Hi everyone, Just as I thought, Gary has been an amazing resource, and we actually talked a couple of times for the Dean’s List, so this...

Hey everyone, For this edition, our own Gary Hartley has agreed to go public with his responses! I confess that when Frank first told us...

What tips would you offer to a new manager? Hard skills? Soft skills? One soft skill, I would say, is delegating. Being able to delegate,...

Hey everyone, for the final edition of the semester, I've collected several answers to the same question: What is your approach to...

What is your approach to difficult conversations? How do you prepare? My approach is to try and not make assumptions about what is...

What have you learned about communication in this work? I’ve been reminded lately that communication has to be pretty simple. People...

What have you learned about communication in this work? One of the top three things you need to be a good dean is to be a good listener,...

What’s the best process or system you’ve set up for yourself or your department/office? Frank said something in a meeting recently that...

What tips would you offer to new managers in terms of hard skills or soft skills? Well, I think we're beyond the point where you can say,...

How do you make time and space for big picture thinking? When I’m traveling, that's when my big ideas come in because I can just follow...

What did you think the job and the role of the dean were before you got the job? And now? When I came in, I had been a faculty member,...

What is the best productivity or time management trick you’ve learned? I think for me, it's knowing how my brain works. I learned this in...

How do you keep track of what you have to do? It's just in my head. I'm not very good at listing. I have to force myself to list. I'll...

There is too much to do in these jobs. What are the things you’re not able to get to that you feel are really important? I think that...

I’ve been looking through all the interviews I’ve done so far, and I’ve noticed some common themes in our conversations. This week, I’ve ...

What is your approach to difficult conversations? How do you prep? I guess my first approach is empathy. I also make notes, that I work...

Is it just me, or does this feel like the busiest semester on record? I think it’s not just me so, this week, I’m sending a few answers...

How do you keep track of what you have to do? Outlook is for the, the day-to-day details. The details of assignments or tasks that need...

Do you subscribe to any particular productivity system? No. Well, before I started this job, I read a lot of books on management styles...

How do you make sure nothing falls through the cracks? I have to document it in that moment. I think this has been definitely a part of...