Mid-Semester Check-in Process

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If you’ve been around here much, you probably know, I really enjoy reflective practices and planning sessions. Today, I’m going to take you along with me during my mid-semester check-in process. Hot tip: if you want to do a check-in and don’t really care about my reflections, progress, and thinking, just read the headings. 🙂 […]

Taking Flight, When is it time to leave your faculty position?

As I worked to implement my mission, I realized a disconnect between my future plans and the institution where I worked. It was a good place to work; however, the structures in place… did not allow for the allocation of my time and sufficient resources to do the work I most wanted to do.

Mid-Semester Check-in: Equations for Success

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During my mid-semester check-in, I learned that when I have goal equations I am able to stick to my plans and achieve my goals. This is what winning looks like. Achievement Goal + Click-up + Tokens = Winning For the first time in my entire teaching career (that I can remember) I submitted mid-term grades […]

Strategic Planning for Faculty

One of my favorite times of year is when I take time to do strategic planning for my life – including for my faculty work…That sounds like a big fancy thing, but really, it is not. It’s just a time that I take away from distractions to check on my progress toward my goals and […]