Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

Advice | What to Do When Career Planning Feels Impossible Three ways to scout your future in higher ed amid unpredictable times.

Here's my latest piece in @chronicle.com. It's a reflection on key takeaways from my coaching conversations with higher ed faculty this summer. Thanks to those who gave me permission to relay specific anecdotes from our sessions. www.chronicle.com/article/what...

Thanks for the shout-out @louwojcinski.bsky.social ! So glad you found the book helpful.

A #Graduate Student’s Perspective on How to #Mentor Anyone in #Academia: A Review of Dr. Maria Lamonaca Wisdom’s Book
by Colleen Hecker
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/a...
"Never losing sight of the humanity at the core of the mentor-#mentee partnership..."

Book Review: How to Mentor Anyone in Academia My higher education leadership coaching practice combines coaching, mentoring, and consulting. Having served academia as an administrative vice president and leader for 15 years, and as an adjunct ins...

My latest book review: How to Mentor Anyone in Academia by Maria LaMonaca Wisdom, Ph.D., PCC www.linkedin.com/pulse/book-r...

💙📚 #booksky

Thanks for the shoutout, @louwojcinski.bsky.social! So glad you are finding the book helpful.

Mentoring in an Era of Uncertainty for Higher Education While most students want good mentors, faculty often don’t know how to deliver on those expectations. A new book from a faculty coach at Duke University offers some guidance.

Recent interview on my book in @insidehighered.com
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty... @princetonupress.bsky.social @chronicle.com @dukemedschool.bsky.social @fuqua.duke.edu @dukegradschool.bsky.social

Advice | How to Mentor Like a Coach Five tips to improve your mentoring and make it less time-consuming.

What if our carefully constructed identities as academic "experts" are holding us back from reaching our full potential as mentors? What would allow a mentor to be helpful to anyone? @chronicle.com @princetonupress.bsky.social www.chronicle.com/article/how-...

Maria LaMonaca Wisdom on How to Mentor Anyone in Academia Mentoring is integral to how academics are formed and what trajectories their careers will take. Yet until recently, no one was trained to do it, and many academics have ingrained assumptions about me...

What is "mentor impostor syndrome"? And what does mentoring have to do with elephants? Here's my recent interview on How To Mentor Anyone in Academia with @princetonupress.bsky.social Ideas blog. #academicsky #PhDSky press.princeton.edu/ideas/maria-...

When trainees seek other paths A new book offers advice for mentoring those who do not aspire to follow in faculty’s footsteps

Happy to see this thoughtful review of _How To Mentor Anyone in Academia_ show up in @science.org yesterday. @princetonupress.bsky.social @academicsky.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Advice | Faculty Mentoring Needs a Makeover The old approach — professor as role model and advice giver — is no longer sustainable.

Last Friday, I introduced my new book, "How To Mentor Anyone in Academia," to readers of @chronicle.com @princetonupress.bsky.social @mattrohal.bsky.social ttps://www.chronicle.com/article/faculty-mentoring-needs-a-makeover

Thanks for passing this along, @mirandaprynne.bsky.social

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@mlwisdom.bsky.social's How to Mentor Anyone in Academia shares proven techniques for the professional development of junior faculty, postdocs, and graduate students in today’s rapidly changing academic landscape.

Out today! Learn more and order yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Yes it is! Some of the coaching conversations I refer to in the book were ones I had with medical school faculty--researchers and clinicians. Thanks for your interest!

Introducing "How To Mentor Anyone in Academia" to readers of @chronicle.com today. @princetonupress.bsky.social www.chronicle.com/article/facu...

I wrote this book for many reasons. Maybe the best reason right now is that it's time to live out our values as academics. If those values include mentoring and preparing the next generation to navigate an uncertain future, how can we learn to be as helpful to one another as possible?

Your work is more important than ever, @drkevinrmcclure.com. Keep up the good fight!

Such an important piece, @drkevinrmcclure.com. Gratitude is a powerful motivator for individuals and teams, and it's typically free! Yet saying "thank you" sincerely requires slowing down and being intentional. In work cultures where "busy bee" is the norm, there are missed opportunities galore.

Advice | Feeling Unappreciated? You’re Not Alone. How to fix higher ed’s broken system of employee recognition.

In the latest Working Better, I unpack our flawed recognition systems in higher ed and offer ideas for improving them. Like, let's just give more awards!
www.chronicle.com/article/feel...

PUP Speaks

We're still two months away from the publication of How To Mentor Anyone in Academia (March 11, 2025) but as of today I am officially a "PUP Speaks" author! I'm honored to join this distinguished group and I look forward to ongoing collaboration with @princetonupress.bsky.social

Opinion | Nurses, Chaplains and Teachers Should Not Be Replaced With Technology (Gift Article) We’re increasingly becoming a society where very wealthy people get human care, like concierge medicine and private schools with tiny class sizes.

Today's NYT op-ed by Jessica Grose highlights how the modern workplace is eroding the dynamics of care we used to take for granted. I see the same effects in my work supporting academic mentors. So many mentoring "fails" I witness have something to do with the mentor feeling overwhelmed or rushed.

Writing a thank-you note is more powerful than you think - Harvard Health Writing a letter of gratitude to someone can increase positive feelings for both the letter writer and recipient....

In a 2018 study, people "overestimated how awkward the recipients would feel receiving their letter [of gratitude] and underestimated how positive it would make them feel. Who are you thanking this week?
www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-moo...

These guys have been exiled from the bakery section to be peddled alongside the tabloids and gift cards. Caveat emptor.

Advice | Department Culture: Learning to Play Well With Others How to deal with basic workplace drama and prevent it from spiraling into something worse.

Imagine walking into your brand-new office as a brand-new tenure-track faculty member, only to discover that a senior colleague has stolen your brand-new desk. And imagine doing something (hopefully) constructive with that story, two decades later.
@chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/depa...

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My new book, How To Mentor Anyone in Academia is now available for preorder at Princeton UP website and elsewhere! Publication date: March 11, 2025.