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You Can Be Clearโฆ and Still Not Be Set Up to Succeed
Many high-performing professionals carry a quiet assumption: If I can just get clearer, Iโll execute better. But what if clarity isnโt the issue? In a recent strategic planning session, a group of thoughtful, aligned leaders reached a hard realization. They knew what...
Leading in Higher Education Has Never Been Harder
In conversations with higher education leaders across the country, one theme keeps coming up: the job has become dramatically more complex. Anyone leading in higher education right now already knows this. In my work with higher education leaders, I hear the same thing...
Leaders Navigating High-Visibility Environments: When Youโre Seen Without Being Supported
There is a particular kind of leadership that shows up when things donโt go according to plan. Not the leadership outlined in job descriptions. Not the leadership announced in org charts. But the leadership that emerges when people are disoriented, confused, and...
Womenโs History Month: The Leadership Legacy of Dr. Ruth J. Simmons and the Future of Women of Color in Academia
Each March, Women's History Month invites us to pause and reflect on the contributions of women whose leadership has shaped institutions, communities, and intellectual life. In higher education, this reflection is especially important. The academy has long been a...
The Higher the Influence, the Heavier the Expectation
When Excellence Becomes Invisible at the Top We often assume that leadership becomes easier as we rise. More authority.More autonomy.More clarity. But in practice, something else often happens. The higher the influence, the heavier the expectation. And the weight is...
Honoring Dr. Marie Fielder: Inclusive Leadership and the Legacy of Women of Color in Higher Education
Higher education has been shapedโand strengthenedโby leaders who dared to imagine institutions that were more just, more humane, and more inclusive. Among those leaders stands Dr. Marie Fielder, a pioneering educator, scholar, and civil rights advocate whose legacy...