You have a legacy to craft.
What will it be?
Let’s figure it out. Together.
WORK WITH ME
Faculty | Staff | Administrator
Whatever your role, you got into higher education to make a difference. Yet mounting pressures—budget cuts, increased workloads, shifting expectations—are making it harder to do the meaningful work that drew you here while also sustaining yourself. What if more is possible?
Individuals
As a higher education professional, your sense of calling is strong. You give generously for the sake of your students, colleagues, and institution. But the pressures of the last few years have taken a toll. Individualized 1:1 coaching will support you in revisiting your sense of purpose and designing a roadmap that balances meaningful contribution and personal flourishing.
Organizations
If you lead an institution of higher education, your employees and your leadership team are skilled and dedicated—and probably feeling depleted. Consider providing them with the individualized support of 1:1 vocational coaching, a form of meaningful professional development that acknowledges both their dedication and the toll recent pressures have taken.
Hello. I’m Krista Hughes.
Higher ed has been my world for over three decades. I specialize in coaching higher education professionals who believe in the mission of higher ed but who find their sense of calling dimmed by current demands. Budget cuts. Expanded workloads. Increased mental health challenges among students. A global pandemic. The rise of AI with implications for pedagogy.
It is a lot to navigate and to carry.
You may wonder if working in higher ed is compatible with personal vitality anymore. Let’s imagine together what that could look like for you. We will take a deep breath, map your current resources and challenges, and a design a path forward that is supple, sustainable, and uniquely yours.
Personal coaching is not a cure-all. It will not magically solve the industry’s challenges and dysfunctions. However, it can renew, empower, and help sustain those professionals who are committed to the mission of higher ed. That is my goal.
“Through our coaching relationship, I was able to clarify and untangle some key thoughts and emotions related to my work world. With Krista's support, I took tangible steps toward making the changes I need to live a more balanced life.”
— Kim K.
“I worked with Krista during a moment of my life that was full of professional upheaval and transition. Her consistent, steady guidance meant that this incredibly stressful time became manageable and, indeed, meaningful.”
— Kathleen
“Krista is a gifted coach. She creates a space where it is easy to go deep within without being overwhelmed. Her questions are probing yet not intrusive.”
— Carole C.
