Gratitude-Driven Leadership: 3 Tools You Can Use Today
In the unique world of higher education, leadership isn’t just about titles — it’s about influence, connection, and resilience. That’s where gratitude-driven leadership comes in.
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Personal Observance Days in 2026
Are you planning to use your Personal Observance Day (POD) in early 2026? Starting Jan. 1, you’ll notice that this leave is no longer listed as Admin Leave/POD in Workday. Instead, when you make your request, you will look for Personal Observance Day as a […]
Navigating Change as a Professional — Tools for Today
by Paige Edwards-Werhan Change in higher education is no longer episodic — it’s constant. As the Chronicle of Higher Education recently noted, institutions are facing consistent change within society’s shifting dynamics. Whether you’re a department chair, academic advisor, athletics coordinator, or development officer, navigating […]
Fall Wellness Opportunities from Hinge Health
Through access to free, virtual physical therapy and more, WFU partner Hinge Health offers specialized, personalized care…
Building Trust Through Leadership
In every workplace—especially at Wake Forest, where we are motivated by pro humanitate and the pursuit of genuine human flourishing—trust is the currency that fuels high-performing teams and relationships. Trust isn’t simply granted by titles or tenure; it’s built purposefully, consistently, and with intention. Trust […]
New to leadership? There’s support for that.
The biggest psychological and emotional shift any of us make in our professional lives is the one from being an individual contributor who does great work, to a leader who must manage, direct, and lead others. And when that happens, many step into that new role and get absolutely […]
Performance Management Now and All Year Long
What do you think of when you read the following words? “Performance Management” For some, it may be something like, Yeah, it’s that thing on Workday we have to do once a year, at the end of the year, where I put in my ratings […]
Offboarding and Endings
This month’s blog from the PDC is written by Dr. Melissa Clodfelter. After more than 20 years at WFU in a variety of roles including leading the PDC for several years and most recently as Assistant Vice President, Faculty & Staff Experience in Human Resources, […]
Help your Job Feel New to You this New Year
In January, there are usually commercials or ads all around us with the theme, “New year? New you.” For many of us after the holiday break, it may be a new year, but we feel we have to return to the same old job. What […]
Q&A with Mary Lucal
Q. You have prior experience at a few higher education institutions, including George Mason University, University of Tennessee, and Harvard. How has that helped prepare you for Wake Forest? Nothing truly prepares you to join a campus like Wake Forest with such a long and […]