Higher Ed Change Leadership: The "New Normal" After COVID-19

Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Rob Hartman, CFO at Columbia International University, about how the pandemic has changed higher ed institutions and CIU, and in many ways, for the better. Podcast Highlights A crisis or change effort can have unexpected positive outcomes. In the case of CIU, these outcomes include increased enrollment, endowment, and employee productivity. During a change effort, create a committee with membership that spans the campus and can work through consensus. This effort can develop a powerful plan for change while also building engagement and support among institutional stakeholders. During times of change, leaders will emerge when using creative problem-solving. This was evidenced by CIU's students who volunteered to deliver meals to their quarantined classmates. To read the full show notes, visit https://changinghighered.com Resources Dr. Drumm McNaughton provides strategy and change management consulting for higher ed institutions.  Links to Articles, Apps, or websites mentioned during the interview: Columbia International University Guest Social Media Links: Rob Hartman on LinkedIn The Change Leader's Social Media Links: Website: https://changinghighered.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdrumm/ Twitter: @thechangeldr Email: [email protected] Sponsor: Perdia Education