The Sanaghan Group is an organizational consulting firm specializing in five areas:
- Collaborative Strategic Planning
- Leadership Development and Transitions
- Meeting Design and Facilitation
- Executive Coaching
- Building High-Performance Teams
We have worked in hundreds of organizations and with leaders in higher education, non-profits and the corporate sector. We pride ourselves on providing state of the art, carefully crafted programs and services to meet the unique needs and culture of the organizations we work with. We partner with our clients to achieve meaningful outcomes and results.
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“Transitional” Presidency
Presidential transitions will increase dramatically over the next 5-10 years. The role of “interim” presidents will become more important and strategic than ever before.
Campus Strategic Plan
In higher education, almost 80 percent of strategic plans for campuses don’t get implemented. This is despite a great deal of time, money, effort, and resources.
Recent Published Articles
2 Strategies for Effective Leadership Transition
As more leaders depart, onboarding new ones will become one of the most important and strategic moves a campus makes.
INSIDE HIGHER ED | November 2023
The Benefits of a Presidential Teach-In
Patrick Sanaghan and Mary Dana Hinton offer an onboarding strategy for a new president and other senior leaders in which they become the students.
INSIDE HIGHER ED | June 2023
We Need Cultural Travelers In Presidential Transitions
These days, an interim or new president must be ready to immediately manage myriad campus challenges, and that requires identifying and calling upon trusted sages, advises Patrick Sanaghan. INSIDE HIGHER ED | October 2022
Making Courageous Decisions in Higher Education
In challenging times, how can you best move forward and not become frozen by the difficult choices, severe doubt or analysis paralysis? Patrick Sanaghan shares five key lessons.
INSIDE HIGHER ED | October 2021
7 tips for executing a strategic plan successfully
Lessons learned from successful campus implementation efforts.
UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS | October 2021