Can AI Replace Your Higher Ed Consultant? A Post-Conference Reality Check
Higher ed has too much sameness already. The institutions leading the way in ten years are the ones that get specific now. The real work of figuring out who you are and what makes your institution worth choosing requires a human doing the thinking. It doesn't have to be us. It can be your provost, your faculty, your board, or another consultant entirely. But it should be someone who knows your institution well enough to make creative calls, ask uncomfortable questions, and push back.
5 Essential Tips for Crafting Effective Mission Statements in Higher Ed
Don’t say “great” if you mean “remarkable;” don’t use “succeed” if you mean “thrive.” I wish there was a nicer way to say it, but there isn’t, so: don’t be boring.
4 Secrets to Maximizing the Impact of Your Mission Statement
A wise man once said, “If you try to go in every direction, you’ll end up nowhere.” That man was my neighbor Carl, and he was explaining that I was mowing my lawn like an moron, but his prudent words apply to missions and landscaping alike.
A Pirate's Life For Me
“Contrary to conventional wisdom, pirate life was orderly and honest.” ~ Peter Leeson