Three Quality Improvement Tips for Organizational Change
Some old school tricks for organizational change and influence from continual improvement, systems thinking, and standardization that are still relevant today.
Change, Change, Change
Things are always changing. Sometimes it’s little changes that we just accept and move on. Sometimes it’s much bigger. Leaders are there through all of it. Change can be scary or it can be exciting, the choice is mine.
Know Thyself: The Fourth Way
What does it mean to know oneself? The teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff on the Fourth Way point to many misconceptions we have about ourselves and others.
Lessons from My Leadership Journey: Better Late Than Never, Practices I Wish I’d Adopted Sooner
Own your experience and expertise. Know that you don’t talk, write, and think like other people. A good leader needs to be a good storyteller.
Managing Stress is Within Your Control
Stress can come from change and begins with how you respond. Find the amount of stress that maximizes performance without impacting your health.
The Patient Leader
Always be prepared, carefully plan, express gratitude, be realistic, discover triggers, and ask for help are ways to become a more patient leader.
Lessons from My Leadership Journey: John Gohsman
We asked John Gohsman, CIO at Notre Dame, to reflect on defining moments of his career and what insights we can learn from those experiences.
Purpose and Connection in the Pandemic
Life sends us messages, and we must pay attention to those clues if we want to follow our dreams and finding purpose and connection.
Life and Work Continues in the Age of COVID
Based on learning from the past four months, today we explore actions to be most effective in what we each do.
Help: Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can
As we begin the uncertainty of the fall semester, what can you do to give your team even a little more predictability and control? What can you do to more fully show care for your team members who care so deeply for your institution? In the words of Arthur Ashe, start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.