Coaching Approach in Research Administration - Maintaining presence & creating trust
March 10 2026, 12-1pm EST.
Participants who complete all four sessions will receive a “Coaching Approach in Research Administration” certificate. Develop a highly sought-after skill of coaching, advance your Research Administration career, and achieve professional excellence with greater clarity, purpose, and fulfilment.
Leveraging her “Leadership Coaching Certification” training from Essential Impact, Kakali will be leading a four-part webinar series “Coaching Approach in Research Administration,” grounded in the International Coaching Foundation’s (ICF) four domains of core competencies.
Session 2: Maintaining presence & creating trust and safety in a coaching session
ICF domain #2: (Co-Creating the Relationship) Definition (maintaining presence): Is fully conscious and present with the coachee, employing a style that is open, flexible, grounded and confident.
1. Remains focused, observant, empathetic and responsive
2. Demonstrates curiosity during the coaching process and stay present 3.
Demonstrates confidence in working with strong emotions during the process
4. Creates or allows space for silence, pause or reflection
Presented by: Kakali Majumdar, Research Facilitator Bio
Kakali Majumdar, MSc (Science), MSc (Botany) I am a Research Facilitator at Bow Valley College with over 16 years’ experience in leading research/grant development and
management in multiple sectors, including Health, Engineering and Social Sciences. Throughout my career, I have coached and advised hundreds of faculties in ideation of research projects and achieving funding. My most recent success includes the achievement of two institutional grants, funded by NSERC and CFI in the amount of $1.5M.
My leadership in research development and management has expanded institutional research capacity, accomplished strategic priorities, and established diverse researcher-community partnerships in post-secondary institutions (e.g., Bow Valley College and University of Calgary) and national funding organization (e.g., Heart and Stroke). Additionally, I have contributed to operational excellence of research portfolios up to ~25M.
As a member of Bow Valley College’s EDI Strategic Committee (2023-24), I contributed to the development of the College’s institutional EDI plan which will promote a strong sense of belonging across the campus. I have also successfully led several institutional strategic priority initiatives, including, establishing an applied research training program for students, developing a Knowledge Mobilization framework and others.
