I Wanna Work There!

It has become a theme on “I Wanna Work There!”–higher education is a people business, especially when it comes to faculty and staff. So, what happens when faculty and staff are forced to conform to a…

If you’re an American working at an American college or university, you’re most likely comfortable with many of life’s events as we know them–football season, Thanksgiving, “Bowl Season,” the holiday…

Retaining the best faculty and staff is a key to retaining students at any college or university. But, what does it take to retain the best faculty and staff? Regardless of the industry, being valued…

When Elwood Robinson served as the chancellor of Winston-Salem State University, he saw an opportunity to celebrate the people who work hard to serve students. With the help of Jaime Hunt, host of En…

Diversity recruiting goes well beyond finding candidates who are simply different. It’s about identifying and hiring talent that will change the trajectory of your college or university in a producti…

In a LinkedIn post, Emmalee Amthor wrote, “Succession planning is an investment in an organization's future. Here’s why.

“1. Continuity: It ensures the smooth transition of key positions when employee…

Bennie Johnson seems to eat, sleep and breathe marketing. The CEO of the American Marketing Association, Bennie also has a deep appreciation for ensuring that employees of organizations have fulfilli…

To boost an employer brand, Brittany King does not believe in hiring for culture-fit. As she wrote on a LinkedIn post, Brittany believes that organizations should seek out what she calls “culture cul…

It’s one thing to have a team that works well together. It’s another thing to have a team that knocks it out of the park in terms of productivity, honors, and a place where people want to be. That wo…

Presidents affect faculty and staff engagement in many ways. How these campus CEOs communicate with their employees cannot be taken for granted, even at some of the biggest campuses in the nation. Th…

Micromanagement does no favors to employer branding. However, faculty and staff may be willing to be the brand ambassadors of their campuses if their leaders knew how to…dance? There is a practice ca…

Colleges and universities are finding out, the hard way, why they can no longer “post and pray,” that is post job openings and pray that qualified candidates will fill the applicant tracking systems.…

Employee engagement does not happen without effective leadership. Effective leadership, however, doesn’t always come from those with executive authority–the folks with the titles. Without question, g…

They say that the only thing that is constant is change. How does change affect the employees at an institution, especially when the change is at the top? Higher education, an industry that once upon…

When Suri Duitch arrived at Tulane University to take over as the dean of the School of Continuing Studies, she saw a need to rebrand. Renaming her unit the School of Professional Advancement (SoPA),…

Recently, The Chronicle of Higher Education held a virtual panel discussion called “The Talent Crisis in Higher Education.” One of the panelists was Jaime Hunt, host of The Enrollify Podcast Network’…

Campus work culture matters. While a college campus can be a place that’s full of life and offers many employees such great things as shared governance, it can also mentally and physically wear its e…

Host Eddie Francis talks about why he thinks “I Wanna Work There!” is an important podcast for colleges’ and universities’ marketing strategies. He also teases some of the topics that will be covered…

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