COMPLIMENTARY Q&A CALLS
Monthly Calls - No Membership Needed
What - Q&A calls and conversations with Audrey on topics related to higher ed. leadership
When - 2nd Wednesday each month at 11 am Pacific (12 pm Mountain, 1 pm Central, or 2 pm Eastern time)
For whom - exclusively for leaders in higher education administration
How to prepare - this is a discussion, not a presentation. Please contribute to the conversation by asking questions on specific situations.
How to join - click the button below (no cost)
Upcoming dates
Wednesday July 10, 2019
Wednesday August 14, 2019
Wednesday September 11, 2019
***Please make sure to attend live. There will be no replay.***
Next Call on July 10: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
We will discuss how The Four Agreements are keys to leadership in Higher Ed. Leadership.
RSVP below to join us on Wednesday July 10, 2019 at 11 am Pacific (2 pm Eastern)
To submit your questions
Please submit your questions no later than 11 am Pacific time the day before the call. Thank you.
PAST CALLS
June 2019 Call: Linking Happiness to Performance
Positive psychology has demonstrated that happiness improves performance and productivity. On this call, we discussed an interview with Shawn Achor, who is well known for “The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance”
Success does not bring more happiness, but happiness brings more success
To be happy, we need more meaning
We need to feel connected to others
Challenges appear bigger when we’re alone and smaller when we’re a team
Pain and fatigue negatively affect how we perceive challenges
Create positive momentum
Surround yourself with people who choose happiness too
“We become the average of the five people we spend the most time with” – Jim Rohn
Let go of comparison, even when giving praise
Deepen social connections
Stress causes us to stop doing what makes us happy, feel isolated, and make things worse
Focus on gratitude, acts of kindness, and giving appreciation
May 2019 Call: Discussion on Brene Brown’s Netflix Special “The Call to Courage”
We discussed how to apply her teachings to higher ed. leadership and your role at your institution
Courage and vulnerability
Get in the arena
The stories we tell ourselves (her story at the lake)
Need for boundaries
Trust is built over time
Winning is being brave (swimming story)
Embracing vulnerability and increasing tolerance for failure to foster innovation and creativity
Choose courage over comfort
Lean into joy, don’t rehearse tragedy