What a Coaching Session Is Like with Lauren Parker | Leadership Coaching at the Ford School | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

What a Coaching Session Is Like with Lauren Parker | Leadership Coaching at the Ford School

April 1, 2026 0:00:17
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Lauren Parker (MPP '26) describes the structure and tone of Ford School leadership coaching sessions—sometimes led by the student, sometimes guided by the coach. She explains that you can bring questions, talk through what's on your mind, or lean on your coach for direction, and that the experience feels friendly, organic, and supportive.

Transcript:

The coaching sessions
can either be

driven by the
student or the coach.

You can come in with
questions and talk

through what's on
your mind or lean on

them. And they're very
friendly, organic,

and felt like a supportive
place to be myself.