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Dana coaches women leaders. Dana Mitra is a faculty coach, career, coach, and leadership coach. She specializes in coaching academics, women leaders, and professionals making career changes. She coaches on purpose, balance and productivity. She is an experienced researcher and professor, with 20 years in the industry.

About Dana

Dana coaches women leaders. Dana Mitra is a faculty coach, career, coach, and leadership coach. She specializes in coaching academics, women leaders, and professionals making career changes. She coaches on purpose, balance and productivity. She is an experienced researcher and professor, with 20 years in the industry.

I coach on navigating the unspoken rules of the workplace, productivity strategies and deepening purpose and balance in careers. My coaching builds out of 20 years of offering writing and professional development courses and workshops on leadership, change making and the technical skills of how to write and message one’s work effectively.

I am certified as an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation.  I hold a Stanford University Ph. D. focused on leadership and organizations. I am a professor of Education Theory and policy at Penn State University. I received my coaching training from the Coaches Training Institute–the gold standard in coaching.ACC_PRINT

I offer  leadership coaching for clients in career transition–who need help getting from where they are to where they need to be. I teach clients how to deepen their purpose. I help clients to restore balance. I work one-on-one, with group and organizations, and through workshops and speaking opportunities to spark transformation.

I offer faculty coaching for tenure-track academics struggling with tenure and promotion and considering career changes. I also coach clients on improving the quality of their writing and to improve productivity of published work.

I offer writing coaching to work on improving the quality and fluency of their writing and to improve clarity and message of their work. I work with clients on a range of projects, from diving into a piece of writing to helping get it out the door. For some clients, it involves working simultaneously on a document, line by line. For others it involves thinking about the creative process of design and productivity

I offer career coaching to improve the technical aspects of job hunting, from resume and cover letter preparation to interview practice. Along the way, she focuses on identifying the unspoken rules of the workplace and making conscious decisions of how to engage with these rules.

An author of five books and over 30 articles, I have spent my career speaking, writing, and coaching about how we can tap into our inner wisdom, deepen our purpose, and amplify our voice. I work with individual and corporate clients in purpose and by phone to get unstuck and to explode purpose, passion and productivity.

Previous honors include participating in two White House Education Conferences and serving as a Fulbright Nehru Scholar in Bangalore India. I have given addresses and workshops around the world including Learning and The Brain (Boston), Central Pennsylvania’s Women’s Entrepreneurial Expo,  Baltimore Society of Friends Women’s Yearly Conference, Pendle Hill Retreat Center (Philadelphia), the International Seminar on Amplifying Voice (Cambridge, England), Learner Voice Conference (Dublin, Ireland), and Look Who’s Talking (Glasgow, Scotland).

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When we feel lost in our lives, it’s time to intentionally seek out our purpose again. Identifying into our values can help us to bridge back to purpose. Keeping anchored to values creates a scaffolding in which we can move beyond smaller ups and downs of a career, a relationship, a passion. It helps us to keep focused on a longer-term vision. Without values it is more possible to slip into dismay, disenchantment, aimlessness, and cynicism.

Testimonials

I worked with Dana during a time when my dental practice was going through significant transition. I was struggling to find time for my family and me. Dana helped me recenter, reground and reprioritize. She offered a judgment-free zone and kept me loyal to finding time to reflect and breathe. I am grateful for the time I spent with Dana. I continue to carry her guidance with me.

Diane R., State College, PA

I have known Dana for almost a decade. She coached me through the academic tenure process. She is a phenomenal person, scholar and coach! She is a leader in the field on student voice and youth leadership which she applies easily to her work in coaching. She has many tools to help people succeed in negotiating tenure or any complicated part of life. On top of that, she is dependable, fun, and wicked smart!

Stephanie S., Bloomington, In

Dana's guidance has always led me in the right direction whether it be a personally or professionally. Dana has the ability to discern the heart of the issue. Her keen insight has led her to ask the tough questions that have helped me develop...I see how strategic Dana was when pushing me or retreating when I needed to work out an issue independently. This thoughtful and responsive support allowed me to grow as a person, scholar and teacher.  

Kristina B., Atlanta

Dana Mitra brings a host of skills to the coaching session. She helped me gain great clarity through her masterful use of powerful questions. She created such a safe, confidential space that I was able to "go deep" into the issue and really examine and remove the barriers that were holding me back. She is compassionate and supportive--yet strong enough to hold me accountable. Dana Mitra is truly a Master Coach!

Connie K, New Bern, nc

I worked with Dana after experiencing an exceptionally challenging professional conflict. With a balance of compassion and bad-assery, Dana helped me get back on my feet. Ultimately, her coaching enabled me to shift a difficult experience into a powerful opportunity for learning and growth. With her help, I redefined my professional goals and values, and am now in my dream position. I could not more highly recommend her to academics and professionals looking for a thoughtful, funny, and effective coach.

Daniella H., Chicago