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 chill week
Rest for College Administrators Matters Do you know what day it is? Are you wearing pjs past noon? Are you still working through all the sweets that you accumulated during the holidays? Author Helena Fitzgerald wrote an article in The Atlantic describing the week between Christmas and New Year’s as a dead week. She writes, […]
Are you working towards the right goals?
Aligned Goal Setting 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 […]
Do you have an Honor Roll Hangover?
How Perfectionism in Higher Education Shows Up I was once told by a respected colleague that I was responsive and accountable to a fault. The comment made me chuckle. I take pride in dotting all of my i’s and crossing all the t’s (and just to prove this point, I will admit that I just […]
Summer is over: An update on my summer goals
Summer Goals for Higher Ed Leaders: What I Learned Summer is my favorite season. The warm weather, the time spent outdoors, the change of pace, time at the beach. What isn’t to love about summer? In a blog post from late June, I shared my summer goals. As I say goodbye to my favorite season, […]
Plan tight & hang loose
Goal Planning for Higher Ed Leaders My colleague and thought partner Kelly Josephson uses this phrase to describe her approach to planning. When we co-facilitate meetings and planning sessions, it’s how we operate because we plan the event in excruciating detail, which then allows us to pivot if needed. It’s not intuitive that planning tightly […]
What are your MITs?
Setting Priorities for Women in Leadership Priorities for women in leadership aren’t always urgent, but they are essential. Here’s how I use MITs to stay focused on what matters most. In Josh Kaufman’s The Personal MBA (I read multiple books at once; a topic for another post), he talks about your MITs. I’m not quite […]
What if we summered like Europeans?
Vacation Planning for College Admin I saw this meme recently and it got me thinking about how relentless we are when it comes to work. I just returned from a week of local travel. I know I will be a more creative and productive employee when I return to work because I took time off. […]
Changing Summer Traditions
Summer Traditions in Higher Education I’m back. The spring semester kicked my ass. I’m finally feeling human again. I love the summer. It is my favorite season. The pace is slower. We spend more time outside and more time with friends and family. Now that I’m fully vaccinated, I am eager to return to our […]
Personal Retreat
A Retreat for Education Professionals This past week, a big project at work that was two years in the making came to its conclusion. At our debrief meeting on Wednesday afternoon, our whole team was spent. It had been an exhausting few days and a long, drawn-out schedule getting the work done. I had expected […]