
Goodbye, Resolutions; Hello, Houseplants!
We have all experienced unimaginable challenges these past two years and no one yet knows how the stress from these past couple of years will affect our lives, but we do know that it will show its effects. In times of uncertainty, we must remember that the human spirit is strong. We are resilient. In the middle of constant stress, like the snake plant, we can find a way to flower.

Earning Courage
“Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all.” ~ Malcolm Gladwell

When It Means Something
“If you challenge the conventional wisdom, you will find ways to do things much better than they are currently done.” ~ Michael Lewis

Making It Click
Students are distracted by life and overwhelmed by increasing uncertainty. They work to navigate within a changing world. Much of what we have known will be forever changed and impacted by the last four months. Education provides the answer if only we can figure out how to make it click.

Oh Schlitz! 3 Lessons on Cutting Corners
A reactionary decision today can have long-lasting and sometimes unintended consequences.

Thriving in Volatility
Higher education is faced with a choice: thrive in an unpredictable world or crumble into chaos allowing external pressures to drive change. Predictability and stability lead to mediocrity. Higher education has an important window of opportunity disguised as a challenge--to look beyond what was and see what is now possible. Relevance can never be taken for granted but needs to be earned every day.