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The Insightful Empathic Faculty

June 27, 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 this post we’re…

Academic Culture, CPI 260

Are Faculty Good Managers?

May 30, 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. Today we’re looking at…

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…

Academic Culture, CPI 260, Faculty Careers, Leadership

The Peculiarities of Academic Leadership, Introduction

January 17, 2017

Our work with faculty, using the CPI 260® assessment, shows us some of the unique shapes of academic leadership. We use the CPI assessment in much of our leadership-focused coaching with faculty, staff, and higher administration. The 260-question online assessment…

Academic Culture, Organizational Change

The Challenges of Making Change in Academia, Part III

January 4, 2017

Change requires coordination across roles. Faculty and staff have broadly different foci, duties, and goals, as well as different levels and kinds of power within the institution and in relation to each other. Faculty and staff sometimes find it difficult…

Academic Culture, Organizational Change

The Challenges of Making Change in Academia, Part II

December 21, 2016

Change requires coordination and buy-in. Much of the training of expertise within academia still functions on the apprentice model. New faculty learn “the ropes” via physical integration and (sometimes informal) mentorship from the seasoned faculty members. Passing on your approaches…

Academic Culture, Organizational Change

The Challenges of Making Change in Academia, Part I

December 7, 2016

Is making change in academia challenging? If so, why? We are so glad you asked. To understand the challenges of making change in academia, let’s take a look at the effects of different aspects of academic culture. We’ll also look…

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The Insightful Empathic Faculty

Are Faculty Good Managers?

The Flexible Faculty

The Responsible Faculty

Faculty Productivity Revisited

The Extraordinary Productivity of Faculty

The Peculiarities of Academic Leadership, Introduction

The Challenges of Making Change in Academia, Part III

The Challenges of Making Change in Academia, Part II

The Challenges of Making Change in Academia, Part I

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