The Leadership Coaching Program, first piloted in fall 2022 helps Fellows accelerate their development after graduation, come to a greater understanding of themselves, and build skills to overcome a specific leadership challenge they might be facing.
Possible goals include:
Blackburn staff selected two internationally certified leadership coaches to provide participants with six, virtual or in-person, 1–hr skill building sessions that target their leadership development goals.
The first session involves setting the norms of the coaching relationship, analyzing a pre-assessment, and setting goals. In the following sessions, the coach and participant work toward achieving those goals with possible homework assigned between sessions.
Whereas leadership coaching typically costs up to $300 per hour, participants (or their employers) will only pay $100 for the first session directly to the coach. All remaining charges will be paid for by the Institute as a way for Blackburn to fulfill its lifetime commitment to our Fellows.
