Summer Greetings: Three Top Posts, And A Very Warm Thank You
Thank you for reading the Future of Higher Education.
It’s beginning to look a lot like summer, and I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you and provide a small status update.
Since March 2023, I’ve posted on AI, leadership, strategy, and related topics. Within just a few weeks, we reached 100+ subscribers and are still growing every day!
The three posts that resonated the most with readers in the first quarter, as indicated by post views and new subscribers, are linked below (and pictured above). They covered historical and structural problems in higher education management; challenging questions to make innovation happen in institutions in order to remain competitive; and personal advice on leadership, based on hard-earned lessons I’ve learned in leadership roles, in higher education institutions.
I am very pleased to see that readers come to The Future of Higher Education for background and context, but even more so for ideas and applicable advice for figuring out the ins and outs in an educational world of radical change.
Many of you are helping me get the message out to more people, and I am truly grateful for every share and new subscriber to The Future of Higher Education.
Thank you.
Since Substack supports subscriber referrals now, I’ve turned them on to see what happens. More on this in a separate email.
Have a great summer everyone.
We’ll be back in August!
// Jeppe
Links to the three posts mentioned:
Unsolicited Advice For Leaders, In No Particular Order
The title of this post should be pretty self explanatory, so let’s dig in: Never “just be you”. In the space of a single day, you may need to get on the stage and sell your vision to hundreds of people, fire someone because of poor performance, and still smile and say ‘have a great day’ to everyone (and actually mean it). Whether you like it or not, lead…
The Imperative for Rethinking Higher Education Strategy
Admittedly, the title is pretty bold, but I believe it is time to begin a different kind of conversation when we talk about strategy in higher education. Disclaimer: I am not a strategy expert. But I am a leader who has navigated strategy processes and strategic planning in higher education institutions several times.
This Needs To Change In Higher Education Management
As artificial intelligence and other technological breakthroughs continue to reshape higher education, leaders must learn to reinvent themselves and their organizations to remain at the forefront. This reality can be disconcerting for many academic leaders. While some may grapple with the leadership skills necessary to initiate these changes, there are d…