Allison M. Vaillancourt provides organizational consulting services as a vice president and senior consultant in Segal’s organizational effectiveness practice. Prior to joining Segal, she spent three decades as an administrator and faculty member at large public research universities. Browse her previous columns in the Management Corner series on administrative-career issues. She is on Twitter @VaillancourtA.
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You’ve been in your share of awful meetings. Here’s how to lead better ones.
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It may be tempting to declare, “It’s a new day; let’s put the past behind us.” Here’s why you shouldn’t.
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The decisions you make about work options do not need to be permanent, but they do need to be thoughtful.
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This hiring requirement is impeding campus progress on diversity and wasting your time.
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Five things that search committees can do to move more women and people of color forward in the executive-hiring process.
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A look at the pros and cons of jumping from an institution that appears to be a sinking ship, given all that is happening in higher-education land.
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Administrators do not make a practice of ensuring that faculty and staff members grasp the details of campus finances, but they should.
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For campus administrators feeling torn by doubt amid Covid-19, here are some ideas on how to move your decision-making forward in uncertain times.
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For HR administrators and staff, the new coronavirus has meant long, crazed hours — but the real work is just beginning.
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The best way to defend yourself against the unscrupulous is to understand academe’s version of the “Simple Sabotage Field Manual.”
