Category: Future

• Future-Focused Leadership: Cooperation, Creativity and Purpose

  Interestingly enough, the hottest jobs at Facebook require a “human touch.”  Why?  They are looking for people who can close sales because their revenue relies heavily on ads (Anders, 2014).  Perhaps the most future-focused distance learning administrators should consider blending “high-human touch” with “high-tech” in new and interesting ways that holistically add value to the…

  Dr. Connie

  March 31, 2014

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• Megatrend 1: The Rise of the #GigEconomy

  The rise of the entrepreneurial individual, and what is currently referred to as the Gig Economy, will create new challenges and opportunities for distance learning administrators.  How can institutions of education help learners create value for traditional employers and for their individual brands?   If not as many people are investing in education to land a…

  Dr. Connie

  March 25, 2014

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• Future-Focused Leadership: Three Mega-Trends Influencing Distance Learning

  My most recent paper, Future-Focused Leadership:  Three Mega-Trends Influencing Distance Learning, will be published in the conference proceedings of the 2014 Distance Learning Administration Conference (Woo Hoo!). I am also preparing a keynote for the North Central Leadership Conference (to be held in Omaha, NE next month). Both the paper and the keynote will focus…

  Dr. Connie

  March 21, 2014

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