The definitive resource for mid-career professionals in the academy, this book provides a step-by-step guide to re-imagining the mid-career stage, regardless of career goals, whether aiming for full professorship or an administrative path, drawing on higher education, organizational studies, and human resource fields.

Vicki L. Baker, recognized as a 2020-2021 "Top 100 Visionary" in Education by the Global Forum for Education and Learning, stands at the forefront of innovation and strategy in faculty and leadership development. The author of Charting Your Path to Full: A Guide for Women Associate Professors, the lead author of Developing Faculty in Liberal Arts Colleges, and the lead editor of Success After Tenure: Supporting Mid-Career Faculty, Vicki has written over 85 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and invited opinion pieces on the topics of faculty and leadership development and higher education. She is the E. Maynard Aris Endowed Professor in Economics and Management at Albion College and the Director of the Albion College Community Collaborative (AC3). She earned her PhD (Higher Education) and MS (Management & Organization) from Penn State University, MBA from Clarion University, and BS from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Introduction Part 1: The Individual Faculty Perspective 1. Re-imagining the Next Phase of Your Career 2. Planning, Goal-Setting, and Problem Solving 3. Turning Promotion Guidelines and Strategic Imperatives into an Organizing Framework 4. Executing Your Plans Part 2: Departmental and Institutional Perspectives 5. Becoming an Effective MCF Mentor as Department Chair 6. Advancing Your Career Goals as a Department Chair Through Mentorship 7. Assessing and Investing in Your Faculty Development Portfolio 8. Organizing and Communicating: Getting Mid-Career Faculty Engaged Part 3: Thriving at Mid-Career 9. Moving Forward: A Mid-Career Agenda