The stress of 2020 is evident everywhere. Academic leaders realize now, more than ever, the weight of the decisions they make and how their choices have ramifications on campus and beyond. We talked with higher education clients and colleagues nationwide to uncover heightened ways of thinking, doing and being. These leaders envision a renewed future… [Read More]
University leaders paint picture of COVID-19’s impact on staffing nationally
The coronavirus pandemic is changing higher education. The disruption is historic. For some campuses, adaptation has been a transformative journey involving the discovery of opportunities and solutions. Both public and private colleges have been forced to accelerate, moving in a few months toward something that might have otherwise taken years. Some of this change is… [Read More]
Silver Linings
2020 has been an unusual year for all of us, both professionally and personally. We have seen more of our homes and less of our coworkers than we ever thought possible. We have experienced times of tremendous uncertainty, and we have persevered. Through it all, we each took on leadership in some fashion, and we… [Read More]
COVID’s Impact on Advancement Teams
COVID-19 has thrown 2020 into disarray. There is no doubt that we have all experienced tremendous change since March of this year. However, crisis gives leaders a chance to shine – and that is what exactly what we have seen in these past months. Thirty leaders in higher education and healthcare shared with us some… [Read More]
Choosing the Right Candidate
“Our organization is going to be hiring. With so many people downsized and looking for employment this should be easy, right?” —Employer, Anywhere, USA With national unemployment over 11% at the time of this writing and many institutions and organizations laying off or furloughing professionals in all areas, there may be more people on the… [Read More]
The New “Rules” for Working From Home (during a pandemic)
So, you’ve been working from home now for 8 weeks, give or take. You are at the kitchen or dining room table, your cat is walking across the computer keyboard, the dog is barking, your kids are pestering you for help with online studies (or worse….trying to involve you in the latest Tik Tok challenge)… [Read More]
Snack Attack
I have been working remotely for over five years. Therefore, the recent COVID-19 “Safer at Home” requirements have not changed my daily routine. However, I am the exception and many people are struggling to adjust to working from home. Recently, a friend of mine who is now working remotely asked me, “How do you work… [Read More]
Leading with Empathy: the Key to Calm in a Crisis
“This too shall pass.” But until it does, how do you cope in the meantime? How do you lead others? Ensure productivity? Keep your team together? Even if you’ve managed and led through crisis in the past, this one is different, involving mandatory social distancing, economic repercussions, and a whole new way of living and… [Read More]
Ten Tips for Working from Home
COVID-19 safety measures are sending many employees to work at home for the next few weeks or possibly longer. If you are not accustomed to working from home, how do you maintain productivity and focus? As a manager how do you ensure effectiveness, efficiency and team connectedness? At BRYANT GROUP, as with many executive search… [Read More]