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The Business of Education
Posted on September 15, 2009
A reminder that this e-column is about everyday leaders, therefore you don’t need to be authorized to lead, or to heed. Today’s message: Leaders always see and tend to the importance of culture.
The Business of Education
Posted on September 7, 2009
I am struck today by contrasts and contradictions. In Michigan, today is back-to-school day!! Of course, college football began and the pros roll out this week. Tigers are roaring. And go, ahem, Lions. So, here’s the contrast, then the leadership lessons.
The Business of Education
Posted on August 30, 2009
I finished a speech at a health care conference last week, took questions, then had time for one of my own. I asked: “What will you take away, what will you think or do differently?”
The Business of Education
Posted on August 23, 2009
A friend of mine is a very successful entrepreneur who sold the business he toiled to build. The company endures, employing over 40 people. He and I were talking about J-O-Bs. He said, “When I interviewed people, I would say, ‘Why do you want to work here?’”
The Business of Education
Posted on August 16, 2009
Imagine it’s Feb. 1, and you are sitting at the gate, waiting for your already-delayed flight to leave for Orlando and a long-awaited break. You’re reading a cheap novel, when you start to overhear people at the counter: “I’ve already been bumped once. You can’t do this to me!”
The Business of Education
Posted on August 9, 2009
I had a professor who used to say, “there’s a thin veneer of civilization” painted atop the behavior of groups of humans. The veneer wears thin these days. This debate is so vital. The values on both sides of the issue are deeply held and deserve to be fully aired.
