Determining Relevance: Hanging on or Letting Go?
Here we are, approaching 2023, looking at huge and permanent changes within higher education. If your institution’s response to these trends is to hope things will be “normal again,” you should be concerned.
Mission Possible: 4 Secrets to Building and Achieving Big Missions
A wise man once said, “If you try to go in every direction, you’ll end up nowhere.” That man was my neighbor Carl, and he was explaining that I was mowing my lawn like an moron, but his prudent words apply to missions and landscaping alike.
Results of Disunity
We have survived a virus that required isolation only to now face another dangerous and growing threat—the idea that the good of one is more important than the well-being of the whole. We have a problem when we stop seeing each other as people—with similar hopes and dreams—and instead only see each other as strangers.
Let Your Hustlers Hustle
Hustlers are those people who can’t wait to get out of bed and make an impact in the world. This kind of grit and determination is almost universally admired, so why aren’t we focusing on producing hustlers, creating a culture to support these innovators throughout higher education institutions, and leading by example?
Goodbye, Resolutions; Hello, Houseplants!
We have all experienced unimaginable challenges these past two years and no one yet knows how the stress from these past couple of years will affect our lives, but we do know that it will show its effects. In times of uncertainty, we must remember that the human spirit is strong. We are resilient. In the middle of constant stress, like the snake plant, we can find a way to flower.