Our Services

Workshops

Strategic Networking for the Research Workforce - In this workshop participants will identify strategies for networking, the elements of a good elevator speech, and create and evaluate their own professional network map.

Develop your Personal Leadership - In this workshop participants will explore the principles of personal leadership, identify guiding values, connect them to your goals, and identify opportunities to apply personal leadership in their current professional roles. 

Resilience Part I: First Principles - This workshop lays the foundation for principle components and practices of resilience. In this introspective and interactive workshop, we will explore the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional aspects of resilience, as well as the neurobiology and latest science for strengthening resilience. Participants will create individual resilience plans.

Resilience Part II: Deep Dive into Grit, Growth Mindset, and Vulnerability. Both are highly interactive and experiential but Part I lays the foundation for several components and practices of resilience (including grit, growth mindset, and vulnerability), whereas Part II will focus on the research and dedicated exercises on grit, growth mindset, and vulnerability. 

Forget Work-Life Balance, It’s About Integration - This workshop explores the notion of work-life balance, discusses how to apply wellness model to guide wellbeing, and describes strategies for living an integrated life. Participants will create individual polarity maps to assess their values and lifestyle congruence. 

Retreats

The Daring Greatly™ two-day retreat offers an incredible opportunity to experience a life-enhancing weekend based on the extraordinary work of researcher Brené Brown, PhD, ~ author of the New York Times bestsellers, Daring Greatly and Rising Strong. During the retreat, you will explore topics such as imposter syndrome, burnout, scarcity culture, and balancing the demands of career, family and leadership. You will dig deep into thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that hold you back from living a fuller life. You will begin to identify new choices and practices that will move you toward more authentic and resilient living. The primary focus of the retreat is to develop resilience skills and embrace practices that can transform the way you live, parent, and lead. The format will include video teachings, personal exercises, and group activities.

Executive Coaching

Michelle provides executive level coaching to faculty and trainees in biomedical and academic fields. She specializes in areas such as leadership, work-life integration, resilience, and career and candidate coaching.