A. (Anna) Salzano, MA MSc
Trainer and Coach She/her
E-mail:
a.salzano rug.nl
Expertise
I am a Senior Learning & Development Specialist at the University of Groningen, where I design, coordinate and facilitate professional and leadership development for academic and professional staff.
I am responsible for the Qualification PhD Supervision Excellence, a university-wide development programme for academic staff. As part of this programme, I co-created the MOOC Successful PhD Supervision: A Shared Journey , and facilitate workshops on effective supervision, feedback, coaching approaches and intercultural aspects of academic work.
I coordinate the University’s Academic Leadership programmes, supporting academic leaders at different stages of their careers through Academic Leadership I for Assistant Professors and Academic Leadership II for Associate and Full Professors. I also contribute to the Leadership Essentials Programme, a development programme for academic and non-academic leaders.
Across my work, I am increasingly interested in social safety, dialogue and participation: how leaders and teams can create environments in which people feel able to speak up, listen to different perspectives, engage constructively with disagreement and contribute meaningfully.
Areas of expertise
- Academic and organisational leadership development
- Developing and coaching employees
- PhD supervision
- Feedback and coaching approaches
- Individual and peer coaching
- Social safety and dialogue
- Intercultural and international working
Languages: Italian, English, Dutch, German
I am responsible for the Qualification PhD Supervision Excellence, a university-wide development programme for academic staff. As part of this programme, I co-created the MOOC Successful PhD Supervision: A Shared Journey , and facilitate workshops on effective supervision, feedback, coaching approaches and intercultural aspects of academic work.
I coordinate the University’s Academic Leadership programmes, supporting academic leaders at different stages of their careers through Academic Leadership I for Assistant Professors and Academic Leadership II for Associate and Full Professors. I also contribute to the Leadership Essentials Programme, a development programme for academic and non-academic leaders.
Across my work, I am increasingly interested in social safety, dialogue and participation: how leaders and teams can create environments in which people feel able to speak up, listen to different perspectives, engage constructively with disagreement and contribute meaningfully.
Areas of expertise
- Academic and organisational leadership development
- Developing and coaching employees
- PhD supervision
- Feedback and coaching approaches
- Individual and peer coaching
- Social safety and dialogue
- Intercultural and international working
Languages: Italian, English, Dutch, German
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