CEO Notebook

CEO Notebook  

  • Debt
  • | Financing

Endicott College: A Case Study in Financial Prudence

Can airtight debt management and a focus on student retention help us emerge in a better financial position than before the pandemic?
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  • Leadership
  • | Pandemic

A Hopeful Outlook

Our collective, never-ending recognition of the past year as the most challenging, exhausting and memorable of our entire professional careers may soon be in for a reversal of fortune.
4 min read

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  • Communication
  • | Leadership

Listening is Leadership

When school leaders listen in focused and systematic ways, they can help their teams broaden their contributions and create conditions for creative confidence.
5 min read

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  • Change Management
  • | Leadership

Must-Know Takeaways From an Innovative Mind

Opening ourselves to new ideas and creating the conditions for creative confidence among our teams can go a long way in advancing the future of independent schools.
5 min read

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  • Change Management
  • | Pandemic

Announcing the Inaugural Innovation Award Recipients

These schools have capitalized on their strengths to serve essential community needs and build a stronger financial future.
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  • Pandemic

Four Key Questions for a Post-Pandemic World

What is still missing from our new modes of program delivery and how can we leverage the changes we’ve made thus far?
4 min read

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  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Announcing the 2021 NBOA Award Recipients

This year’s recipients have dedicated years of service to the profession, our association and to schools far and wide.
4 min read

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  • Leadership

2020: Positives To Remember in a Year We Hope To Soon Forget

We have accomplished so much together – let us take a moment to celebrate it. 
5 min read

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  • Leadership
  • | Performance Management

Does Feedback Do More Harm Than Good?

Our performance management processes could look less at the past and more towards the future, while inspiring more action and improvement.
3 min read

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  • Change Management
  • | Leadership
  • | Membership

Honoring This Year’s Efforts and Outcomes

Let’s take a moment to recognize the herculean changes our schools have made this calendar year — and learn from them and from our fellow school leaders.
3 min read

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  • Cash Management
  • | Governance
  • | Research

What You Said: COVID-19 Financial Impact Pulse Check

Schools are meeting the moment, and enrollment trends are encouraging, but unforeseen expenses are putting a dent in those gains.
5 min read

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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Governance

More Than Words: A Board's Commitment to DE&I

Beyond crafting a statement, what steps can we take to ensure the workplaces within our schools are diverse, equitable and inclusive?
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  • Governance
  • | Pandemic

Governance That Bridges the (Social) Distance

Do your school’s governance structures support the kind of strategic work boards of trustees need to undertake now, when independent schools are at a crossroads?
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  • Leadership
  • | Pandemic

Battling Back COVID

Independent schools have an advantage when it comes to reopening campus safely, but we must remain on our toes — and make every dollar spent count.
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  • Leadership
  • | Pandemic

In the Face of the Unknown, Know Your Leadership Style

This fall, you will be called on to perform at the top of your game. Knowing how you tend to lead can help you meet the challenges ahead.
4 min read

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  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Advancing Financial Leadership

Now more than ever, the business officer is called to contribute an incisive voice and financial strategy to their school’s leadership team.
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  • Communication
  • | Enrollment
  • | Leadership

Branding Your Best Efforts

Branding may not be top of mind amid pandemic considerations, but honing it now is crucial to your school’s long-term sustainability.
3 min read

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  • Labor Law
  • | Legal
  • | Pandemic

The Reopening Dilemma

As schools are focused on creating safe learning communities, new legislation seeks to protect schools and other essential businesses from potential COVID-19 related liability.
3 min read

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  • Culture
  • | Governance
  • | Leadership

Strategic “No’s” Are Essential for Leadership

Difficult decisions can be opportunities to demonstrate your care for the campus community.
4 min read

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  • Facilities
  • | Planning

Four Ways To Make Summer Work for You

From reopening campus to scenario planning to managing employee leave and more, these resources should ease your summer workload.
3 min read