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Dissonance as a Driver of Change

Dissonance drives change. The work of Piaget, Festinger and Lewin (among others) demonstrates that without dissonance, and the equally important process of resolution or integration, it is unlikely that people or organizations will let go of prior ideas and embrace…

Faculty Experiences with Coaching

Faculty Coaching Experiences “When I signed up for coaching, I didn’t know how this would help.  I’ve been pleasantly surprised, especially by how helpful it’s been to talk things through – and for the ways it’s shown me where my…

From In-Person to Virtual: Start with compassion

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…

A New Mission

We’ve been pondering the question: Is academia worth it? It’s because of deadlines and emails accumulating until there’s no time left at all, faculty meetings that go nowhere or make things worse, toxic colleagues that no one seems able to…

Ruminations from Diana

I’m organizing a coaching group, or a community dialogue, or a respite space, or maybe it’s a revolution. It’s a way to respond to the growing number of faculty who contact us with the question, “Is this worth it?” They…

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