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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!
Lead With YOU! by CCBD
"New" Doesn't Just Mean New
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 your momentum before you even begin.
Whether you’re new to a leadership role or supporting others through change, this episode offers a powerful reframe on how to move through transition with intention and clarity.
Key Topics:
- Why most transitions fail before strategy even starts
- The difference between role change and identity shift
- How culture shapes — and sometimes resists — leadership
- What to notice, name, and navigate in your first 90 days