We have often hear Sun Tzu referred to in relation to his great work The Art of War. But we forget his wise counsel in relation to leadership. Here is his advice reduced to its simplest form. 1. Timing and Speed - Once you decide what to do, when to do it, and how to …
Author: Tim Cloyd
On July 1, 2016, Dr. James Timothy Cloyd began his tenure as Drury University's 18th president. Drury is a leading private liberal arts university in Springfield, Missouri. Cloyd previously served as president of Hendrix College, in Conway, Arkansas from 2001-2013.
Cloyd’s strategic vision and leadership, presidential experience and accomplishments, and proven fundraising prowess made him the clear choice to become Drury’s next leader.
Under his leadership at Hendrix, the institution’s enrollment grew by over 50% and the faculty by 35%. His strategic vision made Hendrix the national leader in engaged liberal arts and has enhanced the institution’s visibility and prestige. During this time he raised over $160 million for the endowment and to fund numerous academic and capital projects, including 17 new buildings. The initiatives undertaken by Hendrix under Dr. Cloyd’s leadership have raised the quality indicators of the student body, increased diversity and driven internationalization. His strategy to differentiate the College increased net student revenue from 2004-2010 by more than 52%.
The innovations undertaken by Hendrix during Dr. Cloyd’s years of leadership at Hendrix have been featured in The New York Times, Money Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, The New York Review of Books, and Time. His leadership has been featured in a book titled Leading Change, How Boards and Presidents Build Exceptional Academic Institutions. Dr. Cloyd is an active consultant in higher education, organizational culture, management, and development.
Some Critical Thoughts for Any Leader
Some Critical Leadership Lessons By Tim Cloyd All great leaders develop narratives with a central story and message and root them in their personal experiences. These stories are flexible - used and told in different ways depending on the audience. And when the external environment changes their adaptive capacity allows them to create new stories. …
Veterans Day at Hendrix College: For those who have served and those who have given their lives
Tomorrow on Veterans Day at Hendrix College we will recognize those who have served and those who have fallen for our liberty over many generations. The Young-Wise Stadium and Memorial recognizes all Veterans from the Hendrix Community and beyond, but in particular pays tribute to Robert Young a Hendrix alum who volunteered and was killed …
Strategic Planning: Lessons from Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of the French
In a famous story about Nepoleon Bonaparte - the General and Emperor who fought 17 wars that killed some six million people - he was once asked what was his secret strategic plan in winning war. He reportedly responded "My aim is to conquer, to win, and to destroy the enemy!" The General asking him …
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Leadership, Conflict, and Humans
In reading articles by Burns, Daniel Goleman "What Makes a Leader', and Peter Drucker's "What Makes an Effective Executive" I have been struck by the contrasting notions of the role and place of conflict that each of them reflect on in the dynamic between leaders and followers. Goleman's Emotional Intelligence seems to ignore entirely the …
Teaching “Leadership: Politics, Theories, Research, and Practice” at Hendrix College
We are off to a fantastic start. We read M. Galdwell "The 10,000 hour Rule" and "Rice Paddies and Math Tests" to warm up on questions about leadership and experience, leadership traits, characteristics and such. The students liked the articles, but I was glad they raised more questions than answers. We have been reading James …
Inner Peace, Leadership, and Learning
Once a Buddhist novice came to a Master and asked, "Master how do I achieve inner peace?" The Master replied "Go to where the ancestors are laid to rest and shout as loud as you can, 'You are all terrible, You are worthless, We all hate you, You have never done anything right, and so …
Works on Leadership I am Reading For a Course I will be Teaching
Books, Book Chapters, Articles, Essays, and other Texts We will be Drawing On for an Analysis of Leadership Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About the Hardest Things: Building a Business when there are no Easy Answers. HarperCollins, Lt., New York, New York, 2014.Bill George and Peter Sims, True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership. John Wiley …
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Great Leaders: Is there a Relationship Between what David Brooks calls “Resume Virtues and Eulogy Virtues?”
I have been preparing to teach a course on leadership. I am also a Ted junkie. David Brooks has a wonderful Ted talk he gives on the amount of time we spend on resume virtues - skills, competencies, potential, intelligence - stuff we bring to the marketplace vs eulogy virtues - deeper more fundamental qualities …
A Key to Success: The Unforeseen Positive Consequences of Having A Positive Long Term Inspirational Vision
http://youtu.be/bmfLHf6DlCg When you articulate a long term vision that is inspirational you never know what positive things will happen. In my experience if you make people part of its creation they will embrace it and own it and the collective power of human minds will lead to the blooming of a thousand new flowers.
Dr. J. Timothy Cloyd 