Apr 26

Disrupting disruption in higher ed

“We thought you should know that…we are Trump voters.” A confession from a new friend. We were enjoying adult beverages during a hot summer evening on my screened-in porch. This was the first time we all hung out socially and they wanted to set the record straight. When you have…

Higher Education

5 min read

Apr 26

What advancement can learn from Monday Night Football’s dedication to “disruption”

Fifty years ago, Monday Night Football (MNF) debuted on ABC and brought professional football to primetime. In 1970, the popularity of the NFL was a fraction of what it is now, but professional football enthusiasts knew they had a valuable product. Bringing the throws, runs, kicks, and hits to weekday…

Higher Education

7 min read

What advancement can learn from Monday Night Football’s dedication to “disruption”

Apr 26

Accessibility is the key to reunion ROI

Just when you think you have the green light to plan a “traditional” reunion, you’re back to thinking through contingency plans. In these crazy times, you might find yourself wondering why even do reunion at all? Is all of the tent-popping, catering, and risk management adherence really worth it? Yes…

Reunion

4 min read

Published in BrightCrowd

·Apr 26

The Best LinkedIn Alternative for Powerful Networking at Your Organization

What happened to that water cooler talk? Or that camaraderie while yelling across cubicles when a deal closes or a promotion is accepted? Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the work world is forever changed. According to research by FlexJobs, 65% of surveyed employees want to work remotely permanently. Another 31%…

Linked In

1 min read

The Best LinkedIn Alternative for Powerful Networking at Your Organization

What happened to that water cooler talk? Or that camaraderie while yelling across cubicles when a deal closes or a promotion is accepted?

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the work world is forever changed. According to research by FlexJobs, 65% of surveyed employees want to work remotely permanently. Another 31%…

Published in BrightCrowd

·Apr 25

Three Employee Engagement Strategies for Remote New Hires

Remote work is here to stay, making effective remote employee engagement strategies non-negotiable for organizations. Experts predict that 40.7 million workers in the United States will be fully remote in the next five years. Businesses that want to competitively attract and retain top talent in this new environment have no…

Remote Working

1 min read

Three Employee Engagement Strategies for Remote New Hires

Apr 25

So what’s your story? Understanding the journey from student to alumna/us

In my past life, which is almost hard to remember after three children and a pandemic, I was an aspiring Hollywood storyteller. By day I was working for a TV studio, by night I was yucking it up at comedy clubs and writing scripts that few would ever read. Despite…

Higher Education

6 min read

So what’s your story? Understanding the journey from student to alumna/us

Apr 7

Time to say goodbye: Budget addition by subtraction

For many schools, it’s budget planning season and with that comes lobbying for a new line item or two in hopes of investing in new ideas. However, in the (hopefully) post-covid era, and most other eras, new expenditures can be hard to come by. That’s why it’s important to consider…

Higher Education

4 min read

Time to say goodbye: Budget addition by subtraction

May 18, 2021

Ignoring affinity is jumping without a parachute

One of my favorite reoccurring cartoon bits is the fake parachute where the character pulls the rip cord and instead of a chute popping out it releases a set of cutlery. For unfortunate villains like the coyote, they’re the victim of the gag. For higher education, the establishment of fundraising…

Higher Ed

4 min read

Ignoring affinity is jumping without a parachute

May 18, 2021

The Future is BrightCrowd

For the first time in ten years I am not working on the campus of Cornell University. I am beginning me second week at BrightCrowd. Professional life at a university, especially one as revered as Cornell, is hard to leave. There’s the prestige, the inspiring alumni, the wonderful camaraderie of…

Higher Education

4 min read

May 18, 2021

COVID-19 and the lessons of meaningful engagement and presumed disinterest

Almost exactly one year ago, I packed up all necessary office technology from my office and headed home for an undefined period of fully remote work. This past Friday, I returned to clean out that office (more on that soon) and was taken back by the dystopian feel of it…

Higher Education

7 min read

COVID-19 and the lessons of meaningful engagement and presumed disinterest

Disrupting disruption in higher ed

What advancement can learn from Monday Night Football’s dedication to “disruption”

Accessibility is the key to reunion ROI

The Best LinkedIn Alternative for Powerful Networking at Your Organization

The Best LinkedIn Alternative for Powerful Networking at Your Organization

Three Employee Engagement Strategies for Remote New Hires

Three Employee Engagement Strategies for Remote New Hires

So what’s your story? Understanding the journey from student to alumna/us

Time to say goodbye: Budget addition by subtraction

Ignoring affinity is jumping without a parachute

The Future is BrightCrowd

COVID-19 and the lessons of meaningful engagement and presumed disinterest

Keith Hannon