Contact

Leadership Development

Phone
Fax
319-335-2056
Campus Address
121-50 USB
Mailing Address

121 University Services Building., Suite. 50
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States

The focus of these services can be on using your strengths to develop your communication skills and influence, and/or enhance your career and job satisfaction.

Career Coaching

Deepen your awareness of your leadership potential, and apply it to your professional growth as a manager or leader. Affirm individual strengths, challenges, and opportunities in this personalized coaching session, and identify strategies for effectively using this insight in your role. You’ll cultivate a deeper self-awareness of your thinking patterns and behavioral tendencies that either create success or stress at work. These services are based on the CliftonStrengths and are provided by certified leadership coaches at the University of Iowa.

Includes:

  • CliftonStrengths assessment, personalized and 30 minute initial consulting session. This session will start you in applying your Strengths to your leadership career. 
  • Access assessment options to purchase directly from Gallup.
  • Contact us to schedule your 30 minute Zoom coaching.

Career Development Advising Services is also available for regular/non-temporary staff.

Communication Coaching

Gain knowledge and insight into your behavioral work style, and learn how to leverage these perspectives to build strong working relationships. Learn tailored approaches for adapting your approach to relate better to others. You’ll cultivate a unique self-awareness of your thinking patterns and behavioral tendencies that either create success or stress at work. These services are based on The Universal Language™ known as the DISC and are provided by certified DISC instructors at the University of Iowa.

Includes:

  • Online DISC assessment, comprehensive, personalized DISC report, and 30 minute initial consulting session. This session will help you to understand the DISC and your individual report.
  • Contact us to order your DISC code (Fee: $95) and to schedule your 30 minute Zoom coaching.

Process

  • Get started by contacting oe-leader@uiowa.edu with your name, HR rep and your supervisor.
  • If sponsorship is agreed upon and payment received, the online assessment is ordered. (Sponsoring department can directly order CliftonStrengths from Gallup; Organizational Effectiveness (OE) will order DISC)
  • Complete the assessment.
  • Review the individualized, comprehensive report.
  • Participate in individual coaching session. Zoom coaching meeting scheduled through oe-leader@uiowa.edu. If you prefer to meet in person, please mention when scheduling.