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Welcome to my Blog!

Here are my latest short-form essays on leadership, organizational design, and people-centered transformation in higher education. In these compact pieces, I tackle various topics, such as the philosophy of writing, today’s workforce expectations, employee motivation, and general leadership topics. Some of this thinking has made it into my longer articles, so I invite you to visit both.

Leadership, Culture, and Climate in Higher Education

I'd like to use this post to bring attention to an important piece authored by Eileen Hoenigman Meyer based on...

Out With the Bullies!

I've been meaning to share this excellent resource by Kim Scott, the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss...

No, You Are Not Hiring Leaders

I often hear people talking about hiring someone into a leadership position. And I have a problem with that. Granted,...

Let’s Talk about Silos

Silos are everywhere in higher education – and not just out in bucolic pastures in the Great American Heartland. I...

We Are All Millennials Now

Entitled. Needy. Spoiled. Seeking instant gratification. – Sound familiar? Well, think again... Setting the Stage To be honest, I didn’t...

Time Is Money – Or Is It?

The old saying, “time is money,” is probably the most widely used and highly venerated trope in business worldwide. And,...

Why I Write

A Manifesto and the Purpose of Education A colleague asked me last week why I spend so much time writing...