My new book is out and available at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Goals-Proven-Strategies-Success-ebook/dp/B0031U06GO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261719830&sr=8-1

This is a one-stop-shop for advice on succeeding in business, stepping up to leadership, and reaching your professional goals. It’s co-authored with some great people, so you’ll get lots for your money.

It’s been a long, hot summer so far. Lots of 90+ degree days, cranky colleagues, poor climate control in old University buildings, and sunburned children. Everyone seems overheated, a little too sweaty, and ready for a vacation, even if they just came back from one.

Last night, however, the sky opened and it rained here- long and hard. The kind of rain that leaves everything smelling new and green when moments before (more…)

There are so many wonderful things about being in academia- the intellectual stimulation, the summers off (ha ha), working with great students, and spending your days around intelligent, like-minded faculty colleagues. I’d say 95% of the people I deal with are truly excellent people, but the other 5%….

As a faculty member, I dealt with some of the misbehavior that’s, frankly, cultivated in the academy, but as an administrator, most of my time is spent dealing with folks who are (more…)

Well, here we are ostensibly in the middle of summer- June 22- the day after the Summer Solstice. My goals for this point in the summer (End of June) were to clean out my offices (at the U. and at at home), spend some quality time with my husband, kids, and parents, get back online with my exercise program and finish 2 manuscripts. So far, I’ve managed to do all but the last one. (more…)