Academic Consulting: Promotion Game Plan

Ready to become a valuable asset to your department and create a strategic promotion plan?

I help new faculty members brand themselves in their department, manage their time, and confidently create a realistic promotion game plan.

If you are a new faculty member still trying to find your way in your department…

If you are feeling overwhelmed with all of your new responsibilities…

And working all of the time…on everything…

But you aren’t sure if you’re spending enough time on the “right” things…

Then keep reading Professor, you are in the right place!

What you may be missing is a new faculty roadmap that tells you what you should focus on and how much time you should dedicate to all of your responsibilities so that you can feel confident with your status in your department.

I’m calling it your Promotion Game Plan and I want to help you build it!

But who am I and how am I qualified to help you build your Promotion Game Plan?

I’m Toyin Alli, I got my PhD in math and gained my dream faculty position at a university.  When I first started my job, I was working all of the time, including weekends, which I never did before!  I was constantly feeling like I was behind on all of my work and was unsure if I was meeting the expectations in my department.

After this first semester of overwhelm and no fun, I sat down to think about why I accepted my position and what my true goals were. 

I realized that I wanted to be known for being one of the best teachers in the department and win a teaching award.  So I set out to learn as much as possible about teaching and learning which led me to participate in summer programs and fellowships focused on teaching.

I eventually redesigned one of our service courses and now all of the grad students and many other faculty members are using my redesign.  I reshaped how we teach this class in my department and it’s in direct alignment with the initiatives that my university has put forth. And now everyone in my department knows me as the go-to person for active learning and flipped classes.

I’ve made a huge impact on my department and branded myself as a valuable asset in a very specific way.

And I want to help you do the same!  Teaching isn’t everyone’s passion but I believe that you can find something that your department is lacking and fill that void whether it be in teaching, research, service, or professional development.

That is why I’m offering this intensive session, the Promotion Game Plan.

In this 90 minute session, you will:

• get crystal clear on exactly what is expected of you so that, when you get there,  promotion will be a smooth process.

• create a plan to brand yourself as the go-to expert for a specific need in your department.

• build your promotion game plan through my signature project management framework so that you can be successful and have a fulfilled life AT THE SAME TIME!

The first part of the Promotion Game Plan is to get really clear on what is expected of you from your department and school. After we meet for a complementary consultation call, I will give you homework so that we can determine all of the requirements for promotion and build a roadmap to get there. In step one, before our intensive session, you will:

• meet with your department head

• interview/have a coffee chat with a senior faculty member and a faculty member going through the promotion process

• set semester goals and identify realistic milestones

A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers. I believe that branding yourself as the the go-to expert or valuable asset for one very specific topic is a great way to go beyond the bare minimum with respect to promotion prep. What do you want to be known for in your department? Together, we will choose one aspect of your academic life to excel at and be a resource for in your department.

I’ve created a project management framework just for academics to help them organize every aspect of their academic responsibilities and manage their time efficiently. In step three of your session, I will help you implement this framework to balance and prioritize your tasks within your promotion requirements as well as your additional, branded activities.

So, are you ready to build your Promotion Game Plan?

The investment starts at $97 for on 90-minute intensive session. I would love to chat with you to determine if the Promotion Game Plan is a good fit for you. To sign up for a complementary consultation call, sign up below.