by Rena Seltzer | Nov 30, 2016 | Events
This dynamic ten-week virtual coaching group for professors is based on my book The Coach’s Guide for Women Professors: Who Want a Successful Career and a Well-Balanced Life. There are just a few spaces left in the session starting January 10, but I am taking names of...
by Rena Seltzer | Nov 28, 2016 | Workplace Challenges
Last April I wrote about ways to make oneself more impervious to incivility in the workplace, but there are times when incivility needs to be directly confronted. How we go about doing that depends on the situation. When a pre-tenure faculty member is subject to...
by Rena Seltzer | Jul 31, 2016 | Time Management, Work-Life Balance, Writing Tips
Each summer begins the same way, with the beguiling promise of long open days for scholarship interspersed with extra time to spend out-of-doors with family and friends. But by the end of July, the lazy days of summer are racing past, and if you’re like most...
by Rena Seltzer | Jun 30, 2016 | Writing Tips
You’ve just gotten back from your vacation and there are piles of laundry to do, hundreds of emails to process, and your garden is overgrown, so your writing goes to the back burner. When you finally do show up again, it feels like pushing a boulder up a hill. Sound...
by Rena Seltzer | May 15, 2016 | Time Management, Work-Life Balance
What do you do when you find your energy lagging at work? If you’re like most of us, you reach for a snack or a cup of coffee, check your email or social media, take a few minutes to shop for something you need online, or get up and chat with a colleague about...
