Executive coaching is designed in a way that benefits both the leader and the institution. Therefore, Academic Search believes executive coaching should be approached from a systems perspective and in the context in which the leader is leading.
We believe that leadership is learned through ongoing practice, reflection, action and assessment. Thus, leadership always occurs in a particular context, leads to action, and has an impact to be evaluated.
Leading colleges and universities today is both noble and daunting work. We created our Executive Coaching Practice based on this philosophy so that presidents and senior leaders have professional and qualified leadership companions and guides on the leadership journey. We are committed to the effectiveness, sustainability and well-being of new and incumbent presidents and senior leaders. We believe that both the interiority of leaders and the exterior demands of institutional leadership are complementary.
LEADER-FIRST APPROACH
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
MEET OUR SENIOR EXECUTIVE COACHES
Stuart A. Day
Senior Executive Coach
stuart.day@academicsearch.org
Dr. Stuart A. Day brings more than 30 years of experience in teaching, mentoring, coaching, and academic leadership to his role as Senior Executive Coach with Academic Search. He currently serves as Dean of the School of Professional Studies at the University of Kansas (KU), the institution’s fastest-growing school, and leads KU’s Edwards Campus in the Kansas City Metro. His career in higher education has included leadership appointments as Department Chair, Vice Provost, and Senior Vice Provost.
An educator at heart, Dr. Day is dedicated to advancing self-knowledge, creativity, social mobility, and civic engagement. He has been recognized for his teaching and mentorship with multiple awards, including KU’s prestigious Kemper Award for Teaching Excellence and two teaching/mentoring awards at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Certified by the International Coaching Federation, Dr. Day guides leaders through transformative coaching engagements that generate meaningful results. He also collaborates annually with the founder of the Center for Executive Coaching to deliver a joint CEC-KU executive coaching certificate program.
In addition to his administrative and coaching work, Dr. Day is a professor of Spanish with an active research agenda. He has authored and edited several books and anthologies on Mexican theater and performance and serves as Managing Editor of the Latin American Theatre Review. His doctoral students across the U.S. and Latin America reflect his lasting commitment to higher education and scholarly excellence.
A native of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Dr. Day earned a B.S. in Spanish and Bilingual Education from Northern Arizona University, an M.A. in Hispanic Literature from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. in Latin American Literature from Cornell University.
EXECUTIVE COACHING OFFERINGS
Whether a seasoned president or new to an executive role, our Executive Coaching Process is designed to customize and optimize your experience to advance your leadership and institutional goals.
We offer executive coaching to individual seasoned leaders, individual new or transitioning leaders, and cabinet and senior leadership teams, as well as assessment debriefs.
To learn more, please fill out our form to contact our Practice Leader.
“I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their maximum capabilities.”
“Coaches are your external eyes and ears, providing a more accurate picture of your reality. So, “It’s not just how good you are now, it’s how good you’re going to be that really matters.”
“A sense of purpose provides an ongoing capacity to generate possibilities… and to find the values that make risk-taking meaningful.”
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