by Christa Sathish | Oct 21, 2026 | Positive Academia
⭐️On Celebrating the Invisible Milestones of Academic Life ⭐️ Some academic milestones arrive with a big bang. Others happen quietly, somewhere between endless emails, tracked changes, deadlines, and the collective effort of bringing ideas together. A message from...
by Christa Sathish | Jul 6, 2026 | Blog, Positive Academia
I recently came across the gardening term “rooting.” It describes the process by which a cutting develops roots before it begins to grow. Although the term comes from horticulture, it struck me as a helpful way to think about academic culture. We often...
by Christa Sathish | Jul 6, 2026 | Blog, Positive Academia
Leadership insights often emerge in the most unexpected places. During a recent hike in the Netherlands, I came across a vibrant poster with a deceptively simple message: “The Little Big Things,” followed by the statement, “Everything needs to be looked at...
by Christa Sathish | Jun 28, 2026 | Blog, Positive Academia
There is one word that has stayed with me since writing my recent article on organizational culture: cultivate. I chose it deliberately because I realized that many of the words we commonly use to describe organizational change no longer capture what organizational...
by Christa Sathish | Jun 28, 2026 | Blog, Positive Academia
The word flourishing has become increasingly common in conversations about higher education. Universities speak of supporting flourishing students, flourishing researchers, and flourishing workplaces. Yet I often wonder whether we pause long enough to consider what...
