A CTO’s Role in Driving Transformation
Simon Blackwell didn’t have a long-standing career in academia before he became Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) of Mount Saint Mary’s University. His background included ecommerce banking, aerospace, and Wall Street. The institution brought him on initially as a consultant, saw promise, and the rest is history. Whether small or large innovative projects, his approach is […]
Position Yourself Well for Positive Change Management
There are studies about how humans tend to resist change and their various reasons why. It’s prevalent, but not much comfort to any higher education executive whose mission is to make enhancements for the good of the institution, which undoubtedly require change. Jim La Creta of Brandeis University found himself within that very delicate balance. […]
Managing Change within IT Transformation
In this Top of Mind, Tambellini focuses on transitioning people, processes, groups, departments and the institution to new ways of working and serving constituents successfully. After reading, you should feel confident about the definition of change management, when to think about change management, resources to help institutions, and the goals of change management. As part […]
See. Feel. Change. The Evolution of Change Management.
As someone who’s implemented new technologies in higher ed for more than a decade, my on-going joke is that I use my public relations degree daily trying to convince people I’m making their lives easier with technology, not harder! As a fast-talking, multi-tasking technologist who embraces change, my lessons learned over the years have been […]
