Lead With YOU! by CCBD
A Podcast for Academic Leaders Welcome to Lead With YOU!, a podcast by Cultural Connections by Design (CCBD) created for academic leaders who are ready to lead with intention, courage, and culture-centered clarity. Hosted by leadership strategist and former academic leader Dr. Nicole R. Robinson, this podcast is your weekly space to reflect, grow, and realign. Whether you’re navigating a new role, driving institutional change, or simply trying to lead with more purpose in the midst of complexity—this show is for you. Each episode explores the real challenges of leadership in higher education through personal stories, practical tools, and candid conversations rooted in CCBD’s signature frameworks—including the proprietary 4 P’s: People, Place, Process, and Power. This isn’t about perfection. It’s about alignment. Because lasting change starts with YOU! Subscribe, tune in, and lead with us—see you there!
Episodes
In this episode of Lead With YOU, Dr. Nicole R. Robinson explores what it truly means to navigate a leadership transition. It’s not just about starting a new job or stepping into a new title — real transition involves shifts in identity, culture, expectations, and internal alignment.
Nicole unpacks the hidden emotional and organizational layers leaders face in their first months and why misreading the culture you inherit can stall y...
Episode 2: The One Thing New Academic Leaders Forget to Do
Lead With YOU Podcast | Hosted by Dr. Nicole Robinson
In this episode of the Lead With YOU podcast, Dr. Nicole R. Robinson dives into one of the most overlooked components of academic leadership transitions: culture.
Newly appointed Deans, Chairs, Provosts, and other higher ed leaders are often coached to conduct listening tours, schedule stakeholder meetings, and learn the ro...
I almost didn’t hit record.
Like many academic leaders, I wanted it to be polished, perfectly timed, and perfectly executed. But then I remembered the kind of leadership I believe in—and the kind I teach.
In this very first episode, I’m sharing why I stopped waiting for perfect and chose to begin anyway. You’ll hear the real story behind this podcast, the moments that almost derailed it, and what it means to lead with honesty, clarit...
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