I’d like to use this post to bring attention to an important piece authored by Eileen Hoenigman Meyer based on thought leadership by James Bernthal. What strikes me is that the article not only addresses the fundamental, yet mostly overlooked, difference between organizational culture and its climate, where the latter denotes a snapshot of the […]
Tag: higher education
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 Without Losing Your Humanity and Radical Respect: How To Work Together Better, as it is highly applicable to what ails much of higher education leadership. In my experience, being bullied in some form is, unfortunately, […]
Let’s Talk about Silos
Silos are everywhere in higher education – and not just out in bucolic pastures in the Great American Heartland. I have always believed that disciplinary and functional silos are, ultimately, the bane of every institution’s existence and a major contributor to its possible or eventual downfall. Why? Because they both represent and are sustained by […]
Why I Write
A Manifesto and the Purpose of Education A colleague asked me last week why I spend so much time writing blog entries and articles such as this one instead of publishing in academic peer-reviewed journals, which she considered a much more valiant and prestigious effort. On the one hand, there is, of course, an element […]