Coaching Approach in Research Administration - Facilitate Growth

March 23 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 4: Bring it all together - Facilitates Coachee’s Growth

ICF domain #4 Cultivating Learning and Growth Definition: Partners with the coachee to transform learning and insight into action. Promotes coachee autonomy in the coaching process. Classification: General

  1. Work with the coachee to integrate new awareness, insight or learning into their worldview and behaviors
    2. Partner with the coachee to design goals, actions and accountability measures that integrate and expand new learning.
    3. Acknowledge and supports client autonomy in the design of goals, actions and methods of accountability
    4. Invite the coachee to consider how to move forward, including resources, support and potential barriers
    5. Partner with the coachee to summarize learning and insight within or between sessions
    6. Celebrate progress and successes

 

 

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.

Event Date: 23 Mar 2026 | City: | Venue: Online