How to Deal With an Unsupportive Colleague, with Bonni Stachowiak

Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed

Bonni Stachowiak is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, a professor of business and management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, Bonni was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. She is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide*.

Listener Questions

• Mark asked our advice on how to navigate a sensitive situation with an unsupportive colleague.
• Geraldine wondered about how to implement management accountability with public sector employees.
• Samuel asked about building personal capacity.
• James asked if we were aware of resources for a leadership body of knowledge.

Resources Mentioned

• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People* by Stephen Covey
• Getting Things Done* by David Allen
• Center for Creative Leadership
• Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership
• How to Win Friends and Influence People* by Dale Carnegie
• The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations* by James Kouzes and Barry Posner
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

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• How to Balance Care and Accountability When Leading Remotely, with Jonathan Raymond (episode 464)
• How to Say No Without Saying No, with Lois Frankel (episode 471)
• How to Create Your Personal Vision (free membership required)

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