2025 Thoughts
✦ March
Go Where the Fans Are: Lessons from Iron Maiden on Strategic Recruiting
Iron Maiden, one of the most iconic names in heavy metal, has built an unusually devoted fan base in South
Lance Beaumont
2025 Thoughts
✦ March
Recruiting: Learning from Athletics' Playbook
The landscape of higher education is shifting rapidly, and the challenges ahead are mounting. We're facing a demographic
2025 Thoughts
✦ March
Beyond the Transaction
At a recent conference, a panelist made a comment that stopped me in my tracks: Education is often just a
2025 Thoughts
✦ March
The Power of Paper
It seems to be human nature to collect things, amassing more and more items without clear justification. For me, it&
2025 Thoughts
✦ March
Removing Bottlenecks to Productivity and Decision-Making
One of the biggest challenges in higher education leadership is managing the daily deluge of decisions that cross your desk.
2025 Thoughts
✦ March
Leading in the Liminal Space
Leadership in higher education isn’t about managing what’s comfortable—it’s about navigating what’s uncertain. As deans,
2025 Thoughts
✦ March
Using AI for Academic Leadership—NotebookLM
Higher education is at an inflection point. The volume of data that academic leaders must process—from faculty evaluations to
2025 Thoughts
✦ March
Strategy, Tactics, and "Decentralized Command"
Oddly enough, I find pleasure in reading business and management books for leisure, preferring them to fiction when I want
2025 Thoughts
✦ March
Building Programs of/for the Future
As the future of work and our world evolve rapidly, building degree programs that prepare students for emerging challenges and
2025 Thoughts
✦ March
Leading in the Tension
Living in the tension between present reality and an envisioned future is challenging. Leading in this liminal space—where we