Badass by Design: Build Your Confidence Through Values Alignment

Afternoon Breakout Session I

Today’s higher ed environment is asking a lot of its administrators and staff. No wonder you may feel overwhelmed or out of sorts. Give yourself the gift of one hour to learn practical strategies that will anchor your daily decisions in your core values. Clarifying what matters most and aligning it with how you spend your time sharpens priorities and reduces second-guessing. As we learn to stand in our values-aligned power, we become more confident, we increase our impact, and our institutions benefit from our full set of talents.

Join us to explore how you can focus your time and energy on what matters most. Activities will include reflective writing, small group discussion, and action planning. You will surface your core values so you make decisions with clarity, confidence, and calm – and even a bit of badassery.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Identify core values that drive daily decisions

  • Gain insight into alignment/misalignment between what matters most and how time and energy are spent

  • Identify small actionable changes for closer alignment

Dr. Kim Burns

Kim Burns works with women who are feeling drained by the relentless pressure that’s coming from them at all sides and want to step back to think and find the best way to become more influential and have more ease when they leave at the end of their day. Through coaching, consulting, and facilitation, she supports clients to achieve their professional and personal aspirations while navigating the complexities of academia. For twenty-six years, Dr. Burns served in leadership positions in the Massachusetts community college system. She is a board member of the ACE Women’s Network Massachusetts. Kim is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation, a Gallup-trained CliftonStrengths coach, a certified DiSC facilitator, and certified appreciative inquiry facilitator. She is the author of the chapter Thriving in the Middle: How Coaching Can Empower Higher Ed Administrators in the edited volume Transformative Coaching for Faculty and Staff in Higher Education: Powerful Tools to Address Institutional Challenges published by Routledge. Learn more at www.drkimburns.com or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-burns-edd-acc-a417709/.