TY  - JOUR
TI  - Perspectives on the importance of leadership and the value of coaching in an academic medical research institution
AU  - Mitchell, B.
AB  - This article comments on an innovative case study in Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research titled “Transformation to Academic Leadership: The Role of Mentorship and Executive Coaching” by W. Kimryn Rathmell, Nancy J. Brown, and Richard R. Kilburg (see record 2019-52290-001). The case study documents the development of a physician scientist who takes on an important leadership role. Drawing on my background in leadership positions at 3 very different institutions of academic medical research, I discuss the tremendous importance of effective leadership to those institutions as well as the foundational roles of experience and persistence in leadership development in such an environment. In the absence of professional coaching, I have been able to develop my leadership skills through trial and error with the help of some excellent mentors. Although experience and personal capabilities are important, I note that the role of a coach can greatly facilitate the process of learning to lead, alleviating much of the travail that frequently accompanies the transition to new leadership positions. In addition, I point out the value of extending leadership training to more junior faculty as an approach to increasing the talent pool from which to choose the next generation of leaders. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved) 
IS  - 3
JO  - Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research in Organizational Change and Development 
PY  - 2019
SP  - 175
EP  - 178
UR  - psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-52290-005
VL  - 71
LA  - English
ER  -