Your New Team Is Thinking About You To all you Leader-Bosses with fresh appointments and new departments: there are questions running underneath nearly every interaction you have with your new team for the first several months. Questions like is she competent? and does she have a good vision for the Read more
Overfunctioning in Higher Ed: What Supervisors Need to Own If you work in higher education, overfunctioning isn’t a concept you need explained to you. You’re probably doing it right now. And if you supervise people, there’s a decent chance someone on your team is doing it too (also right now) Read more
You Can’t Be Resourceful Without Resources Higher Ed folks are known for being scrappy. We stretch budgets, repurpose leftovers, and turn less-than-ideal spaces into creative solutions. Many of us have transformed storage closets into wellness lounges, pieced together programming with grant leftovers, or built whole student support initiatives with little Read more
From Mission Statement to Meaningful Work I once taught in a first-year program that was anchored in critical texts and thoughtful discourse. The goal was to help new students practice persuasive argumentation, critical thinking, and respectful debate, all cornerstone skills for any academic journey. At least part of the course Read more
Listening Well Imagine yourself at the beginning of a large-scale (but fun!) personal project…like planning a vacation to Bali. You do what any good information-gatherer does: you turn to your hive mind. You put out the call for restaurant recommendations, hiking trails, the best spa for a foot scrub after Read more
Grow Your People,or Watch Them Go There’s a question in Gallup’s engagement index that always gives me pause: Is there someone at work who encourages your development? It doesn’t ask whether you’re enrolled in a certification program. It doesn’t ask if you’re being considered for a promotion or if you’ve 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 mountain is one I see from a distance every time 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 meeting flow. I was in my element, enjoying the spontaneity 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 which gives you actionable to-dos to cultivate an effective 1:1. 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 Time. But all too often, their calendar has become something Read more