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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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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 Three Ps Every Instructional Designer Should Know collaboration higher education instructional design podcast project management Nov 14, 2025

Every instructional designer has faced the challenge of balancing deadlines, faculty expectations, a...

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Why Project Management is the Missing Link in Instructional Design higher education instructional design leadership podcast project management Nov 12, 2025

In higher education, instructional design often focuses on theory, technology, and pedagogy.
But th...

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Common Pitfalls in Academic Projects (and How to Avoid Them) agile higher education leadership planning predictive project management Nov 03, 2025

Project management in higher education has unique challenges—and as Bridget Davis has experienced fi...

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Building Trust Through Consistency in Project Teams higher education leadership project management scrum trust Oct 31, 2025

Every project manager knows that trust is essential. Without it, projects stall, conflict rises, and...

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Why Higher Ed Needs Agile and Predictive Project Management agile faculty leadership higher education predictive project management Oct 29, 2025

In higher education, project management doesn’t always look like it does in tech or construction. Un...

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Supporting Military Students: Lessons from Webster University access affordability higher education leadership military students Oct 27, 2025

Higher education leaders talk often about access and affordability, but for military students those ...

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What Roller Derby Taught Me About Leadership higher education leadership resilience strengths teamwork Oct 24, 2025

Leadership lessons come from unexpected places—even a roller derby track.

Dr. Michelle Loyet, inter...

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Leading from the Middle: Practical Lessons for Higher Ed Leaders change management faculty faculty innovation higher education leadership middle management Oct 22, 2025

Most leaders don’t sit at the very top of the organization. They work in the middle—balancing respon...

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The Language of Leadership: How Words Shape Culture and Change change management communication culture higher education leadership Oct 20, 2025

Leadership isn’t just about vision or strategy—it’s also about language. The words leaders choose ca...

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Why Quick Wins Matter: Driving Change in Higher Education agile change management faculty innovation higher education leadership Oct 17, 2025

If you’ve ever tried to introduce change in higher education, you know the frustration: progress fee...

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