Coaching Services

What are you struggling with?

  • You are early in your career and are trying to identify your path or solidify your new role

  • You are content in your current role but are trying to identify opportunities to optimize it

  • You are looking for a change and need guidance in identifying your new path

  • You are having difficulty managing competing personal and professional priorities

What can I provide to assist you?

  • Clarity on the questions to ask
  • A sounding board to reason-check ideas
  • An experienced perspective on different career options
  • Direction and support in maintaining work / life balance
My goal is to partner with new and experienced leaders in clinical fields, supporting you in becoming effective in your roles:
  • Being effective in managing and growing your organizations
  • Navigating the different stakeholders and colleagues within your institution
  • Investing in and clarifying your unique path and career advancement
  • Supporting you in taking risks to get out of and expand your comfort zone
  • Identifying the opportunities that exist in emerging challenges and obstacles

Testimonials

For 10 years, Duane’s mentorship has been instrumental in helping me successfully navigate graduate training and early career development. His unwavering support of my goals, intuitive and compassionate guidance in challenging times and celebration of accomplishments have helped me achieve a career trajectory and lifestyle I didn’t know was possible. I would not be in the fulfilling position I’m at today without Duane and I am forever grateful for his support.

– Scientist, Biotech Industry

I contacted Dr. Newton after I reached a pivotal career decision point around where I envisioned myself longterm–this decision to reach out shaped my career trajectory and through our conversations I was able to refine what I wanted my career path to entail. Dr. Newton was always fast to respond and accommodated my hectic work schedule. I never felt rushed or judged for my answers to his questions and at all times I felt supported. In addition to posing thought-provoking questions, Dr. Newton also shared practical exercises to help me determine where I would be happiest and where my skills would be most appreciated. After working through these exercises on my own, we discussed my answers together and I always left each conversation feeling more confident in my chosen path.

– Scientific Leader, Non-laboratory role

I have known Dr. Newton for almost two decades, and he has always had a natural talent for mentorship and coaching. He is a thoughtful listener who has generously offered his insight and expertise to guide me through several junctures in my career. After meeting at a conference at an early stage in my career, his feedback during our conversations helped me gain confidence in my skills and grow in my professional role. More recently, when I took on a new leadership position, his observations and perspective helped me to identify the individual strengths that I bring to the role and to understand how to more effectively utilize them. His sincere and forward-leaning approach lends itself not only to a supportive and introspective process but also one that is actionable and results-oriented.

– Director, Academic Medical Center Laboratory