Ken Hoyt's guest appearances

Ken Hoyt

On the Brink with Andi Simon

Sevetri Wilson

Dan Miller

Todd Palmer

Susan Steinbrecher

Michael Zipursky

Sarah Wilson

Bob Burg

Chris Tuff

Brian Solis

Allison Maslan

Michael Davis

Carl Allen

Jennifer Dawn

Steve Smith

Katrina Burrus

OwlTail

A little over two years ago, in June 2017, Dr. Kenneth Hoyt did a podcast with us about his work with higher education institutions that needed, or wanted, to change. We had previously worked with Ken when he was president of Centenary University from 2002 to 2009 when he turned around the institution, dramatically increasing enrollment from 1,600 students to 3,300. How did he do this? By better understanding and improving retention rates and expanding into non-traditional, adult, online and graduate programs. It was Ken's mastery of the power of data that enabled him to provide the insights needed to better recruit potential college students while adapting Centenary's curricula to their needs. Are you in need of a turnaround? Listen and learn! It was this same understanding of the power of data that led Dr. Hoyt to found The Higher Education Practice. In our 2nd podcast, we asked him to talk about the work he has been doing with higher education institutions, especially regarding the three-year project he recently completed with the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU). This podcast is important because Ken discusses how he engaged with these colleges and universities to get them to capture and analyze their data, and then own the results so they could transform their institutions and better serve their students. You can read the analysis of Ken's work, “Optimizing Academic Balance (OAB): Mission, Quality, Market Potential, Cost, and Revenue,” here.  Of particular interest to us at SAMC and the work we do in higher education:  Dr. Hoyt looks for the Key Performance Indicators on which a college should be focusing. All too often, institutions are not looking at the right data. They are focused on enrollment and retention but are unaware of how their own data can help them better attract, and retain, students. He successfully got the independent colleges in Kentucky to see the benefit of cross-institutional analysis. As anthropologists, we also look across institutions, and even industries, to better understand which model works best in which setting. He also helps organizations disrupt the myths which they have always held to be true, even when the facts are neither supportive of those myths nor trusted to change them. At one college he worked with, the administration was certain that minority students performed poorly when compared to (white) majority students. The facts said the opposite. The administration also thought that residential students did better than commuters. Wrong again.   SAMC helps organizations "see, feel and think" differently There is so much information, along with exceptional insights, awaiting college leadership that wants to see things with fresh eyes. It really is all around them, if only they could see it. At SAMC, that's what we're all about: helping clients see things through a new lens, with fresh eyes. About Ken Hoyt The founding principal of The Higher Education Practice, Dr. Kenneth L. Hoyt is in the midst of a distinguished 30-year higher education career. He has served as president of Centenary University in Hackettstown, New Jersey, president of The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, Inc. (OFIC), vice president for The University of Akron, and in various campaign/fundraising leadership positions for Otterbein College and Baldwin-Wallace College. Dr. Hoyt holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and Leadership from Ohio University, an M.A. in Journalism/PR from Ohio State University, and a B.A. in Business Administration/ Marketing from Baldwin-Wallace College. During his seven years at Centenary University, he transformed the institution, implementing a collaborative strategic planning model that led to unprecedented enrollment growth in the university's traditional, non-traditional/adult, online and graduate programs. Recently, Centenary was recognized by Intel as one of the top 50 wireless universities in the U.S. for its wireless IBM laptop campus.  To learn more about what's ahead for higher ed, check out these blogs and podcasts   What Makes Arizona State University the Most Innovative College in the US? Who Are the Successful Innovators in Higher Education? Blue Ocean Strategy® Can Really Work for Higher Education Maria Gallo—DelVal University Is Now Soaring Thanks To Blue Ocean Strategy® Understanding Higher Education with Brent Wilder Rob Westervelt—Thinking Forward for Higher Education  Additional resources:  AIKCU OAB Project Final Report The Higher Education Practice My book: "On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights" Our website: Simon Associates Management Consultants  Download the 1-page synopsis of my book, "On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights" here Want to be featured on an upcoming Podcast episode?  Tell us more about you and you too can be on the brink of "soaring!"

