Meet Marcella, Principal Scientist of Discovery at a biotech start-up who leads a large cross-functional team. In her first coaching session, Marcella talks about why she wants an executive coach, even though she’s not an executive— yet. We discuss what she needs to succeed in her new job, including how to lead when you can’t lead by example anymore, the level of scientific expertise you need to achieve in all the other research lines in your company, and how to figure out what your new boss wants from you.
This 1:1 coaching session is part of Executive Coaching for CSOs, a scientific executive coaching program that includes individual coaching, corporate strategy, annual planning, weekly feedback, and personalized training videos. Learn more at www.kathy.science/cso. This recording was edited for time, clarity, and privacy.
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Drawing for ep1: energy level diagram
Where you were yesterday
[Big gap]
Where you are now
[Small gap]
Where you need to be tomorrow
[HUGE gap]
Where you think you should be (yesterday)