Reflection and Leading with Impact with Lauren Parker | Leadership Coaching at the Ford School | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Reflection and Leading with Impact with Lauren Parker | Leadership Coaching at the Ford School

April 1, 2026 0:00:24
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Lauren shares how leadership coaching at the University of Michigan's Ford School creates space to pause and talk through strengths, leadership traits, and challenges with someone who brings deep expertise. She reflects on how that process helps students leave Ford better prepared to enter the workplace and lead meaningful change.

Transcript:

I think that the chance to
take a beat and to pause

and to talk through our
skills, our traits as leaders,

our challenges with
someone who has this deep

expertise really sets us
ahead as we leave Ford and

allows us to jump into the
workplace and become the best

leader we can be and make
the most change we can.