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A Blog by Katrina WehrThis blog is a digital archive of reflections on various professional activities I’ve participated in, ranging from conferences and committees to guided PD programs through my employer. You will find thoughts on topics such as current higher education news, reviews of my latest work, teaching experiences and more.
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Leadership Out of Context
Recently I was observing a team of students working together on a performance and I witnessed one of the lessons I'd learned in a past PSEL session in action. We talked recently about motivating teams and how to get people on board with you. Feedback was mentioned as...
New Perspective on Leading Change
This article, “Look Before You Leap,” by Brad Smith, offers a perspective on leadership that I haven’t considered before. Managing change when you inherit a team that’s already excelling has never crossed my mind as a potential career challenge I could face in the...
Practicing New Strategies
Despite only being about halfway through PSEL, I can already see some of the lessons I’ve learned showing up in the way I perform when collaborating with others. One of the lessons I’ve learned that has had the strongest impact is listening and asking the right...
Discovering New Learning Goals
I’ve been able to complete four leadership job shadows since May. I’ve observed two different leaders in a couple different scenarios. I focused a lot of my self-directed learning on change management and organizational culture shift, so that’s what I’ve been looking...
Leaders as Teachers
Over the past week, I was on vacation at Cape May, NJ. As a native of the southeastern Pennsylvania region, my family enjoys multiple trips “down the shore” every summer and I always make sure to bring some reading material along for the many hours we inevitably spend...
Personal Values Reflection
Recently for PSEL, I was asked to identify my top 5 personal values. I had to chuckle a little bit at this assignment, as this is something I do with my students in first year seminar. In that case, I ask the students to identify their values as the beginning of an...
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