Welcome to....
Professional Pathways:
Faculty Productivity Program
This is a unique opportunity to experience our proven approach to faculty productivity, leadership, and work-life balance.
Watch this quick video for a welcome from our founder:
Watch this quick video for a welcome from our founder:
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Program Overview
This is a 10-month program with interactive workshops, accountability peer groups, resources, and monthly support.
FALL
Session #1 - Fundamentals: How to Stay on Track, Meet Your Deadlines, and Have a Life In Academia
- 3-hour live, virtual workshop to establish your top 3 priorities for the year and create an action plan for this semester. Emphasis on work-life balance and holistic success.
- Learn the Life Domain approach to planning and the foundational skills of Sunday Sessions, weekly planning, and project management for solo and collaborative projects.
Session #2 - Peer Group: Accountability & Goal Audit
- 90-minute guided audit of goals, workflow practices, well-being practices, and external factors contributing to progress or delays.
- Cross-institutional peer groups and networking.
Monthly Support - Schedule Detox: Monthly planning and time management newsletter designed to help anticipate and ease pain points in the academic calendar.
SPRING
Session #1 - Advanced Techniques: How to Maintain Your Momentum and Expand Your Network to Thrive in Academia
- 3-hour live, virtual workshop to create an Action Plan for this semester.
- Learn advanced planning techniques such as healthy boundary setting with friends and family during peak work seasons; managing unexpected life events and pop-up requests; and building authentic work relationships in your institution and field to fast track your goals and opportunities.
Session #2 - Peer Group: Accountability & Goal Audit
- 90-minute guided audit of goals, workflow practices, well-being practices, and external factors contributing to progress or delays.
- Cross-institutional peer groups and networking.
Monthly Support - Schedule Detox: Monthly planning and time management newsletter designed to help anticipate and ease pain points in the academic calendar.
RESOURCES
Workbook - The Professional Pathways Planner
- 12-month academic planner and priority management tool to guide academics on their journey to work-life balance and increased productivity
- Designed to accompany the live workshop and track progress throughout the program.
- *If your institution has not provided this, you can purchase one here.
Training Videos - Avoid Academic Overwhelm: Know Your Triggers & Increase Your Productivity
- 7 information-packed, self-paced “how to” videos (~10 mins each)
- Quick refresher tutorial videos to aid in participant application of core planning and time management techniques
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Our Methodology
Watch this program overview to learn about the program features and benefits.
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About Us: Beyond the Tenure Track
Beyond the Tenure Track equips PhDs for sustainable careers and thriving lives, through leadership and professional development training, books, and coaching. Founded by Fatimah Williams, Ph.D., author of The Professional Pathways Planner and executive coach, we offer nuanced and practical guidance to help scholars flourish. Click here to learn more about Dr. Fatimah Williams.
We've worked with dozens of institutions, including
University of Texas at Austin, Princeton University, Brandeis University, New York University, Yale, Teachers College at Columbia University, Norfolk State
University, Meharry Medical College, Morehouse School of Medicine,
UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte,
UC Santa Barbara,
Harrisburg University of Science & Technology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, CUNY, George Mason University, SREB Doctoral Scholars Program, American Anthropological Association, Association of American Universities, and more.
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What Your Peers are Saying
“Fatimah has deep expertise and has been a wonderful partner to our office for over 5 years. She designed a leadership communication and personal branding training tailored to our groups of STEM faculty, female faculty and clinical practitioners. Having had the pleasure of observing her in both in-person and virtual sessions, I would recommend engaging her for either – both are effective.”
Beth Tracy, Senior Director of Faculty Development, Rutgers University
Beth Tracy, Senior Director of Faculty Development, Rutgers University
“The Professional Pathways Planner serves as a hands-on organizational tool that teaches academics to tangibly map out long-term projects and pace themselves to achieve success over time. It is a repository for big-picture success and will help academics create a concrete plan to achieve their goals.”
Ann Ardis, Ph.D., Dean, The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George Mason University
Ann Ardis, Ph.D., Dean, The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George Mason University
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