Convu

A non-credit professional development opportunity

made possible by the Department of Microbiology and

Designed for Microbiology Post-Docs who want to:

Develop professional workplace skills like listening, negotiation and collaboration

Get to know and appreciate peers from other parts of the University

Stay more centered and productive during their time at Harvard

Learn the essentials of effective listening and coaching and earn a skills certificate

Build a high-trust relationship with an effective talking partner

(aka “peer coach”)

Talk through challenges with an objective and sympathetic listener

These skills matter in my professional life
The skills practiced in Peer Coaching were very transferable to other environments.
An amazing opportunity to get to know yourself and practice a structured framework which helps you support others.
It's an enjoyable way to become a better human being!
This is not a high time commitment, but very high value.

...to apply to be in the program, to help us find you a great talking partner, and to help us evaluate program impact.

Just click "register" below!

Watch, read and respond (about 1 hour) so that you can

1. Learn the principles of effective peer coaching

2. Set goals for yourself, both as a coach and coachee

Join your cohort in a safe and confidential setting so that you can

1. Meet each other

2. See a "learning conversation" (aka "convu") in action

3. Try it out for yourself

Meet your talking partner once a week

for one hour -- at a time and place of your choosing

1. Talk through your most pressing challenges and opportunities

2. Help your peer coach do the same

3. Briefly reflect and give each other feedback

Join three or more of the 75 minute group check-in sessions offered on a weekly basis.

1. Reflect on what you and others are learning

2. Learn how to handle the interesting challenges that come up

Complete a survey to help you reflect on your experience and help us keep improving the Harvard University Peer Coaching Initiative