Outfoxed: When Leadership Fails
True leadership transcends financial success and failure; it is about fostering a culture of empathy, support, and compassion. Let the lessons learned from Foxtrot's closure guide us in our endeavors to build organizations that prioritize people over profits, ensuring that no employee is ever left behind.
Are you there, 2023? It’s us, EduCred Services
A New Year provides a new opportunity for reflection, intention, and perspective. As we launch into 2023 full of optimism (albeit cautious optimism, at times), we wanted to write a collaborative post where we can each share our lessons-learned and hopes for the new year.
Find Your Institution’s Pumpkin Spice Latte
If you’re looking around at other institutions’ products trying to figure out how to replicate them, you’ve already lost. Don’t come at the problem from the perspective of “this thing is wildly popular; how can we do a version of it?” Instead, try “what product are we uniquely equipped to make?”
Admission Standards Say More Than You Think
Don’t cast such a wide net that you end up with more fish than you can handle or accidentally catch a bunch of dolphins that won’t fit in your boat. A school’s admissions standards should align with the institution’s mission and target market—this will yield a higher percentage of students that are a better fit and, ultimately, more successful in their chosen school.
Mission Possible 2: Writing a Dynamic Statement
Don’t say “great” if you mean “remarkable;” don’t use “succeed” if you mean “thrive.” I wish there was a nicer way to say it, but there isn’t, so: don’t be boring.
Are You Being Scammed by Your Own Statistics?
Let’s be honest, if there was a way to achieve our goals without carefully working toward and monitoring progress, we’d all do it. That’s not a referendum on our character; that’s just part of being an intelligent primate.