Podcasts, Webinars, & Interviews
Interview with Vicki L. Baker in The Academic Woman
Vicki L Baker, PhD, Professor in Economics & Management at Albion College in Michigan, USA, is an internationally acknowledged driving force in faculty and leadership development, with a particular focus on enabling women to achieve their full potential in academia and business. We asked her to explain what this entails, and to outline any challenges she has met along the way throughout her career.
Podcast with Vicki L Baker on The Academic Life hosted by Dana Malone on the New Books Network
How to Navigate Mid-Career Choices as a Faculty Member
In this episode you’ll hear about a new, versatile resource for women associate professors, flipping the script on the mid-career stage, finding joy in the work and taking stock of priorities, as well as the importance of building a personalized mentor group. Focus on Vicki’s book - Charting Your Path to Full: A Guide for Women Associate Professors.
How To: Create a Mentor Network
In this episode you’ll hear about: how mentoring differs from friendship, common (mis)perceptions of how mentoring happens across the academy, what makes a great mentor, steps to take when connecting with a potential mentor, and how to construct your optimal “board of advisors.”
Charting Your Path: Managing Mid-Career Transitions
The purpose of this webinar is to assist mid-career faculty across the academy in navigating through various mid-career transitions and career paths successfully. Together, we will focus on three critical concepts: Your Contribution, the PSEI (Purpose, Scope, Evidence of Impact) Framework, and a Mentoring Need Inventory. Tools, strategies, and frameworks will be offered to support your growth and career advancement.
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Podcast with Vicki L. Baker On the Brink Podcast with Andi Simon
Dr. Vicki Baker's sixth book in five years solidifies her standing as a nationally recognized expert in the unique issues faced by mid-career faculty in higher education. As she coaches numerous professionals, she has discovered a recurring theme: academicians get their degrees and often their tenure, but then get stuck or stalled in their career advancement. Is it that they need better mentors? Or do institutions need to identify and sponsor their high-performing stars earlier, and coach them along their pathways to career advancement? And this is happening not just in the world of academia. Industry is struggling with the same dilemma. Are you stuck or stalled in an academic position or a corporate career trajectory? Make a point to listen in for Vicki's solutions.
Supporting Mid-Career Faculty with Vicki Baker
In this week's episode, guest expert, Dr. Vicki Baker, E. Maynard Aris Endowed Professor of Economics and Management at Albion College in Albion, Michigan and Co-Founder of Lead Mentor Develop, joins us to talk about supporting mid-career women in higher education and opportunities and challenges for women faculty at liberal arts colleges.
Campbell Conversations Podcast: President Creed Talks to Psychology Chair Dr. Laura Lunsford
In his second “Campbell Conversations” podcast, Campbell University President J. Bradley Creed speaks with Psychology Chair and Professor Dr. Laura Lunsford about the challenges for and resiliency of students and young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How To: Create a Mentor Network
In this episode you’ll hear about: how mentoring differs from friendship, common (mis)perceptions of how mentoring happens across the academy, what makes a great mentor, steps to take when connecting with a potential mentor, and how to construct your optimal “board of advisors.”
IMA Expert Interview with Dr. Lunsford
Dr. Lunsford shares her opinion on a few things to focus on when starting a mentoring journey as a mentor or mentee, the fundamentals that should be learned first, the importance of accessing available resources and the difference between offering information, advice and feedback. She talks about how to go about finding a mentor and the concept of an information interview.
TorMentors and AugMentors
Stuart Haden (EMCC UK Volunteer Member) interviews Dr Laura Gail Lunsford (Associate Professor Psychology at University of Arizona)
A Title Does Not a Leader Make
“A title does not a leader make” is a line I have repeated ad nauseam in my undergraduate courses as well as my workshops for faculty and administrators. I am a management professor with expertise in faculty and leadership development, particularly midcareer faculty development.
Navigating Talent Analytics and Strategic Leadership with Vicki Baker
Vicki shares her profound insights on optimizing organizational success by aligning individual growth with strategic priorities.
Mentoring: An Intro For HRM
So, finally, I have covered mentoring - and with a global leader in mentoring! It's been on my list for quite a while and so I was delighted to talk to Dr. Laura Lunsford. She wrote the book "Handbook for Managing Mentoring Programs" and she was a pleasure to talk to!
How to find success after tenure with Dr. Vicki Baker
Dr. Vicki Baker’s passion is helping others advance in their careers. She uses her deep curiosity of organizations and an interdisciplinary approach to ask big questions about our skills, talents, and interpersonal dynamics. When prompted about, "How do you feel like an expert? How do you know when “you’ve made it”, she shares that there's a challenge, especially for women and POC, in sharing your confidence in your knowledge and abilities, and communicating that confidence in a way that’s "socially acceptable." Dr. Baker lights up when talking about students, faculty, and stories.
