2019 February AAL Newsletter

Feb 18, 2019 | Newsletter | 0 comments

There’s only one thing office employees really need for “wellness”

by Lila MacLellan

Quartz at Work reporter Lila MacLellan flips the script on the current workplace wellness trend, posing this question: instead of easing pressures off the clock, why not take preventative measures to target causes of burnout and anxiety?

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To Be More Comfortable with Conflict, You Need “Bone-Deep Confidence.”​

by Adam Bryant

For Managing Director at Merryck & Co. Adam Bryant, the phrase “bone-deep confidence” especially resonated. He interviews Barbara Khouri, creator of the expression, on conflict, time, and management.

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6 reasons why you’re a bad listener (and how to change it)

by Stephanie Vozza

Fostering others’ success is a priority for good leaders, and “[t]o help others succeed you have to become good at listening.” Stephanie Vozza shares some tips on improving lacklustre listening skills.

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Habits come from what we do, not what we want to do

by Robby Berman

There is now more support for the idea that repetition solidifies habits. Writer Robby Berman reviews a new paper from Psychological Review (linked within) that studied digital mice to research habit formation.

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ADA scholarships available for AAL’s Institute for Teaching and Learning

Three full-tuition scholarships are being granted by the ADA Council on Dental Education and Licensure to the Academy for Advancing Leadership's Institute for Teaching and Learning as part of the Association's commitment to supporting general dentist members who are...

The International College of Dentists awarded AAL Founder and President Dr. Karl Haden the Leadership Article Award

The International College of Dentists awarded AAL Founder and President Dr. Karl Haden the Leadership Article Award for his article "The Character of a Profession: The Next 100 Years," published in 2021 in the Journal of the American College of Dentists. The...

Leaders from 27 Universities Meet to Advance Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice

IPEC and AAL convene the Interprofessional Leadership Development Program in Washington, D.C. Click here to download the press release.

AAL and the American Institute of Dental Public Health Teach Strategies for Success in Academic Healthcare Leadership to the Next Generation

The Academy for Advancing Leadership in partnership with the American Institute of Dental Public Health and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas convenes the Academic Leadership for Residents Program in Atlanta, GA. Click here to download the press release.