Working the Three-Legged Stool of a SEM Environment: Institutional, Professional, and Personal Resilience

Enrollment managers face a perfect storm of challenges—demographic shifts, declining student demand, skepticism about higher education’s value, policy changes, and technological disruptions. Layer on global and national uncertainties—climate change, political turmoil, and shifting funding priorities—and the pressure intensifies. How can enrollment leaders foster institutional resilience while sustaining their own professional and personal well-being? This article explores institutional, professional, and personal resilience—the “three-legged stool” concept—and their intersection, offering strategies to navigate an increasingly complex landscape.