Faculty, Staff Are Burned Out. How Should Higher Ed Respond?

Andy Brantley, president and CEO of CUPA-HR, joins the podcast to talk about employee burnout and retention strategies institutions should be thinking about post-pandemic. Before that, Jon, Sarah, and Mushtaq get into what the new Congress has in store for higher education policy moving forward. Tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation or podcast@acenet.edu. Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show: Introduction:  These Republicans Were Selected to Chair House Committees After Speaker Battle Delay The Hill | Jan. 9, 2023 What To Know About Biden’s Income-driven Repayment Proposal The New York Times (sub. req.) | Jan. 10, 2023 Conversation with Andy Brantley:  CUPA-HR The CUPA-HR 2022 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey: Initial Results The CUPA-HR 2022 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey: Focus on Supervisors The Great Attrition Is Making Hiring Harder. Are You Searching the Right Talent Pools? McKinsey | July 13, 2022 Great Expectations: Making Hybrid Work Work Microsoft | March 16, 2022 It’s Not About the Office, It’s About Belonging McKinsey | Jan. 13, 2022 New EY Consulting Survey Confirms 90% Of Us Workers Believe Empathetic Leadership Leads To Higher Job Satisfaction and 79% Agree It Decreases Employee Turnover Ernst & Young | Oct. 14, 2021 Majority of Workers Who Quit a Job in 2021 Cite Low Pay, No Opportunities for Advancement, Feeling Disrespected Pew Research Center | March 9, 2022 Staffing Woes Continue at Community Colleges, Stalling Their Pandemic Recovery The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | Dec. 16, 2022