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Why Empathy and Resilience Are Essential Leadership Skills—Not “Soft Skills” empathy higher education leadership development organizational health resilience Feb 13, 2026

In leadership conversations, empathy and resilience are often framed as “nice to have.”
Dr. Kate Smi...

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Culture Doesn’t Happen by Accident: What Higher Ed Leaders Can Learn from Rio Salado Feb 11, 2026

Culture is always forming—whether leaders are paying attention to it or not.

That’s one of the clea...

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Education’s Role in Shaping the Future of Humanity agency future of education leadership development wisdom Feb 09, 2026

When conversations turn to the future of education, the focus often narrows quickly: workforce readi...

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Why Wisdom Matters More Than Technology future of education leadership technology and ethics wisdom Feb 06, 2026

Much of today’s future talk centers on technology—artificial intelligence, automation, and rapid inn...

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The Future Is Participatory, Not Predetermined agency future thinking leadership responsibility wisdom Feb 04, 2026

One of the most grounding ideas in our conversation with Tom Lombardo is also one of the most demand...

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Why Stories Teach What Data Cannot education leadership development learning design storytelling Feb 02, 2026

Modern organizations are flooded with data. Dashboards, metrics, forecasts, and reports shape decisi...

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What Science Fiction Reveals About Culture and Leadership Jan 30, 2026

One of Tom Lombardo’s most important insights is this: science fiction always reflects the world tha...

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Science Fiction as the Mythology of the Future future thinking imagination leadership learning mythology science fiction Jan 28, 2026

When most people think of science fiction, they think of entertainment—movies, spaceships, or futuri...

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Finding Your Voice Through Learning and Mentorship education leadership voice mentorship professional growth Jan 26, 2026

One of the most powerful threads in Tom Lombardo’s story is his evolving sense of voice.

Not voice ...

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Discipline, Character, and the Hidden Roots of Creativity creativity discipline education innovation leadership character Jan 23, 2026

We often romanticize creativity—as if great ideas arrive fully formed, sparked by inspiration alone....

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Learning from the Past to Shape the Future future thinking higher education leadership development lifelong learning wisdom Jan 21, 2026

Great future thinkers are rarely formed by accident. They are shaped—slowly—by curiosity, discipline...

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The ABCs of Collective Wisdom: Awareness, Beliefs, and Connection collective wisdom connection education leadership leadership development organizational culture trust Jan 19, 2026

Behind every effective team is an invisible operating system. In The ABCs of Murmuration, that syste...

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