CONSULTING SERVICES - Higher Education

"[You] have a deep knowledge of higher education and online education. . . .[You] understand the requirements of intricacies of developing and implementing strategies and tactics for a successful online program." Dr. Sheila Fournier-Bonilla, Chair, Organization and Management Department, Capella University

Drumm McNaughton, Ph.D., CMC^®, aka The School Doctor^SM, brings 30+ years of world-class professional experience and expertise from multiple industries and disciplines to achieve educational and organizational excellence in our colleges and universities. He works with institutions of higher learning that are seeking to improve their abilities to better educate their students while serving their employees and local communities. Their challenges may include:

• Insufficient funding, staff, or resources to implement key programs
• Lack of strong leadership at all ranks and / or lack of leadership capacity
• Programs and initiatives do not yield expected results
• Limited student pool from which to select future students
• Inability to attract top administrators, faculty and employees
• Lack of support by local businesses and communities
• High turnover rate among faculty and staff results in significant hiring costs
• Friction among key constituencies which prevents implementation of initiatives and programs
• Poor or weak performance in key areas that affects mission accomplishment
• Lack of innovation or diversity
• Concerns about accreditation

With his expertise and experience in a broad range of organizations and disciplines, Dr. McNaughton transforms organizations by removing obstacles to educating students and creating a culture of shared vision, cooperation, exceptional performance and accountability. When students, faculty, administrators and the community - all stakeholders - feel valued, respected, engaged and empowered, they are able to fully participate and be successful in educating students - their primary job!

The benefits of Dr. McNaughton's consulting, facilitation and coaching are considerable:

1. Organizational and academic performance improve.
2. Financial resources increase.
3. Administrators have more choice for funding key programs
4. Leadership abilities and capacity increase, and administrators get the results they desire.
5. Higher quality students are attracted to the university.
6. Employee morale and retention improve.
7. Administrators and faculty focus on what is best for educating students.
8. Faculty are empowered to do what they do best: inspire students to be successful.
9. Business and other local organizations partner with the institution.