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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…

Conflict

Dealing with Conflict: What’s the Best Way?

November 23, 2016

There is no one ideal way of dealing with conflict. The best response is well matched to the situation and may involve multiple approaches over time. The best way to deal with conflict emerges from a familiarity with the options,…

Academic Culture, Organizational Change

Tectonic Plates, Ocean Liners, and Academe

November 9, 2016

Organizational change comes slowly in academia. While new centers and institutes may pop up easily with the influx of funding, the underlying structural realities that shape the lives of faculty, staff, and students remain powerfully consistent. The size and complexity…

Academic Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Organizational Change

Tips for Departmental Climate Surveys

October 26, 2016

How are we doing? Are our faculty happy? Our students? Are we offering the right courses, heading in the right direction, making good decisions? Are there discrepancies in satisfaction or success related to gender, race/ethnicity, or other social identity characteristics?…

Faculty Careers, Promotion & Tenure

What Changes with Tenure?

October 12, 2016

Achieving tenure is a, often the, major milestone in the span of an academic career. But what changes with tenure? How do the pre- and post-tenure landscapes differ? For too many faculty the answer can be mired in too many…

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…

Faculty Careers

The Importance of Faculty Transitions

September 14, 2016

The primary stages of a tenure track career are predictable, marked by a small number of highly significant transitions: the degree, an academic position, tenure, promotion, and retirement. Other momentous faculty transitions include changing institutions, shifting research directions, and stepping…

Our Blog

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

Dealing with Conflict: What’s the Best Way?

Tectonic Plates, Ocean Liners, and Academe

Tips for Departmental Climate Surveys

What Changes with Tenure?

Why Hire a Facilitator for Your Faculty Retreat?

The Importance of Faculty Transitions

Dissonance as a Driver of Change

Education from Experience: The Four Corners of Oppression

Celebrating Faculty Leaders: Transforming Engineering Culture to Advance Inclusion and Diversity

What Can I Expect in My First Coaching Session?

Ruminations from Diana

A New Mission

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

From In-Person to Virtual: Creating Virtual Meeting Norms

From In-Person to Virtual: Start with compassion

Intent vs. Impact: Narrowing the Gap

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