Leading an Institution With Head and Heart: A Conversation With Jennifer Sobanet, Chancellor, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, speaks with Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet of University of Colorado Colorado Springs on the Innovating Together Podcast. Chancellor Sobanet talks about accepting the emotional weight of leadership, the need for ongoing executive coaching, her own nontraditional path to leadership, and how a foundation in the humanities will prepare students for the future. Topics include:

• Supportive leadership in a time of campus crisis
• How higher ed leaders can benefit from continual coaching
• Aligning both head and heart with the mission
• A new type of leader to meet new expectations
• Putting the human in humanities

Tune in to learn more about how a private-sector business background combines with human self-awareness in support of an institution whose mission is preparing capable, innovative students for careers that are still emerging.