| By Jim Jump, www.insidehighered.com | The college football season ends tonight when conference rivals Alabama and Georgia face off in Atlanta in the College Football Playoff championship game. By the end of the evening we will have answered the question of which university will be crowned national champion of college football’s highest division, the Football Bowl […]
Small College Struggles in the Sights
| By Rick Seltzer, www.insidehighered.com | HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The Council of Independent Colleges has been among the most bullish organizations when discussing the state of small private liberal arts colleges, but a heightened sense of concern underpinned much of the organization’s annual Presidents Institute this year. The concern was evident in the institute’s programming, which included […]
Define Your Culture, Don’t Let Your Culture Define You
| By Suzanne Hyatt, www.forbes.com | A recent study on the Employee Experience by IBM and social recognition provider Globoforce revealed a direct link between company culture and employee performance and retention. There is also increasing evidence linking company profitability and culture. Clearly, culture is important. And the critical component in both creating and defining culture, according to […]
Different People Hear Differently
| By Seth Godin, sethgodin.typepad.com | What you say is not nearly as important as what we hear. Which means that the words matter, and so does the way we say them. And how we say them. And what we do after we say them. It takes two to be understood. Not just speaking clearly, but speaking […]
A Small College’s Financial Innovations
| By Alexander C. Kafka, www.chronicle.com | WATCH the video here. Jeff Abernathy, president, Alma College Jeff Abernathy, president of Alma College, in Michigan, discusses ways he is stretching a dollar, rethinking administrative structure at the top, and using technology to help Alma and two other small private colleges pool their curricular resources. With a favorable-term loan […]
How To Deliver Your Presentation In Half The Time
| By Anett Grant, www.fastcompany.com | It’s the day of your big presentation. You’ve spent the last few weeks fine-tuning every detail. You rehearsed last night, and you were flawless. You’ve never felt more prepared. But then you hear something that makes your stomach drop: “Sorry, but we’re going to need you to keep this to 10 […]
Why We Make Bad Decisions
Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness — sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Dan Gilbert · Psychologist; happiness expert Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert says our beliefs about what will […]
The Surprisingly Simple Way Successful People Get Things Done
| By Brian Scudamore, www.inc.com | Since I was 18 years old, I’ve spent every New Year’s going all in on resolutions. I’ll decide the one big thing I need to change or fix — eat healthier, drink less alcohol, exercise every day — only to feel a massive sense of failure when I slip up. By […]