I had a great experience coaching fellow Food Scientists as part of the Institute of Food Technologist (IFT) Career Development Program at the Annual Meeting in New Orleans in early June. Some of the outcomes included setting direction, gaining clarity on goals and having the assurance to take a risk – and to go for their dreams! As Food Scientists, we are taught to think and act scientifically using primarily our left-brain. Coaching provides the opportunity to open up the right side of the...