Individuals employed in traditional institutions of higher learning may encounter "time" in different ways due in part to increased collaborative project work undertaken to foster organizational change in the face of disruption in the higher education sector. Resulting temporal issues may impact wellbeing at the individual and system level, which may be costly for both an employee and the organization. Though general temporal theories abound, the contemporary organizational literature lacks a temporal focus, and minimal research attention has been directed specifically towards the impact of time on higher education work teams. Using an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), this study investigated the following research question: "How do professional administrators working on change projects in a higher education setting understand the experience of time as a resource?" The participants expressed that time norms played significant roles in their lived experience and acknowledged that the phenomenon of time influenced how they critique their work. Significant findings which emerged during data analysis consisted of four super-ordinate themes: encountering change and complexity, navigating new resource scarcity, employing best practices, and personal coping and resilience. These findings suggest that "temporal awareness" (TA) and understanding a "temporally complex setting" (TCS) may contribute positively to project leadership. Additional research is needed to explore time-related factors that might augment change project work processes and personal resilience. This research provides a greater understanding of work time; the findings are relevant for human resources professionals responsible for change initiatives and project management, as well as health professionals in addressing stress, and leaders in general. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]