It's August. For most folks in Higher Ed, it's one of the busiest time of the year. If you've already been wondering whether you should stay in your job, this episode might seem like poor timing. But if you're trying to decide whether to stay or go, you need to know whether your institution and your supervisor really have your back. If not now, when? In this episode, we dig into a few things to consider when deciding whether to start that job search, including engagement, your stories and strengths, and fit.

If you found this episode helpful, I’d like to invite you to continue your journey with us. Strengths University’s mission is to empower supervisors and their teams, so you can create an environment where everyone can be engaged and succeed.

Join us for the fall Supervisor Strengths Institute, September 18th – November 13th. If you want to learn how to better manage your energy, your stress, and your team, there’s no better investment you can make. You’ll get nine group calls, 8 weeks of online content with lifetime access, one individual coaching call, and your CliftonStrengths Managers Report with your Top 10 Talent Themes.

You can get more information here - https://learn.strengthsuniversity.org/Institute. If you have questions about the institute or doing a team workshop, just reach out to me at anne@strengthsuniversity.org.

Have questions? Email Anne at anne@strengthsuniversity.org or set up a meeting with her HERE.

Want more information about Strengths University? Check out our website at https://www.strengthsuniversity.org/

One important aspect of performance management is setting clear expectations for your team members. That can be challenging because supervisors are often so busy, we don’t feel like we have the time to get clear on what we expect. To make things even more complicated, there’s often a story that good employees should go above and beyond basic expectations. In this episode, we unpack where the idea of striving for excellence and doing more might come from. We also discuss how to set clear expectations so you can be both fair and kind to the folks you supervise.

If you found this episode helpful, I’d like to invite you to continue your journey with us. Strengths University’s mission is to empower supervisors and their teams, so you can create an environment where everyone can be engaged and succeed.

Join us for the fall Supervisor Strengths Institute, September 18th – November 13th. If you want to learn how to better manage your energy, your stress, and your team, there’s no better investment you can make. You’ll get nine group calls, 8 weeks of online content with lifetime access, one individual coaching call, and your CliftonStrengths Managers Report with your Top 10 Talent Themes.

You can get more information here - https://learn.strengthsuniversity.org/Institute. If you have questions about the institute or doing a team workshop, just reach out to me at anne@strengthsuniversity.org.

Have questions? Email Anne at anne@strengthsuniversity.org or set up a meeting with her HERE.

Want more information about Strengths University? Check out our website at https://www.strengthsuniversity.org/

You know there are plenty of things that need to be fixed on your campus and in Higher Education. But when you have staff members that only seem to focus on the negative or are chronic complainers, it can negatively impact your team and add to your stress. Complaining is often a symptom of a larger problem, so in this episode, we’re going to dig into why folks on your team might be focusing on the negative. Then we’ll discuss how to better manage those individuals and prevent them from negatively impacting your team.

If you found this episode helpful, I’d like to invite you to continue your journey with us. Strengths University’s mission is to empower supervisors and their teams, so you can create an environment where everyone can be engaged and succeed.

Join us for the fall Supervisor Strengths Institute, September 18th – November 13th. If you want to learn how to better manage your energy, your stress, and your team, there’s no better investment you can make. You’ll get nine group calls, 8 weeks of online content with lifetime access, one individual coaching call, and your CliftonStrengths Managers Report with your Top 10 Talent Themes.

You can get more information here - https://learn.strengthsuniversity.org/Institute. If you have questions about the institute or doing a team workshop, just reach out to me at anne@strengthsuniversity.org.

Have questions? Email Anne at anne@strengthsuniversity.org or set up a meeting with her HERE.

Want more information about Strengths University? Check out our website at https://www.strengthsuniversity.org/

In a recent coaching call, someone asked me what they're supposed to do with all these emotions people are bringing to the workplace these days, especially with newer generations. We had a great discussion, so I wanted to break down a few of the key points we discussed for you here. In this episode, you'll learn the role emotions play in making decisions, how to figure out what those emotions are telling you, and how to more effectively navigate emotions in the workplace.

If you found this episode helpful, I’d like to invite you to continue your journey with us. Strengths University’s mission is to empower supervisors and their teams, so you can create an environment where everyone can be engaged and succeed.

Join us for the fall Supervisor Strengths Institute, September 18th – November 13th. If you want to learn how to better manage your energy, your stress, and your team, there’s no better investment you can make. You’ll get nine group calls, 8 weeks of online content with lifetime access, one individual coaching call, and your CliftonStrengths Managers Report with your Top 10 Talent Themes.

You can get more information here - https://learn.strengthsuniversity.org/Institute. If you have questions about the institute or doing a team workshop, just reach out to me at anne@strengthsuniversity.org.

Have questions? Email Anne at anne@strengthsuniversity.org or set up a meeting with her HERE.

