Tag Archives: mentoring

(#359) Collisions and Serendipity

Posted on April 9, 2017 by

If managers across the company landscape remain insular, they can end up repeating redundant routines and retreating behind territorial barriers. “Collisions” represent opportunities. Visionary Tony Hsieh believes we need to “maximize collisions to accelerate serendipity.” That is, we need to … Continue reading →

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(#358) “I Don’t Want To Burn Out”

Posted on April 2, 2017 by

How can we raise our awareness, question our assumptions, and create meaningful actions for improvement? One researcher found that 29% of American employees say they thrive in their jobs (or 71% do not thrive).  A study out of the Stanford … Continue reading →

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(#325) Don’t Let Anyone Steal Your Lunch Money

Posted on August 14, 2016 by

Don’t let anyone deny who you are. I have often joked with friends not to let anyone take their lunch money. For me, it has been an off-handed reminder to them not to let anyone take advantage of their good … Continue reading →

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(#267) You Get to Create the Path

Posted on July 5, 2015 by

We are all artists painting our own lives. While facilitating a Texas faculty resilience workshop, I presented the following R.D. Laing quote to the audience: The range of what we think and do Is limited by what we fail to … Continue reading →

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(#265) That’s Not Teaching. That’s Talking!

Posted on June 21, 2015 by

Teaching and learning need to remain inextricably connected. A few weeks ago I had the honor of being placed in the songwriter’s spotlight at the Atlantic Beach (FL) Songwriters’ Night.  I was humbled to get the invitation and once I was … Continue reading →

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(#254) The “Five Ps” of New Employee Mentoring

Posted on April 5, 2015 by

Does your organization effectively “on-board” new team members? This semester I had a wonderful opportunity to mentor a first-year full-time professor on our campus. And since our campus does not have a formal new faculty mentoring program, we kind of “made … Continue reading →

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(#244) Do You Have Your Own Board of Directors?

Posted on January 25, 2015 by

I remain focused on surrounding myself with knowledgeable and skillful people who will have my back—and kick me in the butt when needed. Who do you have on your Board? Corporations have Boards of Directors.  Institutions of higher learning have Boards … Continue reading →

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