Tag: leadership development

Shifting Mindset: The Power of Assumptions

I’ve been thinking a lot about mindset. Not only was this the topic of a recent blog post and a fantastic conversation with my friend and colleague, Nozomi Morgan on LinkedIn Live. What I also realized is how – and how much – my own mindset has changed over the last three years, significantly enhancing […]

Leaders and Managers Revisited

It is no secret that I like to draw a clear (if somewhat graduated) delineation between management and leadership. In a previous piece on the topic, I summarized the difference as follows: Managers tell and – under the best of circumstances – demonstrate what to do and how to do it. Leaders, on the other hand, model and make […]

Out With the Bullies!

I’ve been meaning to share this excellent resource by Kim Scott, the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Radical Respect: How To Work Together Better, as it is highly applicable to what ails much of higher education leadership. In my experience, being bullied in some form is, unfortunately, […]