The Need for Authentic Collaboration
Following up on our conversation around what’s going on in the education landscape in episode 99, we’re talking about collaboration — real, true, and authentic collaboration between teams that don’t fully understand one another. It’s a conversation in whi
The Danger of Thinking in Projects
We talk often about the importance of senior leadership alignment around mission, vision, and strategic goals for the institution. But once you define this strategic direction, how do you translate it into the day to day activities that move the instituti
Jesuit lessons on leading cultural change from AJCU 2015
The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities just wrapped up their annual conference at Fordham University in New York City and Howard Teibel was on hand with our friends from Loyola to discuss “A New Way of Proceeding,” Loyola’s administrative and
Lessons from AGB’s National Conference on Trusteeship
Recorded straight off stage from the 2015 AGB National Conference on Trusteeship, Howard Teibel shares his reflections on trusteeship, and lessons he learned working with trustees navigating their most challenging issues. From the coming closure of Sweet
What are Presidents, Chancellors, and Cabinets Dealing with Today?
As we cruise toward our centennial episode of Navigating Change, we’re stepping back to share some of our key lessons learned. We’ve heard from presidents, chancellors, and trustees as they navigate their institutions though the rough seas of higher educa
Dr. Larry Baker Brings Communication, Humor to Trusteeship at Des Moines University Medical Center
This week on Navigating Change, we continue our conversation on governance with trustee Larry Baker. Dr. Baker serves as medical director for the emergency department of UnityPoint health in Des Moines, But for our conversation today, his most important role is as trustee, serving as chair on the board of Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center. […]
Is Yours the Best Place to Work? Find out with guest Ron Friedman, PhD
The challenge and complexity around audacious change projects continues to grow in our institutions. This week on the show, we take on the impact of culture and environment on our ability to drive complex change projects. Ron Friedman is an award-winning psychologist and author of “The Best Place to Work,” a book that offers a […]
Building Consequential Boards with Dr. Richard Chait
Over the past month, we’ve talked with university presidents, trustees, and faculty, cultivating a dialog around building strong relationships between institutional leadership. In the face of strained board-president relationships, diffused shared governa
The Story of UMass Lowell — Change, Agility, and Growth with Joanne Yestramski & Lauren Turner
Teibel, Inc. has been working with UMass Lowell as part of the institution’s strategic planning process. Today on the show, we’re going to dive deeper into the project with our special guests from UML, Joanne Yestramski and Lauren Turner. The work of thei
Governance — Authority, Accountability & Responsibility in Shared Governance with Dr. Stephen Fowl
Our on-going series on governance brings us to the faculty perspective this week. From the point of view of an academic leader in the institution, we’re interested in putting a framework around expectations of governance, in particular: how do we do share