Proprietary higher eduation leaders are weeding through the significant change in the regulatory environment, with many ambiguities and unanswered questions remaining.  However, it is clear that there will likely be significant changes in how our schools operate.

Identifying and leading these areas of change while  maintaining daily operations, responsibilities, and performance  can be challenging.  A few thoughts that may be helpful during these trying times include; staying true to institutional mission and core values is important during times of change as it provide staibility and sound reminder to everyone in the organization what is most important (The North Star).  Also important to take the time to ensure that those who will be impacted the most are informed and engaged in defining and implementing changes.  Prioritizing implementation of changes that are imperative to the institutions viability (the have to's) and moving them forward is important, as it is difficult in times of high volume change, to delineate the critical from the less important.  Without being real clear on priorities it is easy for people to focus on the less painful changes and not tackle the critical ones.  Any other advice for leaders during these changing times?