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Tales of a Displaced Worker: A Practical Guide for Student Affairs Professionals Dealing with Institutional Closure
Tales of a Displaced Worker: A Practical Guide for Student Affairs Professionals Dealing with Institutional Closure

I believe that the journey I share will be useful for anyone who has experienced sudden job loss.

2020

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Joseph Rios, EdD
Joseph Rios, EdD

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Check Your Ego: Avoiding the White Savior Complex

Recently, I was part of a racial equity workshop within my department. We used a word cloud generator to learn more about our commonalities as a diverse group of people. Topics ranged from the benign, like music and food, to provocative ones like justice. Overall, it provoked great conversation and…

Business

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Check Your Ego: Avoiding the White Savior Complex
Check Your Ego: Avoiding the White Savior Complex
Business

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10 Ways to Age-Proof Your Resume

Job-searching at any age is challenging. Learn strategies to age-proof your resume to keep you in the applicant pool longer! In the past, I have written about job-searching and its challenges. But I have avoided talking about one area within the topic that I have felt little control over: ageism…

Work

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10 Ways to Age-Proof Your Resume
10 Ways to Age-Proof Your Resume
Work

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How to Lead When Your Team Is Exhausted — and You Are, Too

Read How to Lead When Your Team Is Exhausted — and You Are, Too by Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg, from Harvard Business Review. I am tired. The extravert inside me craves seeing people. …

Work

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How to Lead When Your Team Is Exhausted — and You Are, Too
How to Lead When Your Team Is Exhausted — and You Are, Too
Work

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Interview Questions — The Best and the Worst

Our interview questions can sometimes thwart attempts in hiring the best candidates. Learn how to identify some clunkers and replace them with quality questions! Let’s do some guided imagery to kick off this post. Imagine this: You and your team will need to hire a new person to round out…

Interview

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Interview Questions — The Best and the Worst
Interview Questions — The Best and the Worst
Interview

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I Am (Not) White, Right?

Recently, I joined our department’s racial equity planning committee. After nearly 20 years working in diversity/equity/inclusion (DEI) work in higher education, I thought it would be a good way to learn ways to do this work in a different industry. …

Life

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I Am (Not) White, Right?
I Am (Not) White, Right?
Life

6 min read


Aug 29

Top 3 Lessons Learned from My First Year Managing a Department

This month is the one-year anniversary of starting my new job as a departmental manager. Earlier this year, I wrote about the top 3 lessons I learned as a first-time supervisor. Those lessons were hard-earned and have helped me develop strong relationships with my staff and earn their trust. In…

Management

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Top 3 Lessons Learned from My First Year Managing a Department
Top 3 Lessons Learned from My First Year Managing a Department
Management

7 min read


Jul 18

Evaluating My ‘No New Projects’ Summer Plan

Every year since I began working in my field, the summer months were filled with hours dedicated to learning something: a new skill, a different style for an existing project, re-writing an existing policy. I would fill my days with unending activity, believing it was because I wanted to get…

Work

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Evaluating My ‘No New Projects’ Summer Plan
Evaluating My ‘No New Projects’ Summer Plan
Work

6 min read


Jun 14

Recognizing Pride in the Workplace Is Only the Start

It can be challenging to define what ‘belonging’ looks like in the workplace. But how people experience belonging can change their feelings related to where they work. LaFawn Davis, from Indeed.com, defines belonging at work as “a feeling of community with the people and environments that make us feel connected.” …

Pride

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Recognizing Pride in the Workplace Is Only the Start
Recognizing Pride in the Workplace Is Only the Start
Pride

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Apr 4

Top 3 Lessons Learned from My First Year Supervising Professional Staff

I have recounted over the years my experience looking for a job in my chosen field. After losing my job to a college closure in 2018, it took me several years to re-enter my field as a departmental manager. …

Business

5 min read

Top 3 Lessons Learned from My First Year Supervising Professional Staff
Top 3 Lessons Learned from My First Year Supervising Professional Staff
Business

5 min read


Oct 24, 2022

When You’re the Target of Weaponized White Tears

Over twenty years ago, I worked in a multicultural affairs office at a large state university. The first Latino and openly gay male in the office, I knew that my presence was going to attract attention. …

Race

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When You’re the Target of Weaponized White Tears
When You’re the Target of Weaponized White Tears
Race

5 min read

Joseph Rios EdD

Joseph Rios EdD

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I believe leadership is the expression of values. Career Coach | Educator | Writer | Social Justice Advocate | Trainer. leadershipandvaluesinaction.com

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