When I interviewed Olivia during the summer of 2024, I was collecting stories from higher education administrators about leadership and burnout. Olivia is a senior leader in academic affairs whose
One word that I heard repeatedly from the 50+ higher ed leaders I interviewed last summer[*] was “impossible.” According to these interviewees, leadership jobs today are impossible, working with faculty
If you’ve read these pages in the past three years, you’ve seen me write a lot about burnout and its impact on faculty well-being and institutional culture. The World Health
Since starting my role as director of the Office of Faculty Professional Development at my institution three years ago, I’ve had the pleasure of attending the opening session for our
I’ve written quite a bit about burnout in these pages—here, here, and here, for example. It’s important for
Summer Fridays are my days to learn—to take professional development courses, to brush up on coaching skills, but mostly to read. I’m lucky enough to be able to block off
Much has been written about the needs of mid-career faculty and their needs, such as their continued professional development, evolving mentoring needs, and maintaining an upward trajectory. Much of this
So far this spring, I have explored the first three “essentials” for workplace mental health and well-being—protection from harm, connection and community, and work-life harmony—in the <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/workplace-mental-health-well-being.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer
Last month, I introduced the U.S. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being. The framework was created to start deeper conversations about change and well-being in the workplace
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities were ramping up their services to address the mental health crisis among students as depression, anxiety, loneliness, suicide, and other issues were
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