Leadership Development Coach

This job was posted by : For more information, please see : DepartmentBooth Leadership Development : Leadership Development 2About the DepartmentThe University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.

S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business.

Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.

Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.

Chicago Booth is proud to claim : -an unmatched faculty.-degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.

a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.-strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.

As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University 's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture.

At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions.

Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment.

For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit : Job SummaryThe Leadership Development Office (LDO) for MBA Programs oversees a portfolio of in-person and virtual developmental programs at the Booth School of Business.

This includes an experiential class (LEAD) required of all MBA students. Other program offerings for the LDO include experiential workshops, corporate speakers, and leadership coaching-all for Full-Time, Evening, Weekend, and Executive MBA students.

Each Coach plays a lead role in designing and managing particular programmatic offerings. Additionally, each Coach supports our full complement of programs through activities such as individual and team coaching, workshop facilitation, and classroom instruction.

Finally, each Coach owns a set of administrative responsibilities necessary to the success of the Office. Coaches are part of a team that collectively manage all office activities.

This role works closely with the Full-Time MBA LEAD class and with our full range of curricular and co-curricular offerings to further MBA students ' leadership development.

LEAD is a course that is required for all MBA candidates during their first quarter at Booth. In the Full-Time program, the course is taught by a group of second-year MBA candidates (called Facilitators), who are selected and trained by the LDO via a lab class that we teach.

Coaches support the learning and growth of Facilitators through 1 : 1 coaching sessions, guiding module teams, and providing targeted instruction.

Additional offerings that this role might support include leadership coaching, leadership skills workshops, leadership retreats, and LEAD modules for Evening, Weekend, and Executive MBA students.

ResponsibilitiesDesigns and manages specific developmental programs; supports the smooth and successful operation of programs run by other Leadership Development colleagues.

This includes understanding MBA student learning needs and aspirations, understanding the LDO mission and metrics for success, creating and implementing developmental programming that facilitates students ' growth as leaders, promoting prog ams to attract and engage students, overseeing daily operations for assigned programs, and collaborating with departments across Booth.

Coaches individual students and student teams across all developmental programs; supports the development of students ' capacities as leaders.

This includes managing action-learning teams of student leaders while serving as a content expert; providing individual coaching, feedback, and support to students;

and mastering and utilizing class frameworks within coaching conversations.Delivers impactful classroom learning experiences.

This includes communicating relevant content in a clear, vivid, and interesting fashion; facilitating engaging experiential learning exercises both virtually and in-person;

and drawing on a strong knowledge base concerning the practical dimensions of leading.Contributes to the quality of the student experience at Booth.

This includes offering perspective concerning the student experience at Booth; it also includes offering insight concerning how to improve the student experience and ways in which the LDO can better engage the broader life of the Booth community in meaningful ways.

Develops and implements training exercises and workshops that support the learning of the facilitators and participants. Provides individual coaching to facilitators in their process o