Category: leadership
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What Matters in a Job? My Non-Negotiables
One of my favorite parts about higher education marketing is the community. Acquaintances become friends and sometimes even family. We learn from one another, have a place to get honest feedback, and can get advice. Because our work at the leadership level can be lonely, this aspect of our work is meaningful and important. This…
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Best Reading List for Marketing and Leadership Growth
Last year I set a goal to spend more time reading. I did just that and remembered exactly why I loved reading as a child. After finishing my doctorate, I was so burned out from books that it took several years before I was able to pick one up. As I think about the upcoming…
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Taking a Moment: Five Pauses to Enhance Your Productivity
As we are heading into the busy holiday season and the final few weeks before the semester ends, I find myself thinking about pausing. Historically, the narrative this time of year centers around finishing strong, powering through, and closing out strong. While all valuable, I also find myself a bit more reflective this year on…
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Top Leadership Mistakes New Leaders Make
I’ve been doing a bit of reflecting on my own leadership journey and the mistakes that I’ve made along the way. In the process, I’ve also visited with several leaders and realized that many rising leaders were victim to the same kind of miscues, likely because of inexperience, fear, or imposter syndrome. I’ve previously written…