Your Wellbeing Depends on Your People: Why Social Connections Matter More Than You Think Leadership can be lonely. You’re the go-to problem solver, the decision maker, the “let’s circle back on that” guru. But if you’re not careful, you’ll look Read more…
Open Your Ears (and close your mouth!) Earning a PhD is an exciting and triumphant accomplishment, and a ton of work! Several of my clients are in various stages of their doctoral programs, and I always enjoy hearing the stories Read more…
BCC, FWD, OOO and All the Trappings of Email I am old enough to remember using PINE for email. That flashing green cursor, the old-school noisy keyboards, the packed computer labs. I also recall that, as a very new professional, Read more…
Full Capacity Protocol Like so many of us, the hubs and I enjoy a hospital TV show – one of our favorites was ER, which was popular when our daughter was young. Watching ER together was important date night material Read more…
Burnout: It’s not me, it’s not you, it’s all of us. In higher education world, February is often one of the hardest months of the year. Not only is the weather still wintering, and we are (so close!) to experiencing Read more…
The Impostress Has Evolved A few years ago, I wrote a piece on my personal experiences with overcoming Imposter Syndrome, spurred on by an incredible hike in the Rocky Mountains and a longing for a pair of hiking pants. The Read more…
The Art of the 1:1: Part 2 Part 2: Whose meeting is this, anyway? As a longtime creative and nonlinear thinker, I used to think agendas were boring. I liked just scribbling down a few things and letting the 1:1 Read more…
The Art of the 1:1: Part 1 A Quick Note The idea for this blog post came directly from my clients and the common discussions we have around the 1:1 meeting. There is so much to say—enjoy this multi-part post Read more…
The Time Experiment Time is your most precious non-renewable resource. I frequently talk to amazingly talented people who are overwhelmed and overextended. They may misperceive that these feelings are because they have a Big Job or that it’s a Busy Read more…
Gratitude Beyond Thank You Notes and Pithy Sayings on Coffee Mugs A charming client wondered aloud how they could show appreciation for a colleague in another department of the university – someone who is sometimes an unsung hero around the Read more…