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Leadership presence  Coaching

Leadership and performance coaching is a powerful tool for physicians and healthcare leaders to maximize your potential, accelerate your career trajectory and present yourself with confidence and authenticity in high-stakes clinical, academic and executive settings.

  • Who benefits from Leadership Coaching?
    Everyone. Coaching is a path to access creativity, build capacity and maintain equanimity.

    But what does that mean? Evidence across industries shows that leadership and performance coaching increases job satisfaction, retention and team performance—while helping individuals develop confidence, decision-making skills, and long-term career sustainability.

    Leadership coaching empowers Physicians and Healthcare Professionals to improve individual and team productivity while avoiding burnout, gaining strategic confidence, and ultimately improving patient care.

  • When should I consider Physician Leadership Coaching?
    A‍nytime, really.

    Many physicians and healthcare professionals seek leadership coaching at key transition points or moments of complexity, including:

    • Starting a new role or preparing for a leadership position

    • Navigating team dynamics or leading a team that isn’t “clicking”

    • Balancing clinical responsibilities with personal and professional priorities

    • Interpreting difficult or unclear feedback

    • Preparing for high-stakes conversations, presentations, or career decisions

Coaching is not just for moments of crisis—it is a strategic investment in how you lead, communicate, and make decisions at the highest levels. Choose a Coaching Engagement that meets you where you are.

Coaching Engagements

Shannon offers bespoke 1:1 coaching experiences to physicians and healthcare leaders across diverse sectors.

Choose the coaching engagement below that resonates with you, your goals, and the decisions in front of you, and she will calibrate the experience to the specific context, constraints, and opportunities shaping your work.

In other words, you bring the agenda, and SMac will bring targeted, high-impact coaching developed in partnership with you to meet the unique needs of your life, career, priorities and values.

Not sure the best option for you? Book a courtesy consultation with Shannon here.

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  • This engagement is ideal for physicians seeking leadership coaching, career transition support, or strategic professional development. Designed to move you from insight to execution with skills you have and just need to hone, this work unlocks creative potential and capacity for growth, clarifies your direction and positioning, and helps you connect to the most authentic version of yourself.

    This program is also well suited for senior physicians and leaders exploring leadership coaching for the first time.

    Kickstart your leadership and career development with up to five hours of 1:1 coaching over three months.

    Common Coaching Topics for the Talent Accelerator Engagement:
    Leadership Development
    Public Speaking
    Negotiating
    Burnout Prevention & Stress Management
    Giving, Receiving and Interpreting feedback
    Creating and Navigating Career Transitions

  • A hybrid of physician leadership coaching and mentorship grounded in Shannon’s academic and educational experience, this engagement is designed for early-career physicians seeking direct guidance in career development and professional growth.

    This work focuses on anchoring leadership presence, strengthening decision-making, identifying opportunities for growth, and building confidence in navigating early career challenges and transitions.

    Through focused 1:1 sessions, you will gain perspective, refine your professional positioning, and navigate key career decisions with greater clarity and intention.

    This program also offers asynchronous support for job applications and other career inflection points.

    Ideal for physicians seeking leadership coaching, career development support, and guidance through early-career transitions.

    This engagement provides up to 4 hours of 1:1 sessions over 3 months.

    Common Coaching Topics for the Mentorship Model Engagement:
    Finding and Succeeding in First “Real” Job
    Imposter Syndrome
    Burnout Prevention and Stress Management
    Navigating Tough Team Dynamics
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  • DescriptioThe high yield Learner Track offers coaching and mentorship for medical students, residents, fellows, and other professionals navigating residency and fellowship match, career decisions, and early leadership development in medicine.

    This renewable one-month engagement focuses on clarifying career direction, strengthening decision-making, and preparing for key transitions in medical training. Through structured 1:1 sessions, you will build confidence, refine your positioning, and approach the match process with a more strategic lens.

    This program also offers asynchronous document review and a mock interview session.

    Ideal for trainees seeking guidance on residency match, fellowship applications, and early career planning in medicine.

    This engagement offers up to 2 hours of 1:1 sessions (includes mock interview) per month.

  • Every physician is a leader and role model, but you are in the board room, C-suite, or have executive responsibilities that can’t be learned on rounds.

    Or you’re a senior leader in a healthcare-adjacent sector, navigating complex systems, intricate team dynamics and strategic inflection points.

    Let’s help you thrive in this role!

    This is a bespoke engagement with a dynamic and responsive cadence tailored to your needs. Anchored in 1:1 coaching sessions scaffolded with asynchronous access, services are provided on a 6 month retainer.

    Engagements are limited.

Why wait? Schedule your Coaching Engagement today!