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What’s Your Blue Sky? A Metaphor for Purpose and Progress clarity journaling macro leadership metaphor mypurpose prioritize purpose vision Aug 11, 2025

In Episode 4 of the Engaged By Design Podcast, Jarred Truschke shares a metaphor that lingers: the i...

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Don’t Let AI Replace You—Let It Make You Better ai identity jarred truschke leadership macro leadership mypurpose prioritize reflection Aug 08, 2025

One of the standout moments in Episode 4 of the Engaged By Design Podcast came when Jarred Truschke ...

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Why Identity-Based Goals Are More Powerful Than Outcomes goals identity macro leadership mypurpose personal growth prioritize Aug 06, 2025

When most people set goals, they focus on outcomes: earn more money, lose weight, get the promotion....

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How AI Helped Us Tell Better Stories ai coaching feedback leadership macro leadership podcast storytelling Aug 04, 2025

Storytelling is a leadership skill—but like any skill, it takes feedback to get better.

In this epi...

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PPP vs. Explosion – Two Simple Storytelling Frameworks communication kindra hall leadership macro leadership ppp framework storytelling Aug 01, 2025

In our latest Engaged By Design podcast episode, we explored two simple but powerful storytelling fr...

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The Three Stories Every Leader Should Tell engaged by design founder story leadership macro leadership purpose story storytelling value story Jul 30, 2025

In leadership, influence starts with connection—and there’s no better way to connect than through st...

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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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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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