Dr. Jean Norris

Dr. Jean Norris

Location: 55 e. jackson blvd., suite 950, chicago, il 60604

About me

27 year veteran of the education industry working in both proprietary and non-profit higher education.  I have served primarily in the roles of marketing and admissions administration as well as a faculty member and academic dean.  My passion is training and employee development by providing innovative content and delivery that reinforces compliance and meets the demands of today's student consumer.  Our admissions training program, EnrollMatch is the FIRST and ONLY admissions training program to receive a legal seal of approval for meeting all national and regional accrediting agency admissions related standards.  To learn more please visit www.enrollmatch.com

Interests

training, admissions best practices, compliance, guidance counseling, sales

Skills

developer of enrollmatch - the ethical enrollment process; author; speaker; trainer; personal coach

Activity

That's a great idea, David!  My experience has been similar.  Many people are happy to go along with change if they have an understanding of the importance and the "WHY" behind it. 

Did you ever wonder where the training methods used in admissions came from? How about the methods you are currently using at your school?

Love it!  A Chief Talent Officer is a great idea to hire and develop top talent.  This is surely a point of difference that will make a huge impact in student and institutional success. 

These surely are interesting times in the career college sector and strong leadership is needed at every level of an organization.  How are you currently developing leadership skills for your employees to serve students (and each other) effectively?

As the career college sector enters into a transformational stage, much change is required.  Managing this change effectively takes a talented and multi-skilled leader with a strong vision.  

So for all you leaders out there....what do you see for the future of this sector?  What vision can we look forward to?

 

It appears the career college sector is ready to change in a variety of ways - in fact...there is no choice.  Many have seen the former models of admissions training and "selling" to be less effective anyway.  So what's holding people back?  It's the fear of change.

We find some would prefer to stick with tried and true methods (albeit much reduced effectiveness) since they are at least predictable.  Trying something new means letting go of long held beliefs - and that is a challenge. It will be nearly impossible to change the behaviors that are necessary unless we can… >>>

Great awareness Ameer. Sometimes our attempts to be professional come across as cold and impersonal.
You've hit the nail on the head, James! Both skill sets are essential to success ALONG with the ability to know when to use them. It appears you have that part figured out too. Great work!
Getting back to basics is so true, Barry! Not sure what you mean by "NOT shortcutting the questionnaire" though. Can you help me understand?
So it looks as if you build value to show that their investment is worth the cost, right? What specifically do you do to build value?

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