Anne Brackett and Alicia Wojciuch, two dynamic leaders who’ve helped hundreds of student affairs professionals, join Heather Shea to explore how strengths-based approaches can transform the way we supervise and lead. Whether you’re new to CliftonStrengths or know your top five by heart, you’ll leave with practical strategies, fresh insights, and a renewed perspective on leading with intention and humanity.
Shea, H. (Host). (2025, June 18). Supervising with Strengths: Leading with Intention & Humanity (No. 276) [Audio podcast episode]. In Student Affairs NOW. https://studentaffairsnow.com/strengths/
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Websites:
Strengths University – https://www.strengthsuniversity.org/
Supervisor Strengths Institute – https://learn.strengthsuniversity.org/Institute
My Circus, My Monkeys Podcast – https://www.strengthsuniversity.org/mycircus
Let’s Revisit the Impact of Empowered Supervision: An Interview with Karen Smolarek
The CUPA-HR 2023 Higher Ed Employee Retention Survey – https://www.cupahr.org/surveys/research-briefs/higher-ed-employee-retention-survey-findings-september-2023/
Integrating CliftonStrengths Into a DEI Culture
Part I – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLV06EpqvNs
Part II – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgKAbLyutco
Article citations:
Books: It’s the Manager by Jim Clifton & Jim Harter
Culture Shock by Jim Clifton & Jim Harter
Panelists
Anne Brackett & Alicia Wojciuch
Anne Brackett and Alicia Wojciuch are co-founders of Strengths University, Gallup Certified Strengths Coaches, and seasoned Higher Education supervisors. Strengths University offers wholistic and strengths-based training, coaching, and support to supervisors working in Higher Education. Anne worked in Student Housing for 20 years until she left campus in 2017 to serve as the Chief Engagement Officer of Strengths University. Anne has a Master’s Degree in Education with a Student Affairs emphasis from Texas Tech University. Alicia has worked in Higher Education for over 10 years in a variety of areas – Residence Life, Disability Services, and Academic Success Coaching. She has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from UMSL. Alicia currently serves as the Director, Academic Success Coaching at Maryville University and as the Chief Education Officer of Strengths University.
Hosted by
Heather Shea
Heather D. Shea, Ph.D. (she, her, hers) currently works as the director of Pathway Programs in Undergraduate Student Success in the Office of the Provost at Michigan State University. Her career in student affairs spans over two decades and five different campuses and involves experiences in many different functional areas including residence life, multicultural affairs, women, gender, and LGBTQA programs, student activities, leadership development, and commuter/non-traditional student services—she identifies as a student affairs generalist.
Heather is committed to praxis, contributing to scholarship, and preparing the next generation of educational leaders. She regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate-level classes and each summer she leads a 6-credit undergraduate education abroad program in Europe for students in teacher education. Heather is actively engaged on a national level in student affairs. She served as President of ACPA-College Student Educators International from 2023-2024. She was honored as a Diamond Honoree by the ACPA Foundation. Heather completed her PhD at Michigan State University in higher, adult, and lifelong education. She is a transplant to the Midwest; Heather grew up in Colorado, completed her undergraduate degrees and master’s degrees at Colorado State University, and worked professionally in Arizona and Idaho until 2013 when she and her family moved to mid-Michigan.
Keith has consulted with more than 300 organizations, written more than 25 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and has more than 1,000 hours as a certified leadership and executive coach.
He is the author of the book Unmasking: Toward Authentic Masculinity. He co-authored The Curricular Approach to Student Affairs and co-edited Addressing Sexual Violence in Higher Education. His TEDx Talk on preventing sexual violence has been viewed around the world.