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11:53am CDT

Unraveling Dualities: Finding Peace in Paradox

Thursday May 22, 2025 11:53am - 12:00pm CDT

There is a burnout related to having to navigate seemingly contradictory emotions and behaviors in life. Learning to unravel the paradoxes can help us thrive. "Unraveling Dualities: Finding Peace in Paradox, is a book that I wrote and recently published. After having a conversation about some of the topics that I consult on and teach at Kellogg, I had an epiphany. I was able to bring together most of the ideas that I have taught for decades under a clear umbrella. I was excited to share my perspective with others in the hope that it would help people to navigate challenges and difficulties that they face, sometimes on a daily basis, with more clarity and confidence.

Dualities, what seem to be contradictions, are everywhere. For example, people walk the tightrope of emotion vs. rational thinking almost every single day. The ideas in the book do not rely on a one-size-fits-all approach to leadership skills and actions but, rather, provide a framework and activities for developing greater self-awareness, and navigating and personalizing your thought process and behaviors. The most successful people are versatile â€” they pivot, listen, and adapt their methods appropriately in any given situation.

I hope that the talk will help participants to learn how to make choices that enable them to behave and deliver outcomes aligned with values to become better people.

Speakers

Gail Berger

Clinical Professor, Management and Organizations; Deputy Director of Kellogg Center for Executive Women, Kellogg School of Management

Gail Berger is a Clinical Associate Professor at Northwestern University in the Kellogg School of Management, the McCormick School of Engineering, and the School of Communication, and the Deputy Director of the Center for Executive Women at Kellogg. She is also an experienced executive... Read More →

Thursday May 22, 2025 11:53am - 12:00pm CDT
Louis Room

Lightning Talk

Subject Instructor and Student Burnout and Self-Care

12:08pm CDT

Constructing a Syllabus to Help with Burnout (Instructor and Student!)

Thursday May 22, 2025 12:08pm - 12:15pm CDT

Louis Room

Teaching through COVID-19 and recent political and world events has been challenging, overwhelming, and even exhausting for students and faculty. Many lessons and strategies I implemented during COVID-19 have become a standard part of my courses and syllabi to help ease the stress of students and teaching staff. The point of this lightening talk session would be to discuss some of the tangible changes I've made in recent years to encourage less stress and self-care (including the structure of discussion boards, increased use of technology/Canvas, late policies, collaborative assignment options, clarity in syllabus statements, etc.). While the unexpected has definitely happened in recent years where course pivots needed to happen quickly, this session will focus on syllabus creation and policies to help anticipate potential areas of flexibility and self-care for instructors and students.

Speakers

Karrie Snyder

Associate Professor of Instruction - Sociology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences

Thursday May 22, 2025 12:08pm - 12:15pm CDT
Louis Room

Lightning Talk

Subject Instructor and Student Burnout and Self-Care

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