Coaching programmes
ETH Zurich is committed to fostering a culture in which collegial coaching supports a positive working environment, based on solution-focused dialogue amongst peers. The university has launched a number initiatives, including a guide to group coaching as well as two courses, aimed at introducing employees to the use of solution-focused coaching.
Whether you try to help a peer in a 1:1 setting, or you gather with several peers to discuss a common challenge amongst colleagues, applying a coaching mindset to everyday working situations can benefit all employees. No matter if you are postdoc, administrator, senior scientist, team leader, professor or doctorate student, we encourage different groups within our community to explore one or more forms of collegial and solution-focused coaching.
Modules for 1:1 coaching
Introduction to solution-focused coaching - basic
- Will be open to all employees (for research and technical/ administrative staff)
- Offered online via zoom
- Starts with a 3h intro workshop
- Followed by 4 modules (each approx. 2h), which can be completed on your own
- Ends with a final 2h workshop with all participants
Solution-focused coaching - practitioner day
- 1 full day workshop
- "Learning by doing" approach
- Use the solution-focused coaching model with confidence
- Take part in inspiring conversations with new colleagues
- For former "Introduction to solution-focused coaching - basic" participants
Guidance for collegial coaching in groups
Collegial coaching in groups
ETH supports peers from across the university to engage in collegial coaching groups. Please refer to the introductory video and hand-outs explaining how you can use this method in a group of your peers.
Learn more
If you are interested in developing coaching skills at ETH or working with a coach, please email . You can also find out more about coaching and the workplace by visiting ETH's coaching mindset website.