Vacation Prep Pro Tip: Write Yourself a Return Memo

Vacation Prep Pro Tip: Write Yourself a Return Memo

I was hanging out on the Together Forever private Facebook group this week (Are you in the group? If you have ever attended any event of ours, you can join us for some behind-the-scenes Together topics/gossip/tips!), and I asked if anyone had any holiday rituals or...
It’s That Time of Year Again: Together Transitions

It’s That Time of Year Again: Together Transitions

Since most of us around here follow the academic calendar, I bet many of you are facing a transition – whether it’s your own, or one undertaken by a team member or colleague. While there are a ton of resources out there to help with “off-boarding” (technical HR...
How to Make a Great Last Minute Request

How to Make a Great Last Minute Request

It happens. In all your Togetherness, there will be times when you have to make a last minute request of someone for some reason. I just had to make a bunch over the holiday break to get late-breaking copyedits of my book out the door! And then I received a last...
Communication Expectations: Sample Alert!

Communication Expectations: Sample Alert!

Email: Love it or hate it, it’s here to stay. Most schools let email slowly creep up and then get into a doom loop of oversending, non-responding, pesky reminding, urgent replying, between-every-class-smartphone-checking, and well, you get the picture. We have long...