Admin 101: 4 Ways to Counter Leadership Burnout

I’ve been focusing the Admin 101 column on this crisis of administrator anxiety: on doing work that matters, overcoming a culture of distrust, reacting constructively to failure, and resisting the tide of pessimism sweeping academe. This month’s column is on how to get through the day and the semester without crushing your health and spirit. There are, after all, sound ways to approach the herculean labors of being a chair, dean, vice president, or president that make the effort less of a grind and more manageable.