Becoming a Mindful Leader
...increases their understanding of the people with whom they work. Greater empathy allows them to act more compassionately by addressing the needs and concerns of others. Acting compassionately builds stronger...
Petty Principles for Women in Higher Education: Realistic and Practical Advice for Success in Higher Education Leadership
...gender in positions of power. Although most administrators (both men and women) are conscious of the consequences of gender labeling, there are examples of differences. For example, a strong assertive...
Auditing Diversity: Academic Leadership’s Instrumental Role
...and talent sustainability Consider, for example, the dimension of talent retention as a key driver of academic success and institutional viability. Surprisingly, the research literature pertaining to higher education talent...
Lessons from an Interim K–12 Principal
The superintendent of schools called me at 9:00 p.m. on August 13. “Can you come and be an interim principal? My principal left on short notice, and I need an...
Developing Formal and Informal Faculty Leaders
...a group gets put together. We’re not just trying to complete a search, for example, but this is grooming the next generation of faculty. Sometimes that’s hard to do, and...
Responding to the Market
...experience. The business department is one of the leaders in this area. When students do an internship it is in conjunction with a class, which features an online component. Students...
Making Soup from Rain: My Year as Provost
...the opportunity to see how the university worked at a different level. I knew the challenges: the university was coming out of a retrenchment and reorganization. There were fewer people...
Three Strategies to Improve Your Health in the New Year
...related to health and wellness. So, I welcome opportunities to write about health-related topics and encourage people to think about improving their health, whenever I can. Here’s my advice to...
Mind Your Ps and Qs: A Guide for New Administrators
...of University Professors’ Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure are just two examples. 4. Precedent We are all familiar with the importance of precedent in legal decisions, but...
Moving from Courses to a Curriculum
What does it mean to offer students a curriculum as opposed to a series of related courses? How does a program, major, or minor encourage students to make meaningful connections...