A little over two years ago, in June 2017, Dr. Kenneth Hoyt did a podcast with us about his work with higher education institutions that needed, or wanted, to change. We had previously worked with Ken when he was president of Centenary University from 2002 to 2009 when he turned around the institution, dramatically increasing enrollment from 1,600 students to 3,300. How did he do this? By better understanding and improving retention rates and expanding into non-traditional, adult, online and graduate programs. It was Ken's mastery of the power of data that enabled him to provide the insights needed to better recruit potential college students while adapting Centenary's curricula to their needs. Are you in need of a turnaround? Listen and learn! It was this same understanding of the power of data that led Dr. Hoyt to found <a href="http://higheredpractice.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Higher Education Practice</a>. In our 2nd podcast, we asked him to talk about the work he has been doing with higher education institutions, especially regarding the <a href="https://www.simonassociates.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AIKCU-OAB-Project-Final-Report.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">three-year project </a>he recently completed with the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU). This podcast is important because Ken discusses how he engaged with these colleges and universities to get them to capture and analyze their data, and then own the results so they could transform their institutions and better serve their students. You can read the analysis of Ken's work, “Optimizing Academic Balance (OAB): Mission, Quality, Market Potential, Cost, and Revenue,” <a href="https://www.simonassociates.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AIKCU-OAB-Project-Final-Report.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.  Of particular interest to us at SAMC and the work we do in higher education: <ul> <li>Dr. Hoyt looks for the Key Performance Indicators on which a college should be focusing. All too often, institutions are not looking at the right data. They are focused on enrollment and retention but are unaware of how their own data can help them better attract, and retain, students.</li> <li>He successfully got the independent colleges in Kentucky to see the benefit of cross-institutional analysis. As <a href="https://www.simonassociates.net/anthropologists/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">anthropologists</a>, we also look across institutions, and even industries, to better understand which model works best in which setting.</li> <li>He also helps organizations disrupt the myths which they have always held to be true, even when the facts are neither supportive of those myths nor trusted to change them. At one college he worked with, the administration was certain that minority students performed poorly when compared to (white) majority students. The facts said the opposite. The administration also thought that residential students did better than commuters. Wrong again. </li> </ul> SAMC helps organizations "see, feel and think" differently There is so much information, along with exceptional insights, awaiting college leadership that wants to see things with fresh eyes. It really is all around them, if only they could see it. At <a href="https://www.simonassociates.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SAMC</a>, that's what we're all about: helping clients <a href="https://blog.simonassociates.net/podcast/026-ask-andi-series-how-anthropology-helps-people-see-things-with-fresh-eyes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">see things through a new lens, with fresh eyes</a>. About Ken Hoyt The founding principal of <a href="http://higheredpractice.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Higher Education Practice</a>, Dr. Kenneth L. Hoyt is in the midst of a distinguished 30-year higher education career. He has served as president of Centenary University in Hackettstown, New Jersey, president of The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, Inc. (OFIC), vice president for The University of Akron, and in various campaign/fundraising leadership positions for Otterbein College and Baldwin-Wallace College. Dr. Hoyt holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and Leadership from Ohio University, an M.A. in Journalism/PR from Ohio State University, and a B.A. in Business Administration/ Marketing from Baldwin-Wallace College. During his seven years at Centenary University, he transformed the institution, implementing a collaborative strategic planning model that led to unprecedented enrollment growth in the university's traditional, non-traditional/adult, online and graduate programs. Recently, Centenary was recognized by Intel as one of the top 50 wireless universities in the U.S. for its wireless IBM laptop campus.  To learn more about what's ahead for higher ed, check out these blogs and podcasts  <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.simonassociates.net/what-makes-arizona-state-university-the-most-innovative-college-in-the-us" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">What Makes Arizona State University the Most Innovative College in the US?</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.simonassociates.net/who-are-the-successful-innovators-in-higher-education" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Who Are the Successful Innovators in Higher Education?</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.simonassociates.net/are-blue-ocean-strategies-working-in-higher-education" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Ocean Strategy® Can Really Work for Higher Education</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.simonassociates.net/podcast/129-maria-gallo-delval-university-is-now-soaring-thanks-to-blue-ocean-strategy" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Maria Gallo—DelVal University Is Now Soaring Thanks To Blue Ocean Strategy®</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.simonassociates.net/podcast/003-understanding-higher-education-with-brent-wilder" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Understanding Higher Education with Brent Wilder</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.simonassociates.net/podcast/117-rob-westervelt-thinking-forward-for-higher-education" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rob Westervelt—Thinking Forward for Higher Education</a></li> </ul> Additional resources: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.simonassociates.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AIKCU-OAB-Project-Final-Report.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">AIKCU OAB Project Final Report</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.simonassociates.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AIKCU-OAB-Project-Final-Report.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Higher Education Pra</a><a href="http://higheredpractice.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">ctice</a></li> <li>My book: "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1626342806/ref=cm_sw_su_dp" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights</a>"</li> <li>Our website:<a href="https://www.simonassociates.net/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Simon Associates Management Consultants</a></li> </ul> Download the 1-page synopsis of my book, "On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights" <a href="https://www.andisimon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/On-The-Brink-Synopsis.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> <a href="https://blog.simonassociates.net/cs/c/?cta_guid=c9fe0405-6921-4f4e-9003-7425bc806499&amp;placement_guid=83139df2-8e8e-43b7-b3cb-145159f48ea9&amp;portal_id=398462&amp;canon=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.simonassociates.net%2Fpodcast%2F142-ken-hoyt-harnessing-the-extraordinary-power-of-data&amp;redirect_url=APefjpEpC6VTchr9zgXQQLAng2BFD-0afv-ABfi2RcUSg9DwOcoaNwy1OfrgDy36RETibWaUMDjrNyX1yoooNqodugmm1_q2EZ1PLDSfkrkeH4ImGTon_zkWG-klhgSSBgu1hsIPzSkhZGheHh9uoplK2ZU7ghL4ED8pbYgp8UUeu4WtEHsw-853Fmawu7P4-0lPjOwFiL35IiWHCgXNRLV2fIa_EqD70L4ZYjy9LhWM522ksSBX4lflmZDJzh0FJnrCldaagsrfGtckl8pzkux7yuvlAQC8B5cmAKApYtJlIYnC8ckQoKFAEnSQTRjeD-PssLpM9J6G&amp;click=11c29b75-4de6-4e50-bb23-bf357fb45d56&amp;hsutk=0d4851a58cc02e35d18d90682aa16803&amp;utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.hubspot.com%2Fcontent-detail%2F398462%2Fblog-post%2F11089440282%2Fperformance&amp;__hstc=265006160.0d4851a58cc02e35d18d90682aa16803.1562538337741.1562636016928.1562677438186.5&amp;__hssc=265006160.11.1562677438186" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Want to be featured on an upcoming Podcast episode?  Tell us more about you and you too can be on the brink of "soaring!"</a>

142: Ken Hoyt—Harnessing The Extraordinary Power of Data