My Circus, My Monkeys

We've talked about how our talents can show up as strengths or weaknesses in other episodes, but what if we don't know how our talents are showing up. When this happens and it's showing up as a weakn…

We've talked about quite a few topics in different episodes of this podcast. In this episode, we put things together to show how important it is to take a wholistic approach to your supervisor role. …

We just celebrated Labor Day. Hopefully everyone had an opportunity to rest and recover from the beginning of the semester. If so, you have the Labor Movement's efforts to thank for this long weekend…

Now that all the students are finally on campus, it's easy to fall into our fall semester routine. But before we do that, we need to think about whether everything in that routine is productive. It'd…

It's almost September. That means we made it through August - trainings, registration, move-in, orientation, and that first week of classes! But before we jump into our fall semester routines, let's …

It's still August. You're still busy...probably too busy. In this episode we talk about the Pareto Principle, otherwise known as the 80-20 rule. What's the 80-20 rule? Research has show that typicall…

Well it's August. Sigh. If you have a huge to-do list but not enough time or energy, check out this episode. Taking time out of the chaos to be mindful and replenish your energy is a must if you want…

We often get career advice that encourages us to become indispensable. This is both exhausting and keeps us from working on the big picture things we need to do as leaders. Instead, train your team w…

It's almost August, so I'm sure you've got a huge to-do list to make sure the students have a smooth transition and are set up for a successful semester. But have you done the same for your team? In …

We're taught to believe that we should be independent and do everything by ourselves. But the opposite is true. One of the five guiding principles of the CliftonStrengths framework is, "We need other…

Every year around this time, HR emails us reminding us it's time for the old annual reviews. Unfortunately, those reviews seem to just add stress without much benefit for us our our team members. Ins…

We're busy. We're stressed. Taking time to celebrate usually doesn't factor in to our priorities. But it should. In this episode, we begin a month of celebration for the birthday of this podcast! We …

We all have talents. When we use them productively, they show up as Strengths. But when we don't use them so productively, they show up as weaknesses. When that happens, it generally means more stres…

If you're a supervisor, you've probably encountered your fair share of problems. Maybe problems are all you've recently been spending your energy on. In this episode, we're going to focus on the bigg…

If you use CliftonStrengths - or if you've been wondering what all the fuss is about - definitely listen to this episode. The Strengths framework can be an immensely powerful if you use it the intend…

For most of us working in Higher Ed, the summer months are typically less crazy...at least less so than the academic year. Let's take advantage of this "down time" - lol - to invest in our wellbeing …

What's really going on in our brains, as we try to sort out how to be a more effective supervisor? It's probably not what you think. We're in a field that focuses on growth and development, but most …

Are you overwhelmed at work? What about your team? From what I've seen, many folks in higher education are - especially supervisors. In this week's episode, I reflect about a period of overwhelm I re…

Well-Being is another buzz word at work. It's important to be well across different areas of your life, like career, social, physical, etc. But how well are we right now - both collectively and as in…

The idea of coaching is fairly new in many fields. In this episode, we talk about how being a boss or even a supervisor isn't enough. Employees want coaching. We'll explore what coaching is vs. manag…