Individual Coaching

The UZH Leadership and Governance Academy serves as a point of contact for UZH professors who would like to take advantage of the available coaching services.  Our external, certified coaches guarantee confidentiality towards UZH and the Academy. They have many years of coaching experience and are familiar with the organizational and cultural peculiarities of universities.

Coaching can help professors improve their leadership skills and team work, enhance their self management skills  and achieve their career goals. You may face questions such as:

• How can I clearly define my leadership role and position myself as a leader?
• How can I better manage my time and energy to be more productive and achieve my goals?
• How can I communicate more effectively with my team, improve collaboration, and resolve challenges?
• How can I resolve conflicts with other organizational units and build better relationships?

Coaching offers a personalized and tailored approach to any given situation. It provides the opportinity to place the situation uner a microscope, to view it from a different perspectivem and to address challenges. Coaching gives professors the tools and techniques they need to succeed.

Individual Coaching:

All UZH professors can contact the coaches recommended by the Academy and arrange individual coaching sessions with them (see Coaching pool). The costs for coaching are to be covered by the professors themselves.

You can also contact Prof. Dr. Klaus Jonas for a confidential meeting. He can advise you on what type of coaching will best address your situation and further steps can then be initiaited.

Leadership Program for Professors:

Professors who attend the Leadership Program for Professors are entitled to three coaching hours. The costs are covered by the UZH Leadership and Governance Academy. The first coaching hour takes place with Prof. Dr. Klaus Jonas, and enables a targeted referral to a suitable external coach. To take advantage of the coaching offered by the Leadership Program for Professors, please contact Prof. Dr. Klaus Jonas.