Redefine Your Expectations_ Modern Culture and Leadership (1).pdf

A new way to evaluate expectations for leadership with an emphasis on higher education

1. Redefine Your Expectations:
Modern Culture and Leadership

2. A little background on us….

3. Let’s recap! Since 2020…
●COVID-19
●Job Loss
●Work from home and hybrid models, unemployment
●Digital burnout
●Political Divide
●Racial tension

4. What we’ve been hearing
●“I don’t feel valued”
●“I’m thinking about leaving higher education”
●“Our office culture/management isn’t great”
●“There’s no room for growth here”
●“There’s no flexibility in our office”

5. Describe your current office
culture in one word.

6. Are you a leader?

7. Cultivating Leadership
●Leadership = Influence
●Leadership requires vulnerability
●Practices of Exemplary Leadership
○Model the Way
○Inspire Shared Vision
○Challenge the Process
○Enable Others to Act
○Encourage the Heart

8. Leadership vs. Management
●People vs. Process
●Both are vital for success
●They’re not mutually exclusive
●Is one more valuable than the other?
●Leading or managing, you should always give explanation

9. Creating a Culture of Trust
●Transparency/Honesty
●Action>Intention
●Service
●Inclusivity
●Accountability/Feedback
●Proactive vs. Reactive
●Authenticity

10. Becoming a Champion for Change
●Identify where to start. Who creates the standards of culture on your
teams? Is it your Director? Executive Director?
●Ask for and provide constructive feedback. Often.
●Stop gossiping with colleagues. :)
●Shift your perspective - what can you do about challenges?
●Leave and become a champion somewhere else.

11. Resources: Books

12. Resources: Podcasts
●“The School of Greatness” - Lewis Howes
●“The Brendon Show” - Brendon Burchard
●“A Bit of Optimism” - Simon Sinek
●“On Purpose”- Jay Shetty
●“Unlocking Us”- Brene Brown

13. Questions?