Wisdom isn’t a body of information. It’s the moral quality of knowing what you don’t know and figuring out a way to handle your ignorance, uncertainty, and limitation.
David Brooks, NY Times Columnist & Author
When you know how good you have it, you recognize this and protect it. This is how I feel about my role at MSU since my arrival in 2016. It’s the best job I’ve ever had. The best culture. The best leaders. And I got to be part of living out the mission of the Pioneer land grant university. I thought I would retire from MSU. Until I received an opportunity of a lifetime I could not pass up...
I’ve been teaching online for over twenty years. And with everything over twenty years, a lot has changed. The cost has come down and the tools are plenty to be able to connect online effectively. It used to cost a ton and take forever. Now it’s as simple as an iPhone, a webcam on your laptop and some easy to use software like Camtasia from Techsmith. As I lead a program and teach...
The Lead Where You Stand conference is an intersection of different experts sharing transferrable leadership principles that stem from a compass of morality and integrity as a single source of truth. It was created by Dr. Gayle Beebe, President of Westmont College , in partnership with Dr. Reed Sheard, VP for Advancement and CIO at Westmont. The content explores transformative ideas to apply to...
Vision and strategy are both important. But there is a priority to them. Vision always comes first. Always. If you have a clear vision, you will eventually attract the right strategy. If you don’t have a clear vision, no strategy will save you. “We had a clear vision of what we wanted to achieve. That’s where it started, and that’s where you have to start if you want to experience a...
authentic reflections of a life desired to live well
