Life in Higher Ed
Welcome to Life in Higher Ed. We are senior higher education administrators and combined we have over 50 years of experience. We are here to talk about what goes on behind the scenes on college and university campuses. We surface the interesting, the confounding, and the seemingly absurd, and we do so with honesty and a sprinkling of humor. We want to help you not only survive but thrive and to know that you are not alone in your journey. If you are an administrator in higher ed or considering becoming an administrator, this podcast is for you!
Life in Higher Ed
Navigating leadership transitions - Brian Steeves
In this episode, Brian Steeves, executive director of the board of regents and corporate secretary of the University of Minnesota, talks about leadership transitions, "We need to remember that every single person is a master of change. It's a constant in our lives all the time."
Brian Steeves, B.A., MPA
Brian Steeves serves as executive director of the board of regents and corporate secretary of the University of Minnesota. In this role, he leads annual board planning, guides agenda development, oversees policy work, serves as a key liaison between regents and the administration, and has mapped and coordinated highly successful presidential searches. Mr. Steeves previously served as deputy director in the office of the board of regents, and before that spent time leading a team of budget and policy analysts for the State of Minnesota and coordinating real estate redevelopment projects for the City of Minneapolis. Mr. Steeves also completed a rural policy fellowship at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., before earning a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs. He was awarded the prestigious Truman Scholarship and graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
Resources:
Managing Transitions (25th anniversary edition) Making the Most of Change (2017) by William Bridges and Susan Bridges
Appreciative inquiry and leadership transitions. Journal of Professional Nursing, 20(2), 103-109 (2004) by Keefe, M. R., & Pesut, D.
Leading with Intention (2018) by Jeanne Spiller and Karen Power.
