Coaching Approach in Research Administration - Active listening
March 17 2026, 12-1pm EST.
Coaching Approach in Research Administration Part 3 - Active listening
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.
ICF domain #3: (Communicate effectively) Definition: Focuses on what the individual is and is not saying to fully understand what is being communicated in the context of his/her systems and to support self-expression.
1. Consider individual’s context, identity, environment, experiences, values and beliefs to enhance understanding of what he/she is communicating
2. Reflect or summarize and communicate back to ensure clarity and understanding (paraphrasing)
3. Recognizes and inquires when there is more to what is being said (Tell me more)
4. Notices, acknowledges and explores individual’s emotions, energy shifts, non-verbal cues or other behaviors
5. Notices trends in individual’s behaviors and emotions to discern themes and patterns
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.
