Episode Title: Reflections on Change and Improvement: Lessons from 40 Years in Higher Education

Podcast: Accreditation Unlocked: Navigating Higher Education Compliance

Host: Dr. Ken Clough, Accreditation Expert

Episode Summary: Change is hard — but sustaining it is harder. After four decades in higher education, Dr. Kenneth J. Clough reflects on the lessons that have defined his leadership, teaching, and consulting journey. Drawing from years as a chief academic officer and accreditation consultant, Ken shares what it truly takes to build lasting systems of improvement — empowering others, listening deeply, and leading with purpose and ideals.

In this deeply personal episode, he connects lessons learned across 40 years in higher education to the themes of planning, leadership, and continuous improvement. Inspired by his recent essay “A New Voice, A New Chapter,” Ken explores how leadership evolves over time — and how sustaining change depends not on the plans we write, but on the people and principles we trust to carry them forward.

Key Segments:

• Forty Years in Motion — What Four Decades in Higher Ed Have Taught Me
• Change Is Hard, Sustaining It Is Harder
• Achievement Isn’t Permanence
• Empowering the People Around You
• Leading with Ideals, Not Just Instructions
• Listening as a Leadership Skill
• Planning as a Living Practice
• Continuous Improvement as a Way of Thinking
• A New Voice, A New Chapter

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