Unintended Consequences My local gym has a new key checkout policy. It seems that some members (and maybe kids bored between basketball games) had become a bit lax in how the equipment in a particular room was being treated and there was some ongoing damage. Hoping to solve the problem, Read more…
Spider Lily The strangest thing has happened in my living room this week. Here’s the backstory: We have been fortunate to have been gifted a few “orphaned” plants over the years – plants from friends who were moving and needed to rehome them. Despite my lack of green thumb, I Read more…
The Impostress All of us have an Inner Critic – a voice inside us that gives us not-so-kind feedback. I like to call my Inner Critic “The Impostress” because she triggers bouts of Imposter Syndrome (and sometimes hurts my feelings). Imposter Syndrome and the Inner Critic tell us all untruthful Read more…
You Can’t Win Without a Hit I love an old ballpark, the kind that looks like something out of a movie set, where you half expect a baseball player in balloon pants to come out of nowhere. An afternoon at an old ballpark is time well spent indeed! Over 20 Read more…
Giving Feedback to Your Team I have a client who is in the process of significant culture change in their team. He routinely onboards new professionals who bring inconsistent workplace behavior expectations from part-time or grad school positions. One of the elements of his current role is giving feedback to Read more…
Partnering with your Leader-Boss I have a terrific client who is gifted at solving problems. She has a talented employee who has issues in her unit, but believes that a director should come to their leader with “solutions, not new problems.” At first look, it feels like these two should Read more…
Transitions and Hiring I talk with a number of clients about career transitions – some are hiring agents, some are in a search, and a few are strategizing about their long-term career plans. As a result, I talk about hiring processes frequently. No matter the perspective of my client, we Read more…
How hard is it to run a good meeting? Actually, harder than it looks! Ever had a “stand-up meeting”? How about a “walking meeting”? How about a “daily scrum”? The other day, a client pointed out that she loses hours in her week to badly-run meetings, and I asked about Read more…
Living in Borrowed Space or “how to use a disposable allen wrench” The spaces in which we spend work time create our mood, sustain our motivation and inspire our accomplishments. Throughout my professional career I have worked hard to ensure that my physical workspaces were welcoming for others and uplifting Read more…
Why do I coach HigherEd pros? Because I love college. As a young coed, I fell in love. I fell head-over-heels in love with college – the magical time when adolescents try on the Coat of Adulthood and see how it fits and learn how to accessorize the Coat of Read more…