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The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) is eager to establish a Professional Coaching pilot that will pair an accepted applicant with a professional coach to work on developing the applicant’s leadership potential through six one-on-one sessions. There is a growing need for developing new leadership in academic health sciences libraries due to trends in recent retirements and available management and leadership positions. AAHSL seeks to retain professional, credentialed coaches who have successfully worked with librarians or other academicians in identifying areas of weakness and improving their leadership skills.
The focus of the program is on developmental coaching, rather than remedial. The overall award for the project is $45,540; of that, a percentage is allocated to cover administrative and indirect costs. To streamline and effectively manage the financial aspects of the program, AAHSL is seeking to work with one firm or individual to perform developmental coaching for all accepted applicants.
AAHSL seeks to engage an individual or professional coaching firm which has the capacity to provide developmental coaching for up to nine (9) librarians accepted into the program during its pilot year commencing in June 2024. A contract with the selected individual or firm will be executed in June/July 2024.
The expectation is that coaching will commence in September 2024 and conclude no later than March 2025. The coaching schedule will be determined by the coach and applicants accepted once matches are made. Eligibility criteria and application processes are in development and will be fully managed by AAHSL and its Future Leadership Committee. The primary goal is to develop the leadership potential of all accepted applicants.