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Communication, Conflict, Diversity & Inclusion, Organizational Change

Intent vs. Impact: Narrowing the Gap

August 6, 2020

Impact vs. intent: Yes, I’m talking about that much-dreaded moment when someone tells you that something you’ve just said or done hurts or has a negative impact in some way. Perhaps it came across as racist or sexist (or both),…

Going Virtual

From In-Person to Virtual: Start with compassion

April 1, 2020

Have you been compelled to go to online meetings (and/or classes) by your institution’s coronavirus responses? Or perhaps your city’s or state’s restrictions? If so, think about this: almost everyone in these circumstances is likely to be in crisis and/or…

Diversity & Inclusion, Going Virtual

From In-Person to Virtual: Creating Virtual Meeting Norms

March 24, 2020

How do we go about setting up good virtual meeting norms (especially in a coronavirus-induced quick move to virtual meetings)? Well, let’s start with this: what does a good virtual meeting look like? The purpose is appropriately defined, the right…

Going Virtual, Organizational Change

From In-Person to Virtual: Head, Heart, Hands

March 17, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic affects all of us, in unprecedented ways. Right now, most of us are facing increasing restrictions on our physical movement, forcing us to change how we conduct business and live our lives. We are noticing that, in…

Communication, CPI 260, Leadership, Mentoring

What is Faculty Leadership? (and why use the CPI 260®?)

July 25, 2017

This series of posts describes what we’ve learned about the peculiarities of leadership in academia based on our work with the CPI 260® leadership assessment. See the introduction to this series for background on this assessment. The prior seven posts…

Academic Culture, CPI 260, Faculty Productivity

The Flexible Faculty

May 2, 2017

This series of posts describes what we’ve learned about the peculiarities of leadership in academia based on our work with the CPI 260® leadership assessment. See the introduction to this series for background on this assessment. How does Flexibility relate…

CPI 260, Faculty Careers, Faculty Productivity, Leadership

The Responsible Faculty

April 5, 2017

This series of posts describes what we’ve learned about the peculiarities of leadership in academia based on our work with the CPI 260® leadership assessment. See the introduction to this series for background on this assessment. The last two posts…

CPI 260, Faculty Careers, Faculty Productivity, Leadership

Faculty Productivity Revisited

March 8, 2017

This series of posts describes what we’ve learned about the peculiarities of leadership in academia based on our work with the CPI 260® leadership assessment. See the introduction to this series for background on this assessment. In our last post…

CPI 260, Faculty Careers, Faculty Productivity, Leadership

The Extraordinary Productivity of Faculty

February 8, 2017

This series of posts describes what we’ve learned about the peculiarities of leadership in academia based on our work with the CPI 260® leadership assessment. See the introduction to this series for background on this assessment. The biggest consistent difference…

Working Effectively

Why Hire a Facilitator for Your Faculty Retreat?

September 28, 2016

In the high paced, high autonomy world of an academic department, it can be vital for all quarters of a department to have time to consider the big picture – whether the focus is on a long range plan, a…

Working Effectively

Intent vs. Impact: Narrowing the Gap

From In-Person to Virtual: Start with compassion

From In-Person to Virtual: Creating Virtual Meeting Norms

From In-Person to Virtual: Head, Heart, Hands

What is Faculty Leadership? (and why use the CPI 260®?)

The Flexible Faculty

The Responsible Faculty

Faculty Productivity Revisited

The Extraordinary Productivity of Faculty

Why Hire a Facilitator for Your Faculty Retreat?

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