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Hi! I’m Erin.

I work with leaders like you, to clarify their message, lead with confidence and move the Open science* community forward.

* Open science, open software, open access and any leaders that identify as community-oriented leaders

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What’s a coaching session like?
What’s a coaching session like?

Deciding to work with a coach can be intimidating or scary because of the unknown. What’s a session like? What if I don’t have anything to talk about? (Spoiler: There is always something to talk about!) This post is a quick rundown of what a normal coaching session is like.

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The most rewarding aspects of being a coach?
The most rewarding aspects of being a coach?

The most rewarding aspect is celebrating my clients’ success, learning and growth. There is nothing I love more than getting the email that they did something, tried something, failed at something but they took an idea and went from dreaming and imagining to doing.

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What’s your hedgehog?
What’s your hedgehog?

Jim Collins created the concept of the ‘hedgehog’ in his book, Good to Great. This is the intersection of (1) what you are passionate about, (2) what you are ‘the best in the world’ at and (3) what drives your economic engine. In his conversation with Brené Brown, he discussed applying some of his concepts to individuals.

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Deciding to be a coach
Deciding to be a coach

I am becoming an Open science leadership coach to support the leaders around me. I think by supporting Open science leaders, we will have more leaders, better leaders and the Open science movement will accelerate.

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Journaling
Journaling

There is no right or wrong way to journal, it is just finding what works for you. This post has a few ways to experiment with journaling.

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What is Coaching?
What is Coaching?

No - we aren’t talking about the gym… The International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. In the Open science community, it seems like coaching is still a new part of professional development, where workshops and training are the norm. I think coaching is a secret weapon to getting where I wanted to go faster.

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Co-Active Coach Training: Fundamentals
Co-Active Coach Training: Fundamentals

A quick update on my leadership coaching journey! I started the Co-Active Coach Training series with the first course, Fundamentals, in mid-January. It was a great introduction to the Co-Active coaching approach and I am so happy to have found a coaching method that feels like the right fit for me and will support the leaders I coach.

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Navigating Virtual Events
Navigating Virtual Events

Virtual events are here to stay and navigating them without overwhelm as a leader is a skill we are all learning. These are just a few ideas on how to make the most of your participation in virtual events and really any event. I’d love to hear your ideas too. How do you balance Zoom fatigue and work/life with gaining value from virtual events? Leave a comment!

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2020 - Release
2020 - Release

My word for 2020 was release. I liked the double meaning of letting go and putting something out into the world. However, when I picked release in January 2020, I had no idea how appropriate it would be. In March, the COVID pandemic forced me to release every expectation for how I thought my time with ESIP would end.

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Let’s work together!

Together we will explore and clarify your work in four or six month engagements. This will give you the space and time to focus on YOU! The next step is to set up a quick, exploratory call.

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