The Brand Dame

The numbers are pouring in. 61% of women are planning a significant career change post-pandemic, according to Forbes. While we won’t know for a while what the economic ramifications of COVID-19 will… Continue reading Catch & Release Your Superpower

There has been a lot of soul-searching and prognostication of late about how higher ed will move into the post-pandemic era. According to a recent McKinsey report, “Leadership comes in two parts. There’s the… Continue reading Facing the Post Pandemic Era

Historically, women have not fared well in the senior administrative ranks of academia. Isn’t it time to change that? Headlined Covid Crisis Shows Why We Need More Female Leaders, Fortune  notes: “The pandemic… Continue reading Scaling the Academic Walls

Six months ago the job market for C-suite executive administrators in higher ed and the nonprofit sector was barely alive. On the big go-to job sites, such as higheredjobs.com, the daily… Continue reading A Job Search Season Like No Other

You’ve decided to throw your hat in the ring for a new leadership position that’s recently opened up. You’re confident that you fit the candidate profile. You’ve got all the right stuff.… Continue reading Being Good Is Not Enough

What’s it like to be in the higher education executive search business these days? How has the process changed for search consultants as well as the candidates themselves? I asked… Continue reading The Road Forward: Executive Search in the Time of Covid

What the future holds for higher education and nonprofit marketing in 2021 is anyone’s guess. We seem to be in a constant state of flux. As the ground rumbles and… Continue reading Endless Curiosity: My Conversation with Pete Sena

Today we begin a series of interviews with some of the most interesting and influential frontline experts in communications, crisis, and reputation management. We start with a recent conversation I… Continue reading Higher Ed’s Moment of Reckoning