Leading Change Archives

Featured 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

Featured 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

Featured Leading Change Uncategorized

June 24, 2022

On loving tough change

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

Mike Daly

Featured 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.

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Featured Leading Change Uncategorized

May 9, 2022

It’s time to tell the truth

What’s the truth that you need to tell? And how might you best tell it to bring students, faculty and staff along with you?

Richard Staisloff

Featured Leading Change

April 21, 2022

Building Toward a Post Pandemic Future – EACUBO Spring Gathering 2022

I had to remember how to do it. You get on the train. Uber to the hotel. Put on your lavalier mic. But after two full years of virtual engagement with…

Richard Staisloff

Featured Leading Change

February 23, 2022

On embracing discomfort and the future of higher education

We’ve all been through a tough two years, especially those in leadership positions. Do we pull back from the discomfort? Or do we, as leaders, embrace it?

Richard Staisloff

Featured Leading Change Student Success Sustainable Business Models

October 19, 2021

Transformation at Scale webinar

In rpk GROUP's Transformation at Scale Webinar, we had the honor of hosting two strong leaders in higher education. Dr. Barbara Bichelmeyer, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Kansas,…

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Leading Change Student Success

October 13, 2021

Market Demand and Opportunity (MDO) Analysis

Designed to produce results that honor institutions' Mission, Market, and Margin®, the MDO framework provides three distinct components: academic portfolio alignment, program gap analysis and competitor analysis.

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Leading Change Strategic Finance

July 14, 2021

A value prop moment for higher education

In What’s Next for Higher Education Pricing?, a recently released report from Workday, rpk’s Rick Staisloff teamed up with author Jeff Selingo to explore the circumstances placing added financial pressures…

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