Written by Sharri Margraves, HR Associate Director for Organization and Professional Development What are your “hard and fast” boundaries, and which are those that are easier to slip up on? Although maintaining healthy boundaries of… Continue Reading… Leadership Blog Series: Positive Boundaries
Written by Sharri Margraves, Director for HR Organization and Professional Development Before you had your first formal leadership role, did you believe you would “finally” have the power and authority to get things done the… Continue Reading… Leadership Blog Series: Team Essentials
Written by Sharri Margraves, HR Associate Director for Organization and Professional Development Change itself isn’t an improvement…but every improvement involves change. We are experiencing unprecedented (there’s that word again) change on many levels and across… Continue Reading… Leadership Blog Series: Every Improvement Involves Change
Written by Sharri Margraves, HR Associate Director for Organization and Professional Development Before the pandemic, Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace research pegged employee engagement at an abysmal 15%. While there is no perfect definition… Continue Reading… Leadership Blog Series: Measuring and Improving Employee Engagement
Written by MSU HR Organization and Professional Development Whether your department plans to continue remote work, switch to a hybrid model, or bring everyone back to campus ASAP, Performance Excellence discussions likely have a different… Continue Reading… Leadership Blog Series: Performance Excellence During Periods of Uncertainty and Transition
Written by Sharri Margraves, HR Associate Director for Organization and Professional Development Based on some of my behavior choices over the past year (e.g., purchasing 50 lbs. of flour — why?), some might say I… Continue Reading… Leadership Blog Series: Recognizing and Managing Stress During Times of Change
Written by Sharri Margraves, HR Associate Director for Organization and Professional Development Unprofessionalism often masquerades as interpersonal conflict. Left unchecked, this disruptive behavior can destroy relationships, create a toxic environment, reduce productivity and increase errors.… Continue Reading… Leadership Blog Series: Addressing Unprofessional Behavior
Written by Sharri Margraves, HR Associate Director for Organization and Professional Development In March 2020, we embarked on an incredible journey. Do you remember the shock when, seemingly overnight, everything changed at work and in… Continue Reading… Leadership Blog Series: Preparing for the Next Normal
Written by Jennie Yelvington, MSW, ACSW, Program Manager, MSU HR Organization & Professional Development The last few months have been a long haul, and from all indications, it will still be quite some time before… Continue Reading… Compassionate Leadership: Awareness of Mental Health Needs as the Pandemic Continues
Written by Jennie Yelvington, MSW, ACSW, Program Manager for HR Organization and Professional Development. Central to being a leader at MSU is understanding that furthering diversity, equity and inclusion is a priority that is imperative… Continue Reading… Inclusive Leadership: Starting with Self-Reflection
