The Scariest Thing About Imposter Syndrome
It’s still October, so I thought I’d continue with more scary things that plague supervisors. We talked about stress last episode, so...
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strengthsuniversity
Oct 4, 202211 min read
The Scariest Thing About Stress
It’s October, so Halloween is right around the corner. Now some people love to be scared, and if that’s you this is the perfect season....
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strengthsuniversity
Jul 25, 202212 min read
What’s the Most Important Thing You Can Do for Yourself and Your Team in August?
It’s almost August. While I’m sure most of you have been prepping all summer, August typically means long days, even more stress, and...
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strengthsuniversity
Jul 11, 202215 min read
How to Make Sure Your New Employees Stay Your Employees: Onboarding 101
We’ve been talking about getting your team ready for the fall for the past few articles. Today I want to talk about your onboarding...
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strengthsuniversity
Jun 28, 202216 min read
The Great Team Player Hoax
If you’re a supervisor, that means you have a team. Maybe it’s just a team of one or two people. Or maybe you directly and indirectly...
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strengthsuniversity
Jun 14, 20226 min read
Three Steps to Building a Winning Team
It’s June so many of you are probably getting your team ready for the fall semester. Maybe you’ve lost some folks and are hiring. Maybe...
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strengthsuniversity
May 31, 20226 min read
Do You Have Enough Space to Do Your Job Well?
It’s June. In April, I planned out four topics around spring cleaning and growth. Then in May I did the same thing around the topic of...
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strengthsuniversity
May 17, 202211 min read
What are You Actually Responsible For?
Welcome to episode 90 of My Circus, My Monkeys. In the last episode, the question I posed is “where is your energy going?” Why? Because...
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strengthsuniversity
May 3, 20227 min read
Where Is Your Energy Going?
The spring semester is almost over, so this month I want us to focus on resetting for the summer and fall. To do that, I have a few...
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strengthsuniversity
Apr 26, 20224 min read
How to Plant Seeds for Future Success in Just Two Minutes a Day
Question. Are you too busy to really do any professional development? Do you feel like, “sure I’d love to change how I do things, but I’m...
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strengthsuniversity
Apr 19, 20228 min read
How Clean Are Your Systems? | Spring Cleaning Challenge III
It’s spring cleaning time. We often equate that with throwing out things we don’t want or need anymore. Why? Because it gives us more...
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strengthsuniversity
Apr 13, 202210 min read
Throw Out the Stories That Hold You Back | Spring Cleaning Challenge
We're continuing our focus on spring cleaning this week, but turn our sights on the stories we have that keep us from achieving our...
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strengthsuniversity
Apr 6, 20227 min read
Too Much on Your Plate? How About a Spring-Cleaning Challenge?
It is officially spring, or rather the first full month of spring - April. And it’s traditionally the time to do our spring cleaning and...
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strengthsuniversity
Mar 29, 202211 min read
Is There a Dark Side to Being a Team Player?
Have you ever wished one of your staff members would be more of a team player? Have you ever been told you’re a team player? Or maybe...
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strengthsuniversity
Mar 21, 20226 min read
5 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement Now
When we were at ACPA we did a session titled, “Refocusing on Employee Engagement Ensures Team, Student, and Institutional Success.” As...
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strengthsuniversity
Mar 15, 20225 min read
How to Increase Your Daily Dose of Self-Care in 5 Minutes or Less
Last week I didn’t do a new article because we were at ACPA in St. Louis and quite frankly, I just didn’t have the capacity to do one....
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strengthsuniversity
Mar 1, 20225 min read
How Can I Get All of This Done and Still Be a Good Supervisor?
Okay, so this is going to be a quick article. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty exhausted. On my end, I’ve been finishing our new,...
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strengthsuniversity
Feb 22, 20229 min read
Three Secrets to Improving Employee Retention
In the past two articles, we talked about ways for folks to prep if they’re searching for a new job. But what if you have the opposite...
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strengthsuniversity
Feb 9, 20227 min read
Applying for the Right Jobs
Last week, I talked about how the first thing you should do when you start job hunting is understand your talents and how they show up at...
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strengthsuniversity
Feb 2, 20229 min read
Prepping for Interview Season
There are always jobs popping up in Higher Ed, but the spring semester is traditionally job-hunting season. Maybe you feel like it’s just...
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