Working with Angela gave my career a much-needed boost. After feeling stuck for several years, Angela helped me identify and clarify my goals and map out an action plan. Now, instead of just ticking items off my to-do list week after week, I feel like I’m working towards a unified purpose.
~ Kristen
Angela is a skilled coach. She is smart, intuitive, and supportive. Through her coaching, I was able to gain confidence, self-compassion, and clarity around the challenges I faced. Angela is able to powerfully hold space, allowing for purposeful reflection. I highly recommend Angela.
~ Audrey S., Executive & Leadership Coach
Angela brings deep empathy and understanding to challenges facing academics by drawing on her own lived experience as an academic librarian as well as her training as a professional coach. By walking the talk, she models what it’s like to prioritize work that aligns with her own values. Angela listens wholeheartedly and offers powerful questioning to help her clients gain new perspectives and insights. Utilizing a variety of coaching techniques, she helps clients minimize stress, maximize success while developing their leadership skills.
~ Amy K. B.
I have been incredibly fortunate to work with, and learn from, Professor Pashia, and I have always been impressed with her thoughtfulness and dedication to excellence. In our most recent collaboration as co-editors of a recently published monograph (Critical Approaches to Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses), she kept the project (which she largely conceived) on track and continually pushed our contributing authors to do their best work. She took so much care with her feedback, which always cut to the heart of what a piece needed to be more precise and engaging. Specifically she brought her commitment to racial justice and equity to her work as an editor and mentor, which was vital for our critically-focused project. I highly recommend Angela as a colleague and a coach!
– Jessica Critten
Feedback on Developing a Coaching Approach to Leadership
So much of this program was valuable to me! I found it particularly useful to be able to practice using a coaching approach and to get feedback on that in a supportive environment. It was also really affirming to hear that others are struggling with some of the same management challenges that I face. Being a manager can feel really isolating and it can be hard to get support within my own institution, so having this group of like-minded managers to share with was extremely valuable to me.
I would tell a colleague to absolutely sign up for this if they were interested in developing their skills as a manager or leader. This program helped me develop my active listening skills, be less reactive and more reflective, and to feel less overwhelmed as a manager with a large number of direct reports.
~Jenny D.
I particularly appreciate the small group setting, which has significantly enhanced the learning experience by making it easier to engage in productive conversations and practice new skills in a supportive environment. Connecting with other leaders and sharing insights has been invaluable in building my own coaching habits. The peer learning aspect of the program has offered diverse perspectives and practical strategies that have enriched my journey towards becoming a more effective and empowering leader.
Angela’s guidance on practicing active listening and embracing curiosity has significantly altered my approach to leadership to help build a more empowered and collaborative team environment. The program’s focus on enabling us to facilitate growth within our teams, rather than providing direct answers, has changed how I interact with my team and deepened my understanding of my role as a facilitator of their professional development. This course also encourages me to reflect on my default behaviors that may hinder progress towards my leadership goals.
~CJ