CHYP | March 2021: Creating a Pathway to Personal and Professional Development with Asila Calhoun

Description

Often, we are so focused on our work, being productive in the day-to-day, and meeting the goals and expectations set for us, we don’t take the time for our self-care or to set our own goals and develop ourselves based on our unique values and interests.

Pause and ask yourself the following questions:

What are you doing for your self-care?
What are you doing for your personal and professional development?
What programs do you attend that are just for you and your interests?
What are you doing to develop and invest in yourself personally and professionally?

Who can prioritize you better than YOU?

In this session we will discuss and share resources on self-care and personal and professional development. You’ll leave with tools you can use, clear actions, and valuable strategies for prioritizing your personal and professional development. 

About Asila Calhoun of Calhoun Coaching and Consulting 

After many years of receiving feedback that she was a natural coach, Asila decided to pursue her Business Coaching Certification from NC State University. 

Asila Calhoun’s business and executive coaching practice focuses on partnering with new leaders, emerging leaders, and executives who are ready for change. Asila facilitates this change during one-on-one coaching sessions with her clients and through her consulting services of delivering leadership training, team facilitation, and diversity, equity and inclusion consulting and training. Asila works with her clients to develop a customized approach for each client’s unique situation. 

Asila has coached individuals from a variety of professional backgrounds, including leaders in information technology, marketing, finance, and contracts and proposal management. She has clients from several industries, including biotechnology/clinical research, healthcare, and law, as well as leaders working for non-profit organizations and business owners. 

During Asila’s 25+ year career as a strategic HR business partner in the engineering, clinical research, software, and research industries, she successfully worked with senior leaders to enhance the skills, tools, and learning opportunities they need to successfully manage and support effective employee performance. 

Asila has a direct yet supportive style that facilitates self-discovery and growth in her clients. Asila is recognized as a coach who deeply listens to what her clients say - and do not say, inquiring about what she’s sensing while offering a different perspective. 

Asila earned her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from UC Berkeley, and she holds PHR and SHRM-CP Human Resources certifications. She is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and a Certified Inclusion Coach (CIC). She is certified in DiSC, TILT True Personality Profile Assessment, 360 feedback, and the Emotional & Social Competency Inventory Assessment (ESCI) – an emotional intelligence based 360 feedback assessment.

About Chapel Hill Young Professionals

The Chapel Hill Young Professionals (CHYP pronounced "chip") is a group of fun professionals under 40 that meets monthly for networking, professional development, and community service. 

Events are monthly on the first Tuesday and are currently virtual. Pop-up joint events and community service projects are added to the calendar regularly and members receive event notifications via newsletter.

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