Meet Fede, a tenure-track professor who needs to get grants & build up her own research lab. In her first coaching session, Fede explains why she wants a leadership coach, even though she loves her job. We discuss what she needs to succeed in a highly competitive academic environment, including the constant pressure to prove yourself, the dual demands of teaching & research, and the power dynamics of academic leadership among university politics & opaque organizational structures.

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Meet Fede, a tenure-track professor who needs to get grants & build up her own research lab. In her first coaching session, Fede explains why she wants a leadership coach, even though she loves her job. We discuss what she needs to succeed in a highly competitive academic environment, including the constant pressure to prove yourself, the dual demands of teaching & research, and the power dynamics of academic leadership among university politics & opaque organizational structures.

Climbing Mt. Acadmia

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There's No Such Thing As Work-Life Balance