Polly is self-employed at Polly Chandler Coaching, where she serves as a coach, curriculum designer, facilitator, and trainer for all sectors. Her specialty areas are strengths-based coaching, transition coaching for people starting new positions or recently promoted, and team leadership development. Her entire career has been dedicated to creating energizing learning communities that help people to thrive in their roles.
Prior to her current role, Polly served as the Chair of the Department of Management for Antioch New England and helped launch one of the first MBAs in Sustainability in the country. She champions innovative instructional design and creates learning environments that support adult learners achieve their varied goals. She has teaching experience in person, online and is familiar with multiple online platforms for hosting courses. She strives to make online learning experiential, engaging, and rigorous.
Coach, Instructor
Women in Leadership Program
Continuing Education/Community Outreach Initiatives
- MED Leadership and Supervision,
- MED Science Education,
- BS Resource Management and Environmental Education.
Certifications
ICF Coach, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, College of Executive Coaching and Strengths Strategy, Creating Futures that Work, Emotional Intelligence Coach, Dexler Sibbet Team Performance and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Top Strengths are: Relator, Connectedness, Strategic, Empathy, Maximizer and Developer.
My goal as an instructor is to create learning environments that spark curiosity for adult learners. I invite all my students to be reflective about their own strengths and the strengths and talents of others. I encourage all students to see themselves as weavers, always looking for new ways to weave together content about people, communities, and the planet. Ultimately, I want my students to have the content they need, the insights they long for, and the convictions they need to bring fresh energy and perspective to their homes, work, communities, and the world. Being a change agent is not always easy, but my ultimate goal is to equip Antioch students with the personal fortitude and societal awareness so they and others can thrive even in complexity.
- Strengths-Based Leadership
- Transitions at Different Life Stages
- Earth Systems in Organizations
- Practicum for MBA Sustainability students
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Women in Leadership
- Volunteer coaching for nonprofits, particularly those that focus on education, hunger, and the environment.
- International Coaching Federation