Want more information about Strengths University? Check out our website at https://www.strengthsuniversity.org/

Using CliftonStrengths with your team is a fantastic way to increase your productivity, innovation, positivity and sense of wellbeing. And when we finally find time to set aside for that initial training, it can be a great experience. The tricky part always seems to be what comes next. For many teams, life gets in the way and that initial excitement just fades away. That’s why in this episode, I’m going to share six easy hacks to use the CliftonStrengths framework with your team. Whether you and your team have taken the assessment in the past and it fell to the wayside, or you’re just starting on your Strengths journey, you’ll walk away with some simple ways to integrate this framework into you and your team’s daily routine.

If you found this episode helpful, I’d like to invite you to continue your journey with us. Strengths University’s mission is to empower supervisors and their teams, so you can create an environment where everyone can be engaged and succeed.

Join us for the fall Supervisor Strengths Institute, September 18th – November 13th. If you want to learn how to better manage your energy, your stress, and your team, there’s no better investment you can make. You’ll get nine group calls, 8 weeks of online content with lifetime access, one individual coaching call, and your CliftonStrengths Managers Report with your Top 10 Talent Themes.

You can get more information here - https://learn.strengthsuniversity.org/Institute. If you have questions about the institute or doing a team workshop, just reach out to me at anne@strengthsuniversity.org.

Have questions? Email Anne at anne@strengthsuniversity.org or set up a meeting with her HERE.

Want more information about Strengths University? Check out our website at https://www.strengthsuniversity.org/

Chronic stress negatively impacts so many things in your life, including your relationships, decisions, creativity, productivity – the list goes on and on. But you know those people and situations that stress you out? You have the power to make them less stressful. In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to deconstruct the situations that cause you stress. Then you’ll learn how to upgrade how you react to those same things, decreasing your stress and increasing your productivity.

We’ve made it even easier to deconstruct your stress with a worksheet you can use to follow along! You can download that worksheet here - https://strengthsu.kartra.com/page/deconstructyourstress

If you found this episode helpful, I’d like to invite you to continue your journey with us. Strengths University’s mission is to empower supervisors and their teams, so you can create an environment where everyone can be engaged and succeed.

Join us for the fall Supervisor Strengths Institute, September 18th – November 13th. If you want to learn how to better manage your energy, your stress, and your team, there’s no better investment you can make. You’ll get nine group calls, 8 weeks of online content with lifetime access, one individual coaching call, and your CliftonStrengths Managers Report with your Top 10 Talent Themes.

You can get more information here - https://learn.strengthsuniversity.org/Institute. If you have questions about the institute or doing a team workshop, just reach out to me at anne@strengthsuniversity.org.

Have questions? Email Anne at anne@strengthsuniversity.org or set up a meeting with her HERE.

Want more information about Strengths University? Check out our website at https://www.strengthsuniversity.org/

Employee retention continues to be a hot topic in Higher Ed. Over the past six months, Alicia and I did a session titled, "The Truth About Employee Engagement" at conferences and as webinars based on the data collected in the CUPA-HR 2023 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey. In today's episode, we're going to cover a few key take aways from that session, including the #1 thing you should do now to improve employee retention and the culture of your institution.

If you found this episode helpful, I’d like to invite you to continue your journey with us. Strengths University’s mission is to empower supervisors and their teams, so you can create an environment where everyone can be engaged and succeed.

Join us for the fall Supervisor Strengths Institute, September 18th – November 13th. If you want to learn how to better manage your energy, your stress, and your team, there’s no better investment you can make. You’ll get nine group calls, 8 weeks of online content with lifetime access, one individual coaching call, and your CliftonStrengths Managers Report with your Top 10 Talent Themes.

You can get more information here - https://learn.strengthsuniversity.org/Institute. If you have questions about the institute or doing a team workshop, just reach out to me at anne@strengthsuniversity.org.

Have questions? Email Anne at anne@strengthsuniversity.org or set up a meeting with her HERE.

Want more information about Strengths University? Check out our website at https://www.strengthsuniversity.org/

Last week, we watched the 2024 solar eclipse. Normally, the sun shines brightly bringing warmth and light into the world. But when there's clouds or a pesky moon that gets in the way, there's darkness. This is a great metaphor for our own lives. The world needs our warmth and light to transform. In this episode, we talk about how things in our own lives might be eclipsing our brilliance. Let's talk about what might be keeping you from being your best self and how you can start to make the changes you need to show the world your brilliance.

If you found this episode helpful, I’d like to invite you to continue your journey with us. Strengths University’s mission is to empower supervisors and their teams, so you can create an environment where everyone can be engaged and succeed.

Join us for the fall Supervisor Strengths Institute, September 18th – November 13th. If you want to learn how to better manage your energy, your stress, and your team, there’s no better investment you can make. You’ll get nine group calls, 8 weeks of online content with lifetime access, one individual coaching call, and your CliftonStrengths Managers Report with your Top 10 Talent Themes.

You can get more information here - https://learn.strengthsuniversity.org/Institute. If you have questions about the institute or doing a team workshop, just reach out to me at anne@strengthsuniversity.org.

Have questions? Email Anne at anne@strengthsuniversity.org or set up a meeting with her HERE.

Want more information about Strengths University? Check out our website at https://www.strengthsuniversity.org/