Reflection questions for the liminal space of late August
The Importance of Career Reflection in Higher Ed Here in New England, we are in this liminal space that is late August. Schools and colleges aren’t yet holding classes, but they soon will be. Target’s back-to-school supply shelves are picked over. The malls and outlets are packed. Most K-12 districts will start soon and many […]
Celebrating International Coaching Week with Coaching Tools: The Eisenhower Matrix
Time Management Resource for Higher Ed Professionals Have you ever felt robotic when you hear the ping of your inbox and, without even thinking, you stop what you are doing to check it out? It’s a modern version of Pavlov’s dogs. Or, do you ever respond to emails because it gives you a feeling of […]
It’s International Coaching Week!
International Coaching Week is a celebration of professional coaching. According to the International Coaching Federation, it was launched in 1999 and aims to educate the public about the value of working with a professional coach. It also acknowledges the results and progress made through the coaching process. This year’s theme is Reimagining the Future. If […]
The Struggle Is Real
Why Workplace Struggles in Higher Ed Is So Personal Women everywhere are struggling. You may have heard of the women in Boston who gathered for a collective primal scream. I get it. This sucks. Women faced gender-based barriers at work before the pandemic. Now, everything is just so much more difficult. I have such deep […]
Use (and practice) your personal scripts
Communication Tools For Higher Ed Leaders “Let me think about that and get back to you.” “That’s interesting. Let me look into that.” “Let me look at my calendar before I commit to that.” What Are Personal Scripts—and Why Do They Matter? Personal scripts are phrases you have developed, and practiced in advance, that you […]
Are you working towards aligned goals?
Setting Aligned Goals for Higher Ed Leaders Raise your hand if you have ever advised a student who was in a major because their parents told them it would lead to a good living, but their heart was somewhere else. Or, have you stayed in a job that you were miserable in because the salary […]
Reflection and Planning Tools For Higher Education Leaders
Planning Tools For College Admin Anyone who has spent a New Year’s Eve with me knows I enjoy reflecting on the past year. I (gently) nudge whoever I’m with to fill out a homemade worksheet with prompts about the past year. When the boys were little, the prompts included favorites like snacks, toys, games, movies, […]