Higher Education and the Hamster Wheel

Higher Education and the Hamster Wheel

Is today a success if you don’t complete your to-do list? This is the wrong question built on a bad set of beliefs about work. It implies everything on your to-do list is equally important. What if accomplishing only two items radically accelerates progress toward...
Build a Strategy, then Hire a President

Build a Strategy, then Hire a President

Every year, Christian campuses all over the US are confronted with the challenging task of hiring a new president.  Boards go hunting for the person who can save the school, but with a very high pressure to fill the role ASAP.  At the same time, prospective...
Hard Work, Smart Work and Different Work

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, “We have to move forward on this because we have been working hard on it for the past...
Christian Higher Education and the Pareto Principle

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 their business comes from 20 percent of their clients. In sports we see about 20 percent of the...