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End of the Athletic Recruiting Journey – Kid 1
So over the course of the past year, what I have written, dabbled in and out of the college athletic recruiting process for my daughter. ...
Sep 19, 20224 min read
Overcoming Adversity
Everyone faces challenges and setbacks. How you respond to them is what makes you competitive. I recently read Jay Billas’ book...
Aug 15, 20223 min read
Intersecting Value Proposition and Institutional Mission with Student Onboarding
Recently I have been doing a lot of thinking and reading on higher education value propositions and mission statements. While the two...
Jul 18, 20223 min read
Parental Involvement in Athletics
So this is a tough topic. For those of you who have read some of my earlier posts, I am an engaged and involved parent. While I am...
Jun 18, 20223 min read
Perfectionism and Role Modeling for Kids
This is like an intervention conversation. I am a perfectionist. There. I said it. This is a blessing and curse all together. I come...
May 16, 20223 min read
Difficult Conversations
Recently, I had a difficult conversation with a work colleague. It was hard and unsetting. I guess, hence the term – difficult...
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Reframing Student-Athlete Goals
Recently I watched the movie, “King Richard.” My 13-year-old and eighth grade son told me, there were parts of the main character –...
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Packaging and Branding Student-Athletes
As the parent of a high school junior driven to play intercollegiate athletics, I am learning a great deal about the student-athlete...
Feb 16, 20223 min read
Entrepreneurial Thinking and Leadership
A few months ago, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to visit a college, as part of a team, for a consulting engagement. What...
Jan 16, 20223 min read
Best Practices in Student Success
Recently, I was fortunate enough to be invited to a dinner with author Jeff Selingo and Student Success expert Tim Renick of Georgia...
Dec 12, 20213 min read
Marketing, Pricing and Financial Aid, Student Success
This time around, I am deviating from the topic of athletics and writing about another topic I know a little about – marketing, pricing,...
Nov 15, 20213 min read
Active Listening and Checking Your Ego
In my last post, I talked about leadership via the principles of a successful organization. In this post, I talk about two critical...
Oct 19, 20213 min read
Mission Driven HE Institutions
Someone once told me, “There are two types of institutions – those that are mission-driven and those that are U.S. News rankings-driven.”...
Oct 19, 20214 min read
Principles of a Successful Organization
Lately, I have been thinking about leadership. For people in my inner circle, none of what I am about to write about will be a surprise....
Oct 19, 20214 min read
Athletics and Life Lessons
When I used to help coach my daughter’s travel softball team, I had three rules I made the girls recite before each game. There is a...
Aug 15, 20213 min read
Summer Student-Athletes Guide
As an Ed.D. student at the University of Pennsylvania, I was fortunate enough to have Bob Zemsky as a faculty member, one of higher...
Jul 17, 20213 min read
Raising a Student-Athlete
Raising kids is challenging. They are all wired different. Today the distractions have never been greater. Life moves faster than ever. I...
Jun 16, 20213 min read
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