Nonprofit Leadership and Board Governance: Weeks 1-2 (BMAL 620)
Facebook LinkedIn X First things first, I am not feeling it in this program at all. Taking a step back from a doctorate program which was pretty much me working on my own to this masters program where it feels like a bunch of hand-holding. I do not know why we have to do these […]
Don’t limit yourself to jobs for PhDs (or Professional Doctorates) in your discipline
Facebook LinkedIn X The Degree Is a Door, Not a Destination After earning your PhD or professional doctorate, it’s natural to look for the next logical step. You open job boards, filter by discipline, and find yourself in a familiar echo chamber: postdocs, adjunct roles, or industry positions so narrowly aligned with your dissertation that […]
Leadership Struggles in Small Family Businesses
Facebook LinkedIn X Where Family and Business Collide Running a small business is hard. Running a small family business? That’s leadership on hard mode. Every family business begins with a dream, independence, legacy, purpose. It’s a chance to build something together, to create opportunity across generations, to weave work and love into the same story. […]
PhD (or Professional Doctorate) Jobs: How To Transition From Academia Into Business
Facebook LinkedIn X From Dissertation to Direction You’ve earned the title. After years of research, late-night writing sessions, and the relentless pursuit of new knowledge, you’ve crossed the finish line, Dr. You. But once the celebration fades, a new question emerges: What’s next? For many newly minted PhDs and professional doctorate holders, the next step […]
The Dirtbag’s Guide to Executive Leadership: Lessons from the Wild for the Boardroom
Facebook LinkedIn X When a Suit Meets a Sleeping Bag At first glance, a dirtbag and an executive couldn’t be more different. One lives out of a van at the base of a granite wall, chasing sunrises and ascents; the other occupies a corner office with an Outlook calendar packed to the minute. One measures […]