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Rebundling or Retreat? How Professions Defend Their Turf in a Tech-Driven World ai in higher ed credentialing faculty roles professional identity Jul 25, 2025

When professions feel pressure—from automation, outsourcing, or AI—they react. Not always out of fea...

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Four Things AI Can't Replace: Reclaiming the Human Side of Faculty Work ai in education faculty leadership mentorship wisdom Jul 23, 2025

In a world where AI is accelerating faster than ever, it's tempting to ask: what can’t be replaced?
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Is Your Job Being Unbundled? ai edtech faculty development higher education unbundling Jul 21, 2025

You’ve probably heard the buzzwords: AI, automation, optimization, scale. But here’s a more personal...

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Craft, Collegial, or Assembly Line? How to Spot Your Institution’s Course Model course design faculty roles higher education macro leadership Jul 18, 2025

When faculty say “this is my course,” what do they really mean? That phrase tells us something about...

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The Waiter Isn’t Who You Think: What Restaurants Teach Us About Faculty Roles ai in education faculty roles higher education unbundling Jul 16, 2025

You’ve probably noticed that eating out doesn’t look like it used to. Instead of a friendly waiter g...

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Coaching Without Authority in Complex Projects coaching first-year experience influence leadership Jul 14, 2025

In our latest episode, we reminded ourselves—and our listeners—that leadership isn’t about having a ...

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What Fireflies Taught Us About Student Belonging first-year experience higher ed culture macro leadership student belonging Jul 11, 2025

In Episode 8 of the Engaged By Design podcast, Vernon shared a fun fact that became something more: ...

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Why FYE Redesign Deserves MACRO Leadership agile projects first-year experience higher ed macro leadership Jul 09, 2025

Redesigning a First-Year Experience (FYE) program is one of the highest-impact projects a college ca...

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Designing Recognition Systems That Reinforce Your Values macro leadership organizational values ovation recognition systems Jul 07, 2025

Big results start with small behaviors. In the Ovation episode of the Engaged By Design podcast, Mic...

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The Leadership Power of a Handwritten Thank-You Note employee recognition macro leadership ovation thank-you notes Jul 04, 2025

In a world full of emails, pings, and digital noise, a handwritten thank-you note can cut through wi...

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Why Recognition Drives Engagement: Insights from Gallup’s Q12 employee engagement macro leadership ovation recognition Jul 02, 2025

Most leaders agree that recognition matters—but how often does it actually happen? According to Gall...

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The Sailboat Exercise – Reflect Like a Strategist macro leadership reflection sailboat Jun 30, 2025

Some reflection tools are practical. Others are powerful. The sailboat exercise is both.

Imagine yo...

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