018.
Faculty Experiences
Participants reflect on the Coaching for Success program
Leadership Coaching
"My coach was instrumental in helping me transition into my leadership role, and her advice was absolutely crucial, especially early in my term. Any success I've had in my leadership role was due in part to the coaching I received early on."
Writing Coaching & Developmental Editing
"I was able to finish my book during research leave, thanks in part to the coaching sessions and editorial support funded by the SAL2 program."
Work/Life Balance & Time Management Coaching
"In the midst of many different kinds of work to complete and balance, the work with a coach has helped me set goals, plan their completion, and act on the routines that I have made for myself. "
Professional Development Coaching
"My coach helped me develop skills for managing crucial conversations, navigating my departmental power/political structures, becoming a better manager, and being a more confident professional."
Coaching for Success Application
We are delighted that faculty participation in Coaching for Success continues to increase. In order for our coaches to accommodate the increase in coaching requests, we ask that faculty apply to Coaching for Success by the following deadlines:
- Friday, October 4, 2024, for coaching during the Fall 2024 semester
- Tuesday, February 18, 2025, for coaching during the Spring 2025 semester
- Tuesday, May 20, 2025, for coaching during summer 2025
While we will continue to accept Coaching for Success applications on a rolling basis, we will not be able to guarantee a decision during the current semester if you apply to the program after the deadline for the semester has passed.
Your application should consist of a brief description of your goals, area of focus for coaching, and the potential impact of the proposed coaching on your scholarly and professional life (approximately 150 words). Successful applicants will clearly articulate how coaching will support them in their role at Yale.
Applications from faculty who have not already received coaching support through SAL2 will receive priority. Faculty who have already received repeated SAL2 support through Coaching for Success and who wish to continue working with a coach are welcome to apply with the understanding that we may encourage you to use alternative funds (i.e.: university-allocated research funds, departmental funds, or other university funds) to continue this important work so that we may reserve SAL2 resources for those who have not yet taken advantage of the program.