5 Tips for Leading in Higher Ed During COVID-19

I can honestly say that I've heard the word "unprecedented" more times in the past week than I have in my entire life, and I get it. But this also means that as leaders and supervisors, we're being asked to deal with brand new challenges - especially in higher education. While there's a whole other [...]

By |2020-03-27T17:55:35-04:00March 27th, 2020|Higher Ed, Life Lessons, Mental Health|Comments Off on 5 Tips for Leading in Higher Ed During COVID-19

A Career Path that Twists and Diverges

About seven years ago, I took what many have told me was a dramatic shift in my career path. It has since defined for me how I want to work - and where. Perhaps most importantly, taking that first step has made it that much easier to take even more steps. And while my career [...]

By |2020-02-19T08:46:38-05:00February 19th, 2020|Mental Health|1 Comment

(Not So) Subtle Ways I Know You Stigmatize Mental Illness

We are admittedly in a bit of a strange place these days as it concerns mental illness. There is still a lot of stigma surrounding it - even from the most "woke" of people. But there is also more awareness of it than ever before. This means, despite knowing they shouldn't, people still stigmatize mental [...]

By |2020-02-09T21:46:19-05:00February 9th, 2020|Mental Health|2 Comments

Think Before You Vulnerable

Several years ago, a TED Talk by Brené Brown started becoming all the rage in the world of business and higher education leadership, and since then, I've seen more than a few people in upper administration at various institutions reference it and the need to be more vulnerable at work. I have to say that [...]

By |2020-01-26T19:51:54-05:00January 26th, 2020|Life Lessons, Mental Health|1 Comment
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