Phase III: Coach

Abstract

Based on your strong performance, you are now being approached to move up to more influential leadership positions, in your organization or outside it. Phase III jobs give you a chance to recruit and develop talented personnel and to provide a greater level of strategic leadership within a larger organization. While you have been able to pick your closest associates in Phase II, now you have the opportunity to actually create a working environment for others consonant with your ideals. While these opportunities are clearly a validation of your professional work to date, it is equally likely that the interest reflects your personal reputation as someone who interacts well with others. In your career to date, you have matured in your ability to relate productively to others, while establishing yourself as an authority in your field. To achieve success in this next phase, the elements collectively called “emotional intelligence” will require the same serious attention that you mustered to refine your laboratory or clinical skills .