Leading Change Archives

Leading Change

February 27, 2025

Taking a Moment to Celebrate

Often in life, we are so eager to plan toward our next moment that we forget to stop and be present in the moent we are actually living in. At…

Richard Staisloff

Leading Change

November 9, 2023

Ready for your next academic portfolio review? See this decision framework first

By Katie Hagan and Charlotte Pierce Colleges and universities often look to their peers for insights and best practice when preparing to launch critical change management initiatives. This is especially…

Katie Hagan

Leading Change

July 25, 2023

Higher Education’s Arrival at Strategic Partnerships

John McIntosh, managing partner at SeaChange, joined Rick Staisloff for the April 2023 Wednesday Webinar to discuss higher education’s arrival at strategic partnerships. SeaChange helps nonprofits apply quantitative approaches to…

rpk GROUP

Leading Change

May 31, 2023

State ROI from higher education: The increasing call for systemwide change

Change has arrived in higher education, with a focus on financial sustainability and ROI prompting a new set of questions for leadership.

Katie Hagan

Academic Efficiencies Leading Change

April 27, 2023

Do less better

How do we do less in higher ed, and do it better? It starts with truly understanding the ROI to our students, employers, institutions and state/systems.

Richard Staisloff

Leading Change

April 11, 2023

How leaders can move from intent to action in higher ed

Higher education is ready and willing to transform its structures to achieve greater equity and student success. Here's what it's going to take.

Mike Daly

Leading Change

December 21, 2022

Work/life balance and rpk’s winter recess

You have to be intentional about the culture of a firm and the creation of that culture – especially when you have a firm that operates 100% remotely. In the…

Richard Staisloff

Leading Change

September 30, 2022

Are we ready to work together?

Higher education institutions have long operated under the premise that each of their programs and services is unique. But this resistance may be starting to break down.

Richard Staisloff

Leading Change Uncategorized

June 24, 2022

On loving tough change

Change. It’s scary. It’s tough. You’ll love it.

Mike Daly

Leading Change

June 16, 2022

Who are your campus ‘peers’?

Peer groups are frequently constructed from an admissions perspective and include colleges considered to be enrollment ‘competitors.’ But rpk examines other metrics. Here's why.

rpk GROUP