Tag: leadership
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Key Takeaways from AMA’s Higher Ed Symposium – Day One
It’s once again November, and I am joined by nearly 1800 attendees from across the globe for the American Marketing Association’s annual symposium of higher education. Over the next several days, I’ll share many highlights and key takeaways. Six Key Takeaways Here are six takeaways from day one! Focus Locally As institutions of higher education…
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Five Smart Tips for Attending Conferences Alone
As higher education leaders, we are in the midst of the fall conference season. There are lots of professional development opportunities. I had a conversation with a colleague at another university, and he was heading to a conference by himself. Without a work friend to navigate the several days, he was struggling. As higher education…
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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…
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How to Reduce Workload When Adding New Tasks
Not too long ago, our team finished its strategic plan to align with the university strategic plan. As we finished the process, I found myself incredibly excited about all the new things our team was taking on in support of our mission. Several of these are really going to be game changing for our work.…
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