Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed

Bonni Stachowiak is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, a professor of business and management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, Bonni was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. She joins me monthly to respond to listener questions.

Questions

Emily asked about strategies for growing her career while planning for a future family.

Patrick asked our advice on how to communicate effectively when multiple cultures are represented in the room.

Scott wondered about the best ways to transition to leading an accounting team, without having that expertise himself.

Jennifer asked how she could move up into an executive position.

Brian wanted to know what he could do to prevent managers from venting to their employees.

Resources Mentioned

Mind the (Wage) Gap from HBR Women at Work

slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations* by Nancy Duarte

Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery* by Garr Reynolds

Slidedocs

Slideuments

So Good They Can’t Ignore You* by Cal Newport

Related Episodes

How to Listen When Someone Is Venting, with Mark Goulston (episode 91)

How to Make Deep Work Happen, with Cal Newport (episode 233)

How to Influence Cross-Culturally, with Erin Meyer (episode 286)

Notice and Change Dysfunctional Culture, with Jonathan Raymond (episode 327)

The Path to Start Leading Your Team, with John Piñeiro (episode 349)

How to Create a Team Vision (MemberCast 4)

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