Start with Yourself. Unlock Your Leadership Strengths. Whether you’re managing projects, coaching others, or building your leadership identity, this path helps you lead with greater awareness, clarity, and adaptability. These self-guided resources are designed to meet you where you are—helping you deepen your self-awareness and apply practical strategies in your day-to-day leadership. This learning experience […]
Jill Gaby currently serves as Associate Vice President of Advancement for Operations Management at Miami University. Since June 2023, she has held the role of Chief of Staff to the Vice President for University Advancement. In this capacity, Jill is a key member of the senior management team, collaborating with senior staff across departments to […]
Resources for Organizational Leaders Leadership doesn’t happen by accident. It takes intentional development, a shared language, and a deep commitment to collaboration. The Five Paths to Leadership® framework offers the flexibility and depth to help you grow individual leaders, strengthen teams, and embed a leadership culture across departments and divisions. This path is ideal for: […]
Strengthen Your Team with Transformative Retreat Facilitation Design a Retreat That Moves Your Team Forward In higher education, teams are often made up of strong individuals — but without shared vision, trust, and communication, even the most talented leaders can struggle to move the institution forward. A facilitated retreat can transform that dynamic, creating the […]
Learn to meet your philanthropic goals by partnering effectively with purpose-driven donors.
We have all been to meetings where there is uneven participation among attendees. More vocal participants tend to dominate, while others can all but disappear. This is a substantial problem for meeting leaders and facilitators as it results in fewer ideas and perspectives being considered. Group activities can be a productive way to overcome this […]
Bogged down in implementing your strategic plan? Try this creative meeting design to get things moving. Successful execution of a strategic plan separates the excellent from the “pretty good.” Creating great “visions” and ennobling pictures of the future for a campus is not difficult. There are many smart, dedicated and hardworking faculty, staff and administrators throughout every […]
Happy New Year! As we saw in the first installment in my series on international advancement efforts, it is critical to know key international holidays to best inform staff or a delegation about when (and when not to travel). Once you understand those parameters, the planning must begin and adequate time is necessary to create […]
Development and alumni relations teams make different yet equally important contributions to meeting institutional advancement goals. However, it can be difficult for these teams to focus on their relationships with one another when they are also focused on meeting different metrics and responding to the various needs of donors and alumni. Taking time to establish […]
“Creativity takes courage.” This paper by Patrick Sanaghan of The Sanaghan Group shares 7 tested and proven practices that college and university presidents have used to enhance their creativity: Read the paper. Related Resource: Check Out The Presidential Transition Guide
