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by Katharine Stewart Now that we are nearing the end of the Your Leadership Journey blog series, I want to share something that’s been worrying me. This series was designed to accomplish two things: to help you identify the “how” and the “why” of your own leadership identity and to give you some ideas for … Read more
by Katharine Stewart I’ve read a lot of cover letters. Some of them have been okay, some have been pretty cringey, and some have been jaw-droppingly good. I’ve also been on a lot of search committees, enough to know that people have lots of different ideas of what makes a cover letter great. But I’ve … Read more
by Katharine Stewart When you are looking for a new job, how do you decide if a particular position might be a good one for you? If you are like a lot of people, you compare your experience to the items listed in the job description, and then you decide if you have enough experience … Read more
by Katharine Stewart Hello again, and welcome back. In this post within the Your Leadership Journey series, we’re going to think about Step Three in the process of building confidence in your leadership identity. Wait – Step Three? If you are wondering where the first two steps are, you’ve missed a post. Go back and … Read more
By Dr. Jane S. Bray You applied for a faculty or leadership position in an institution of higher education, and you find out there is an internal candidate in the search. This is not a time to panic or worse yet, withdraw from the search. The internal candidate may not be the chosen one for … Read more
By Dr. Sandra Miles To put it simply, salary cloaking is the practice of excluding the salary from a job posting/position announcement. Pay transparency, on the other hand, is a movement to require that all positions share the salary ranges a qualified applicant can expect to earn for a given position. Why Does This Matter? … Read more
By Leah Flynn Gallant, Ph.D. Do you know your team? I mean really know them? According to Gallup, 52% of voluntary resignations are preventable. We cannot assume that our staff is engaged, and we cannot assume that the work that they do is fulfilling to them or to the organization. In order to prevent resignation … Read more
by Karen M. Whitney, Ph.D. Today higher education is at an inflection point as an employer. While colleges and universities have earnestly worked to serve the public good through teaching, research, and service, it has often failed as an employer to its employees. It is clear now that there is a tension between what job … Read more
By Dr. Sandra Miles Over the past few months, the topic of Quiet Quitting has become a topic of conversation at the dinner table, on social media, and even on mainstream media. However, the much more toxic, less ethical, and widely accepted practice of Quiet Firing continues to go largely unnoticed. What is Quiet Firing? … Read more
Dr. Miles joined Academic Impressions in 2022 having served as a leader and administrator in higher education for two decades. She has served as a subject-matter expert for Academic Impressions, facilitating trainings and workshops in higher-ed. Her passion is making DEI concepts resonate for individuals from all walks of life. Salary conversations are difficult for … Read more