A Freeing Truth (If You're Ready to Hear It)

A Freeing Truth (If You're Ready to Hear It)

Author: Creighton Dent March 6, 2024 Duration: 8:31

In this episode of the Campus Leader Podcast, we discuss...

  1. "Seeing the Before and After can be entertaining. But then what happens when it becomes our Before, our After... and it's our job to facilitate the transformation in-between. Does that ever stress you out?" (0:38)
  2. "You never feel unconfident going through your process. Your confidence suffers when you believe you can't achieve a specific outcome." (2:22)
  3. "Rather than focusing on the results, it helps to focus on the steps you need to take to get there: the process." (3:44)
  4. "Here's your assignment for today..." (5:08)

Creighton Dent hosts Campus Leader Podcast, a resource born from the belief that the people within colleges and universities hold the real power to reshape them. This isn't about abstract theory or distant critiques. Instead, each episode feels like a direct conversation with a seasoned guide, offering a blend of grounded inspiration and actionable strategy for those who lead in academic settings. You'll hear honest discussions about the daily friction points-navigating campus politics, fostering genuine community, managing change with empathy, and sustaining your own purpose amid bureaucratic inertia. The focus is squarely on the practical "how," providing tools and perspectives that can be applied immediately, whether you're a department chair, a student affairs professional, or an administrator with a vision. Tune in for thoughtful coaching that acknowledges the unique challenges of educational environments while championing a more dynamic and human-centered future for them. This podcast serves as a regular, reinforcing check-in for anyone committed to the hard, hopeful work of transformation from within the system itself.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 40

Campus Leader Podcast
Podcast Episodes
Leadership is a Muscle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:11
In this episode of the Campus Leader Podcast, we discuss..."Recently, Lauren wrote in with this question, 'What advice would you give to someone taking her first leadership role?'" (1:00)"Your ability to learn is one of…
Comfort with Confronting [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:47
In this episode of the Campus Leader Podcast, we discuss..."Let me tell you what we’re going to do this week. I’m going to answer questions submitted to me by this community." (1:37 )"The question from our non-confrontat…
Something Incredible [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:50
In this episode of the Campus Leader Podcast, we discuss..."When your team grows in shared empathy for each other, expect to see some amazing changes." (4:50)"So how can we go about building empathy on our teams?" (7:09)…
Common Understanding [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:31
In this episode of the Campus Leader Podcast, we discuss..."When you hear the term, 'Dream Team,' what do you picture?." (0:00)"How do we take a group of individuals and transform that group not just into a team, but int…
Kryptonite to Burnout [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:10
In this episode of the Campus Leader Podcast, we discuss..."Burnout. It’s a workplace phenomenon most people have experienced at some point in their career." (1:05)"What if I told you the problem with burnout is rarely t…
Purposeful Subculture [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:50
In this episode of the Campus Leader Podcast, we discuss..."The next chapter of our journey isn’t about learning new lessons in leadership, it’s about learning new applications for the lessons in leadership we’re already…
Four-Letter Word [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:24
In this episode of the Campus Leader Podcast, we discuss..."We have to go through this transition of being responsible for the job and then turning into somebody who’s now responsible for the PEOPLE who are responsible f…
A Conversation with Donnell Wiggins at University of Dayton [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:41
A featured leader interview spanning topics of cultivating future leaders through association, investing in your people, what it means to be a responsive leader, creating belonging in the workplace, building an effective…
Gradually, Eventually [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:31
In this episode of the Campus Leader Podcast, we discuss..."It’s important to distinguish between influencing others and manipulating them." (0:20)"In some ways, cultivating influence is like being a politician." (3:10)"…
Just Look Around [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:16
In this episode of the Campus Leader Podcast, we discuss..."The most common fallacy I run into in my conversations on-campus about leadership comes from smart, creative individuals with great ideas on how to advance thei…