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February 28, 2023
Ep. 16: Becoming The Best Leader You Can Be For Your Team

Becoming The Best Leader You Can Be For Your Team

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About the Episode

In this episode, Jeremy has a thought provoking and in-depth conversation about leadership with DJ Menifee. They discuss DJ’s admissions and enrollment management journey from his first leadership opportunity all the way to his current Vice President role. Key takeaways from this episode include: 

6:30 - Things for new leaders to focus on

15:16 - The hardest skill for most leaders to master

15:54 - Differences moving from the Assoc. Director to Director level, and the Director to VP level

26:58 - 1-on-1 meetings with people you manage 

31:57 - The importance of empathy as a leader

 

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About the Enrollify Podcast Network 

Mission Admission is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!  

Our podcast network is growing by the month and we’ve got a plethora of marketing, admissions, and higher ed technology shows that are jam packed with stories, ideas, and frameworks all designed to empower you to be a better higher ed professional. Our shows feature a selection of the industry’s best as your hosts. Learn from Mickey Baines, Zach Busekrus, Jaime Hunt, Corynn Myers, Jaime Gleason and many more. 

Learn more about The Enrollify Podcast Network at podcasts.enrollify.org. Our shows help higher ed marketers and admissions professionals find their next big idea — come and find yours! 

People in this episode

Host

Jeremy Tiers is the Vice President of Admissions Services for Tudor Collegiate Strategies and the host of Mission Admissions.

Interviewee

DJ Menifee

DJ Menifee is the Vice President for Enrollment at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA and leads an admission and student financial service division to support current and prospective students and their families through the admission, financial aid and student accounts process. DJ has 15 years of admission/enrollment experience working with first-year, transfer, international and graduate populations while having served at regional and national liberal arts, a national private comprehensive, and regional public institutions. Outside of his enrollment leadership position, DJ also serves as the Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer for Menifee Duarte Consulting Group and host for the Hues of Leadership podcast.

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