Who is on your personal advisory board?
Advice for College Leadership Our success as leaders is easier and more fun within a community. Leading in higher education, especially these past few years, requires mental and emotional strength. When you are hanging out with people who energize you, support your ambitions, and are also working hard to be the best leader they can […]
Are You a Badass Leader?
What is Badass Leadership in Higher Ed In my opinion, one of the highest compliments you can give a woman is that she is a badass. For instance, I was once plodding along in the woods of New Hampshire on my cross-country skis (sticking to the flat trails because I was terrified of hills), and […]
Reflections on my first year as a coach & consultant
A Year of Growth in Higher Education It’s my anniversary! On September 3, 2021, I wrote in my journal that it was the first day of the rest of my life. My friends treated me to mimosas and breakfast. It was time to officially launch my new life as a full-time coach and consultant. This […]
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: Goals Tool
Goal Setting Resource for Higher Ed Professionals Spring is a great time to reflect on your goals and plan for the second half of the calendar year. If you work in education, it’s a great time to reflect on the past academic year, sets goals for next year, and plan for rest and renewal over […]
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 […]
Celebrating International Coaching Week with Coaching Tools: The Wheel of Life
A Great Life Reflection Resource It’s Day #2 of International Coaching Week! Today I want to share a tool that is often used at the beginning of a coaching engagement, the Wheel of Life. This tool asks you to reflect on different aspects of your life and assign a satisfaction score. When you are ready […]
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, […]
No one completely has their sh*t together
Self-doubt in higher education leadership I’ve been repeating this all week in different online and IRL (in real life) spaces. In this season of holiday photo cards and idyllic social media posts, it’s easy to think that everyone else has things figured out while you plod along. It’s not true. While we all have different […]
What I am grateful for right now
Gratitude For College Leaders November is a time when many of us reflect on what we are grateful for. In addition to being a tradition during this time of year, there is evidence that practicing gratitude enhances our long-term happiness, increases our emotional well-being, improves our relationships, and improves our effectiveness at work. With this […]