How and under what conditions should department heads embark on new initiatives and create new projects? In this article, I offer important considerations for the earliest phase of project
Sometimes it can feel like meetings are both the lifeblood and bane of an academic leader’s existence. Everyone wants to see you, even when a meeting could have easily
Leadership is complex; the secret is utilizing strategies to simplify it. Successful leaders have the ability to streamline the numerous responsibilities and interacting dynamics that comprise leadership (Uhl-Bien et
We have all lived through a change initiative that looked great on paper, but when we tried to implement it, it either didn’t succeed in the ways we’d hoped
One of the most highly touted high-impact resources for students, faculty, and staff in the academy is mentorship. The research is clear: mentoring matters. According to the literature, mentored
This article first appeared in The Best of the 2022 Leadership in Higher Education Conference (Magna Publications, 2023).
Today’s professionals use the term “burnout” to describe how a person
Often academic leaders’ responsibilities focus on mobilizing faculty and staff to respond to current and forthcoming institutional challenges. The impact of two years of COVID-19 institutional disruption has created
I imagine we have all experienced the following scenario: a staff member retires or leaves for another opportunity providing better pay and benefits, and the department[1] finds
Increasingly, state systems and institutions are calling on higher education institutions to monitor and demonstrate progress for student success and ameliorate equity gaps. Due to the lack of progress
Way back in the fall of 2020 I published a piece on Medium, “Ten Ways to Promote Culture Change on a University Campus.” I
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