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Partnering in positive leadership, solutions and coaching for global education.

As the global education sector continues to transform, coaching is emerging as a key differentiator for professionals like you.
  • You are a leader, responsible for a team, results and desire a confidential space to review your challenges, work through feedback and decide how you wish to take action.
  • You have a new role and responsibilities which require a different mindset than previous jobs. You need to influence new stakeholders, build your own resiliency to empower others, or improve leadership skills.
  • You want new professional development tools for yourself, your direct reports, or your team.
  • You are ready or want to explore a new job, advance in your career or want to answer the question – how can I stay?

Coaching is usually a one-on-one, hourlong confidential conversation, focused on how you want to make change, take action and move forward. In team coaching, a primary goal is to facilitate learning for the group as a whole.

Benefits: How Coaching Helps You or Your Organization
You seek Career Advancement or Change

Many professionals seek coaching as they navigate different stages of their career, with additional considerations including how to identify new opportunities, getting ‘unstuck in mid-career, or being organizationally-‘bound’.

Partnering with a professional coach can support the entire employment cycle:

  • Articulate your strengths and transferable skills.
  • Define and revise your professional profile and brand.
  • Support with the tactical elements of LinkedIn, resumes, applications, and interviews.
 
Emerging and Established Leaders and Managers

You are an established or emerging leader with a team or organization, responsible for empowering others, dealing with new demands and expectations. You find that these can be both simultaneously exciting and daunting.

You also recognize that management looks different, from recruitment to retention of diverse staff, to overseeing different generations in the workplace.

Coaching supports your leadership to:

  • Find a customized and confidential space to work through challenges and goals.
  • Develop authentic strategies and achievable actions.
  • Identify ways to capitalize on your strengths and manage your weaknesses.
  • Increase your awareness and clarity to help you make better decisions.
  • Understand your mindsets, what may be holding you back, and how you wish to move forward.

By investing in coaching, you will:

Discover your next professional pivot and how to get there.

Articulate your professional competencies and value in the workplace.

Improve your skills or that of your team's to better lead, manage and retain colleagues.

Maximize your personal and professional potential

About Sarah and OnPoint Global Strategies & Coaching

Sarah E. Spencer, founder of OnPoint Global Strategies & Coaching, partners with senior and emerging leaders and managers, and mid-career professionals who want to advance or improve their leadership skills. She also specializes in supporting international educators moving in or out of the sector through the entire employment process.

With years of higher education experience, Sarah has a deep understanding of the nuances and complexities of the sector. As a leader, mentor and professional coach, she sees the need for extra support to address the recalibrated workplace. 

Sarah is a founding member of the Global Leadership League, currently contributes to thought leadership, training and career development and volunteers on its executive board. Sarah held a variety of leadership positions at the University of St. Thomas. She continues to play an active role in the global education sector with trainings, presentations after serving on diverse committees and elected board positions, including NAFSA, Forum on Education Abroad and advisory boards.

She was trained by an accredited International Coaching Federation (ICF) program, MMS NorCal Institute, and is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory.

Connect with Sarah E. Spencer today to receive your free 30 minute exploratory conversation to take your career or workplace to the next level.

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Episode 29: Cultural Lens on U.S. Higher Education: Analyzing International Perceptions of 'Anti-Woke’ Discourse

Dive into a nuanced exploration of the global discourse surrounding higher education in the United States. Join us for a panel discussion with esteemed international educators as we embark on a journey through the lenses of culture and international perspective, examining how global audiences interpret and engage with the ‘anti-woke’ discourse within the context of U.S. higher education. This engaging panel discussion will delve into the intersections of culture, ideology, and education, and the complex landscape of how international audiences perceive the ‘anti-woke’ narrative that has emerged within U.S. academia.

Whether you’re a senior international officer, or simply curious about the diverse viewpoints shaping U.S. higher education, this podcast episode will provide an invaluable space for critical analysis and insightful conversations.

Speaker Biography:

Fanta Aw is a distinguished leader in international education, renowned for her extensive contributions to global learning, cross-cultural understanding, and educational equity. With a deep commitment to fostering connections between diverse cultures and promoting educational excellence, she has significantly impacted the international education community.

Fanta Aw’s career has been characterized by her dedication to advancing global education initiatives, promoting diversity and inclusion, and nurturing partnerships that transcend borders. She has held influential roles in various organizations, advocating for the importance of international collaboration and learning experiences that empower individuals to navigate an increasingly interconnected world.

As a thought leader and visionary, Fanta Aw’s insights and expertise have shaped discussions on the future of international education, emphasizing the significance of equitable access, cultural exchange, and lifelong learning. Her work has not only elevated institutions but has also inspired countless individuals to embrace the transformative power of global education.

Date: September 14th, 2023
Time: 12 noon ET

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Mark Beirn

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An experienced global researcher and administrator, Mark Beirn brings a critical approach to risk management, factoring structural racism and identity-based violence into his rubric for supporting equitable global mobility.

Specialization Areas:

– Global Risk Management
– Education Abroad
– Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in International Education
– Health and Safety
– Curriculum Development

 

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Stephen Appiah-Padi

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Stephen Appiah-Padi is an international educator with several years of teaching and administrative experience in both 4 and 2-year HEIs. An experienced global education practitioner-scholar, with a demonstrated history of success in the field.

Dr. Appiah-Padi has a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada in Educational Policy & Administration with a specialization in International/Intercultural Education.

At Northwestern College, he provided oversight in the administration of education abroad and international student services. In Lansing, Michigan, he first oversaw diversity and intercultural education at Lansing Community College, and later created the Center for International and Intercultural Education (CIIE) which merged intercultural engagement and international education programs of the institution, and he became its first director. Additionally, Dr. Appiah-Padi taught a course, “Diversity in the American Workplace”, to undergraduate management students of the College. In his current position, he provides leadership and vision in advancing strategic internationalization initiatives, including international partnerships and study abroad programs at Bucknell University.

Dr Appiah-Padi has created and facilitated several workshops for faculty and staff development in higher education and in business organizations. He has presented at several national and international conferences. In NAFSA, among several volunteer leadership positions, he has served as Dean of the Fundamentals of Intercultural Communication Workshop, the Leadership Development Committee member, Chair of the Africa Special Interest Group, and a Fellow of the Global Fellowship Program for mentoring emerging leaders of internationalization in African HEIs. He currently serves as a member of the NAFSA Board of Directors.

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Rosa Almoguera

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Dr. Rosa Almoguera has worked as an international educator for over twenty years. She was trained as a Hispanic Philologist at the Universidad Complutense, in Madrid, and did her M.A. at the University of Pennsylvania. Her Ph.D., from Universidad Complutense included a field study and edition of written balladry “Romancero”. During many years Rosa combined teaching and her role as a senior administrator at the Fundación Ortega-Marañón in Toledo, Spain. At the Foundation, Rosa directed and, in many cases created, programs for the University of Minnesota, Notre Dame, Princeton, Ohio State, Arcadia, and the University of Chicago. She has also been a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, University of Portland, and Interamericana de Puerto Rico.

Beginning in 2016, Rosa works as an international education consultant for both public and private European and US higher education institutions. Rosa has been successful in developing new partnerships and programs, as well as helping improve already existing ones.

Rosa is a member of Forum and NAFSA and has presented with higher education professionals on innovative academic and research programming, STEM in study abroad and Nationalism in Europe. Rosa is currently completing the final Professional Certification from the Forum on Education Abroad.

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