REPOST OF STORY BY NANCY JOSEPH Despite teaching literature at the UW for nearly two decades, Michelle Liu was unsure what to expect when she assigned a Charles Johnson short story in 2019. Rather than her usual class of University undergraduates, the assignment was for Microsoft employees taking an hour from their busy schedules to… [Read More]
Three Habits of Success: BG Executive Coaching Series
Would you like to become a better leader in times of stress? Do you need a new work/life strategy for the new year? Are your thoughts and habits supporting your success? Sally Bryant, CEO of BRYANT GROUP, and Joe Rangel, one of the World’s Preeminent Og Mandino/Habitfinder Coaches, discuss some of the challenges facing leaders… [Read More]
How to Ace Your Interview
Are you working up the courage to start interviewing or in the throes of a job search right now? Keep listening to hear John Toolan (Vice President of BRYANT GROUP executive search) give the inside scoop on preparing for a strong interview. He even suggests that if you aren’t looking you should still be practicing… [Read More]
Hidden benefits higher education gained from the pandemic
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]