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Quality vs. Assessment
Does assessment make a difference? We all hope so. Every year, hours and hours of time are poured into program assessment plans and the work of collecting data to actually...
Five Summer Steps to Maximize Your Enrollment
Summer is a critical time to build your next successful recruitment class. Once the May 1 admission Rubicon is crossed, leaders face critical summer choices. Do you...
Why are the Faculty Leaving?
Faculty are leaving Christian higher education institutions in record numbers. Many blame this on the “great resignation” and undoubtedly it is affecting most of the US...
What Brain Science Teaches Us About Strategy Development
What does human psychology and brain science teach us about developing effective strategies for our institutions? The ways our brain work to make us successful humans...
Hard Work, Smart Work and Different Work
Have you ever heard someone say, “Let’s thank the committee for all of the hard work they put into this proposal!”, but you didn’t think that the proposal was very good? Or,...
Christian Higher Education and the Pareto Principle
The Pareto Principle states 80 percent of “effects” are caused by 20 percent of the “causes”. Businesses use this principle to great effect when they discover 80 percent of...
Struggling Colleges All Have One Surprising Thing In Common
Colleges that have recently closed, are near closure, or are struggling to stay afloat all have one surprising thing in common. They all have a strategic plan. Accredited...
What would John Wooden tell Christian Colleges?
What would John Wooden have to say about Christian higher education today? I daresay quite a bit, but a few remarks and stories about Coach Wooden seem especially applicable to today’s Christian college.
Are You Winging It?
Many presidents don’t see strategy as a full-time endeavor, but it’s too important to be a side hustle.