The last of the seven competencies identified in the study Competencies for the College Presidency (sponsored by Academic Search and...

With just a few weeks left in a review of the competencies defined in the report Competencies for the College Presidency (sponsored by...

We're six weeks in to exploring the seven competencies for higher education leaders, using the research of Jorge Burmicky and Kevin...

I’m a huge basketball fan excited that it is the opening week of the NBA season, so the topic of “crafting a cabinet and building a...

I don’t recall a search I’ve participated in—whether as a candidate, a hiring manager, a committee member, or a search consultant—when...

Angela Duckworth’s research in recent years has highlighted the importance of “grit”—defined as a “personality trait combining...

A couple of weeks ago  Academic Search --the firm I work with for higher education executive search and coaching-- released a leadership...

Christians have likely heard some version of the statement, “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be...

Folks who spend any time around me are likely to hear this comment more than once. What do I mean? I mean that in almost every situation,...

In an episode of Seinfeld, Kramer goes to LA to pursue his acting dreams. After a series of circumstances that could only happen to...

Should is one of my least favorite words…For me it carries the implication of a voice—perhaps within myself, perhaps from...

When I was a college president, my children were pretty young. We made a conscious decision to allow them to have their own lives...

At least that's what Tom Petty says at the start of a song that was part of the soundtrack for "She's the One", a 90s movie. We all...

I do a lot of work with independent colleges and universities, and a great deal with Catholic colleges. Part of the practice of many such...

We’re wired to like starts. A new year. The first day of the month. A new day. All of these are opportunities to wipe the slate clean, to...

Boxer Mike Tyson is known for many things...including his comment about plans: “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.”...

It is easy to get into the mode of scurrying—darting quickly from one thing to the next, often not quite seeing the first thing through...

I was a first semester student at the University of Wisconsin sitting in an introductory Spanish class. We had just returned from...