From Navy to Hospital: Leadership Lessons in Succession Planning What's the best gift a leader can give their team? Hint: It's not a bonus or a fancy title. Discover why training your replacement is crucial for organizational success, inspired by my Navy experience and one of my favorite...
How to Manage Time Off, Holiday Due Dates, and Closures As we enter the end of the year, it is a good time to proactively approach any time off, impending closures, signposting reduced or modified service and support, and to plan ahead for any adjusted deadlines. Proactive Planning,...
Jumpstart Your Research Administration Literacy with LevelUP The research enterprise is growing more complex and will require agile employees who can meet the challenges of tomorrow. Given the volume of changes expected over the next ten years, how can you stand out to strategically move your...
Inviting an Elephant up the Stairs: Improving Communication through Improv Improvisation is about listening and helping individuals work together to improve communication, enhance teamwork, increase creativity, and create more open and better leadership. Improv skills align perfectly with...
SRAI Professional Development Framework In 2023, SRAI commissioned a task force to develop a systematic framework to be used as a tool to assist with identifying the knowledge and capabilities required to be an effective research administrator and to guide practitioners through their career...
Relationship Building | Part 3: Putting it all Together: Effective Communication Resolves Conflicts The Spotlight concludes its relationship-building series with a focus on how to draw upon effective listening and communication techniques to effectively mitigate conflicts at work. Potentially...
Empowering Diversity Part II: Potential Cautions of AI on Diversity, Engagement and Inclusion (DEI) in Research Administration AI, with its potential to revolutionize how organizations approach DEI in research administration, offers significant benefits. Its ability to swiftly and accurately...
A New Approach to Career Paths: Career Latticing – Benefits and Pitfalls: Part 2 Last month, we looked at the concept of a career lattice approach to professional growth and development, rather than a career ladder with defined succession steps rising to the top of an organization. This month...
Advancing Your Research Administration Career: A Professional Growth Journey Embarking on a career in research administration is a journey of continuous learning, relationship-building, and leadership. Like the lifecycle of a research project, your career unfolds in distinct phases—each...
Relationship Building | Part 2: Creative Communication Through Effective Storytelling Skilled and meaningful leadership draws upon relationships to help shape professional development expertise. Last month, techniques to promote leadership skills through active and engaged listening were...
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