Category Archives: Our (In)Visible Work

Author and professor Janelle Wells, our featured interviewee this week, argues that even grabbing lattes for the team contributes to the extra burden we — particularly women and even more particularly women of color — frequently carry.

Dr. Janelle Wells is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida and the Co-founder and Impact Coach at WellsQuest, a firm dedicated to fostering the growth of leaders, teams, and cultures through individualized and transformative development programs.

Doreen MacAulay – The topic of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has been gaining more attention in higher education over the past few years. Considering the societal unrest in the US around race, there has been a renewed interest in understanding the role of academic leaders in developing, encouraging, and embracing DEI.

Doreen MacAulay – We have all heard the term burnout, but how much time have you taken to think about what it is and what experiencing it means for you and your colleagues? This article will look at what burnout is, how we can see the signs before someone does burnout as well as consider how we can develop environments that can reduce the chances of people being burnt out, and tips to prevent it.

Gallup shared that 50% of U.S. workers engaged in quiet quitting in 2022 — and certainly the sports world was no exception. In 2022, there were professional teams that had limited to no performance metrics, no onboarding, no management training. How are multimillion-dollar sports companies still operating human resource management (HRM) like startup mom-and-pop stores?

Two studies of the Senior Woman Administrator role found that the SWA designation has caused marginalization, workplace incivility and more. The studies review SWA’s recommendations for the designation moving forward.