Weekly Wisdom New Season Kickoff with Co-Founder of Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman with Bridget Burns from University Innovation Alliance
Manage episode 377274805 series 3252532
In today's episode, Bridget Burns and Doug Lederman preview the next season of weekly wisdom and review the interviews from the past season that they each found most compelling. They also discussed the challenges and opportunities facing higher education in this moment, particularly the elements that will challenge leadership in the chapter ahead. They emphasize the importance of leaders taking the initiative to shape the future of higher education, rather than being reactive to external pressures. They highlight the need for authenticity in leadership and reflect on some of the most valuable conversations from previous episodes. They also discuss the issue of turnover in leadership positions and the impact it has on innovation, while stressing the importance of leaders having a clear vision and the ability to inspire and bring people together.
"There's a level of candor and accessibility that is needed in this next chapter, like you and I see all the time, the skepticism about higher ed and the public, skepticism about higher education by the public.?" - Bridget Burns
What you will learn -
The defense versus offense analogy
Reflection on past episodes and interesting conversations
The pivot and potential constraint
Turnover and transition challenges
Learn more about Doug Lederman by visiting:
Learn more about the UIA by visiting:
This week's episode is sponsored by Mainstay, a student retention and engagement tool where you can increase student and staff engagement with the only platform consistently proven to boost engagement, retention, and wellbeing. To learn more about Mainstay, click here.
173 episoder