| By Hal Gregersen, Deborah Ancona, hbr.org | In front of a packed room of MIT students and alumni, Vivienne Ming is holding forth in a style all her own. “Embrace cyborgs,” she calls out, as she clicks to a slide that raises eyebrows even in this tech-smitten crowd. “Really. Fifteen to 25 years from now, cognitive neuroprosthetics […]
The Journey to Servant Leadership
| By Michael Mckinney, www.leadershipnow.com | TT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. That’s where servant leadership begins. Success is based on your influence in the marketplace and those you help. Or rather, it is significance over success. This is a very different mindset from a power-leadership model. And it takes time because we are predisposed to lead from a power […]
Why I’m Stubbornly Optimistic About the Future of Small Colleges
| By Joshua Kim, www.insidehighered.com | Last week we learned that yet another small college, Oregon’s Marylhurst University, is closing. Higher ed publications are full of stories with depressing titles such as Days of Reckoning and The Culling of Higher Ed Begins. Moody’s Investor Services warns that small nonprofit closures are set to double or triple in the years ahead. The disciples of disruptive innovation […]
Abby Wambach’s Advice For Women
| By Stephanie Denning, www.forbes.com | If you’re in the business of being a woman, you know that being a woman in business is not straightforward. To navigate that path, a natural starting point is to turn to other women in business. But the higher up you go, the fewer role models you find. Until one day […]
Investigation? N.C.A.A. Scrutiny? Business as Usual in Grassroots Hoops
| By Marc Tracy, www.nytimes.com | CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Russell Westbrook sat at the end of Team WhyNot’s bench next to the final reserve, his legs extended courtward and his eyes tracking the ball. “Good D! Let’s go, let’s go!” the N.B.A. star shouted, fulfilling his role as patron saint of the youth basketball team named after […]
Why Legalizing Sports Betting Is Good for the NCAA
| By John Wolohan, www.chronicle.com | Last week the United States Supreme Court, in a long-awaited decision that is sure to have major implications for college athletics, struck down the federal ban on single-game sports betting in states other than Nevada (where the ban did not apply). In Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (formerly […]
4 Signs Your Leadership Team Needs Help
| By Susan Steinbrecher, www.inc.com | Leaders in all sectors across the board continue to realize that feedback and self-improvement feeds into the old adage “knowledge is power,” and is certainly not a sign of weakness. An executive coach can help you solve problems, offer honest feedback and bolster leadership skills. The most predominant impetus for a coaching […]
The Servant Leader vs the Human Ego
| By Ken Blanchard, www.greatleadershipbydan.com | Most people who consider themselves servant leaders spend the majority of their time thinking about how to help their people get what they need to achieve their goals and live according to the organizational vision. These leaders want to make a difference in their organizations and in the lives of their […]