The Nature of Requests

This week on the show, we’re going to explore the nature of requests, how to engage as a listener in those conversations and a powerful alternative to merely accepting or declining what one asks of you: the counteroffer.
Learning to Invent the Future Together

How do you build a culture of creativity and innovation? It starts with uncovering the unseen forces that keep a team from excelling, including fear of failure, lack of candor, and unwillingness to put aside individual needs.
Making Offers to Spur Innovation with Peter Denning

Peter Denning returns to the show this week to talk about innovation. But this most likely isn’t the innovation discussion you’re expecting.
Goodwill is not a Skill Set: Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke on shifting our approach to the dialog on diversity and inclusion on campus

Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke joins Howard Teibel on the show today and what starts as a discussion about the role of diversity and inclusion in the education environment turns quickly to our waning collective skill in truly engaging in difficult conversations —
The First Team

Who is your first team? According to Patrick Lencioni, the first team asks you to rethink your relationship with your peers, and the costs and opportunities of that come with that adjustment. This week on the show Howard Teibel introduces the first team model and expands on it for the world of higher education.
The research speaks: You’re probably burned out, and you’re not alone

Dr. Kate Newburgh joins Howard Teibel to share her experience studying burnout and her effort to help high-burnout organizations to create human-centered cultures that are more resilient and healthy.
Worlds Opening

This week on the show, we’re presenting a few of the significant shifts that have come as the result of new worlds opening. In the process, we highlight clear areas of opportunity for developing our skills in the conversation.
Are you showing up for change? Lessons in vulnerability and candor with Howard Teibel and Lampros Fatsis

This week on the show, we invite our colleague Lampros Fatsis to explore our Group Coaching program and share lessons learned in personal transformation.
Moving Mountains: Provoking Change in Higher Education with Carol Mullaney and Brent Ruben

Carol Mullaney and Brent Ruben join Howard for a conversation on change, provocation, and the evolving macro conversation that comes as we continue to learn to lead change in higher education.
Exploring WACUBO’s 2019 Annual Conference with Ruth Johnston — Walking the Talk and Dealing with Overwhelm

UW’s Ruth Johnston joins Howard this week for a conversation on resilience and overwhelm, and gives us a preview of things to come at the WACUBO Annual Conference in Vancouver coming next month