Aug 7, 2025 | Communication, Leadership, Taking action
When I first launched this newsletter, my goal was to provide some practical tools for moving personal and organizational priorities forward. Most of my guidance has focused on task and process: how do you move from idea to reality? But task and process are only part...
Jul 10, 2025 | Creativity, Humanities, Strategic planning, Taking action
A few weeks ago, the American Musicological Society invited me to lead a workshop for Musicology PhD students interested in careers beyond the academy. In light of the dire budget cuts to higher education research and unprecedented attacks on science and academic...
Jun 12, 2025 | Capacity-building, Leadership, Strategic planning, Taking action
In my last newsletter, I discussed the need for leaders to get comfortable building while flying. The most effective and sustainable organizations are those that manage to work on both process and mission at the same time. “Easier said than done,” you’re probably...
May 28, 2025 | Capacity-building, Leadership, Strategic planning, Taking action
When I work with clients on strategic planning or launching new initiatives, I’ve noticed a common tension between two types of thinkers: There are the process-oriented folks, who want to create the optimal system before doing anything else. They often fear taking...
May 14, 2025 | Communication, Leadership, Taking action
My career has taken a number of unexpected turns over the years: I’ve moved between academic editing and academic medicine, university administration and international policy, performing arts and gender equality. There’s one unifying element to my work: I help...
Apr 29, 2025 | Communication, Leadership, Taking action
One of the most common complaints I hear from clients is that a busy leader is not responding to an important e-mail. The frustration is clear. Even if they don’t say it out loud, the underlying sentiment is Why aren’t they responding? Don’t they get how important...
