Students can feel nameless and faceless in college classrooms. Some students believe that this is what they want and others believe that this is “just how college is.” No one truly wants to be nameless and faceless — and students in colleges and universities certainly do not. In a semester-long…

Delegating is an essential part of being productive both at home and at work. There are certainly tasks that I’m sure you’ve done where you asked yourself: “Did I earn a master’s degree to qualify me to stuff these envelopes?” Other times, you wonder, ‘Hmmm….why am I doing this when…

Question: Should colleges and universities make sure that one of the ways that faculty are supported in being good teachers is to have a coaching relationship with someone? In this article, we’ll look at four costs to consider when faculty are not supported in teaching as well as they could…

How many times have you talked with a friend and said something like, “If more women were in charge, things would be different.” There are many alternatives to this particular statement, but I think we have ALL believed that women leaders wouldn’t get us into some of the crises that…

Traveling has always put tremendous strain on a person’s productivity…because of the wear and tear on your body, mind, soul, and emotions. At this point…I am not sure how to properly quantify that truth. There are other articles that have attempted to do so, which many of us have read…

Regardless of whether you use a paper or a digital planner or both, which is what many folks are doing at this point (including me!), there are several aspects that you need to attend to if you want to be productive in your various roles. Consider these tips for using…

Note: This was written about two months before my mother died but I’ve left it as I had written it. Regardless of how old you are, you may have already lost a parent. And, chances are that if you haven’t, it won’t be too long before you are faced with…

Productive people are aware and proactive when they are invited to meetings. If you get invited to a meeting (or are generally expected to be there) for no other reason than the convener thinks you… “ought to be there,” “have always attended,” “might be interested,” or because they “would like…

Recently, I asked a group of writers what they wish someone would say to them about their writing. As you read some of their responses, think about what you wish someone would say to YOU about YOUR writing. I’ll have another thought about that at the end of this list…