Services

Reach out to us when you’d like advice, guidance, or resources that you can use…

• to workshop individual/departmental/office/team campaigns and initiatives that are wholly or partially centered on DEIB values;

• to gather ideas and strategies or plot a course of action for specific individual/departmental/office/team DEIB goals; 

• to understand and respond effectively to sticky situations involving individual/departmental/office/team DEIB issues;

• to receive formal or informal feedback on individual/departmental/office/team DEIB-related processes in any stage of development, whether conceptual, implemental, closure, or retrospective.

At this time, two members of our team are certified coaches and graduates of the USC Coaching Program. The program is led by Damian Goldvarg, of Goldvarg Consulting Group, renown Master Certified Coach, trainer of coaches, author, and past president of the International Coaching Federation. 

The ICF defines coaching as a “thought-provoking, inquiry-based process” wherein the client “chooses the focus of the conversation and benefits” from the coach’s use of specific competencies within the bounds of a confidential relationship. 

The purpose of coaching is to assist the client in making clear and meaningful progress towards, and ultimate achievement of, their “most important self-selected goals (Foreword, Professional Coaching Competencies).

Coaching is a collaboration that is client-initiated and client-oriented. This means that clients enter a session prepared to do the work of reflecting deeply, ideating, making plans, and taking notes while being supported by a coach who asks questions and makes observations that spark awareness, challenge limiting beliefs, and synthesize perhaps disparate streams of thought, all for the benefit of the client.

Request this service if you are a Dornsife faculty or staff leader who desires an enhanced opportunity to do the work of… 

• clarifying your team or office’s DEIB goals
• solidifying your team or office’s DEIB strategy
•  understanding and addressing obstacles that are slowing or impeding your team or office’s progress on DEIB targets
• generating a plan to take your team or office’s DEIB success to the next level in a supportive, confidential environment.

Request this service if you are a Dornsife faculty or staff member who desires an enhanced opportunity to do the work of…

• clarifying your personal DEIB goals
• solidifying a course of action for achieving targets for individual growth in DEIB-related areas
• discovering and addressing what is standing in the way of overcoming personal attitudes and behaviors that oppose DEIB values that you otherwise support, embrace, and espouse in a supportive, confidential environment.

We offer small group coaching!  Coaching need not be an individual exercise only. Multiply impact by seeking DEIB coaching for pairs and small groups (max: 5 persons).

NOTE ON COACHING TO STUDENTS & STUDENT ORGS: 

At the current time, our coaching services are available to Dornsife faculty and staff members only. We hope to launch coaching for Dornsife students next year. 

However, this year, we will make exceptions for leaders of Dornsife student organizations who desire DEIB coaching for their leadership teams and/or select members (5 persons max). 

Equity audits are in-depth reviews of the key areas in every team/office/department in which inequities and disparities very often hide in plain sight. Equity audits help leaders and team members see their everyday operations, priorities, and relationships through fresh eyes and equip them to generate highly impactful solutions and implementation plans. Equity audits are customizable and can take many forms, but generally, they have these parts:

• Training Your Equity Auditors. We deliver a two-day training to key members of your team whom you select to lead this process. 
• Support & Discovery. In additional meetings, we support this group, your equity auditors, in collecting needed data and leading thoughtful systemic analyses that reveal the equity strengths that your team should maintain and maximize, as well as equity challenges that your team should properly diagnose and address. 
• Socialization, Solutions, and Next Steps. If you prefer, we can assist in socializing the results of the audit to your entire team and presenting the potential solutions and plans for implementation which your equity auditors have created. We can lead this presentation, serve as co-presenters with your equity auditors, or simply offer pointers for handling this part of the process on your own.

This service is available to faculty, staff, and student orgs.