H.G. Wellsā Invisible Man, Griffin, demonstrated the chimera of ultimate transparency in his novella of 1897. Over and over we see leaders, in universities specifically but in corporate and public life generally, who act as though they can control whichā¦
Current events related to intercollegiate athletics leads me to post a story this week that was originally published on July 27, 2010. The cost of low integrity programs and poor executive decision making is the highest cost to bear, evenā¦
The separation of private beliefs and public expression of those may be acceptable in many settings (though I am not convinced that is the case) but it is absolutely unacceptable for university leadership. University leadership is private morality expressed publically.ā¦
Leaders learn, or leaders fail.Ā The basis of all effective leadership is as powerful as the Boy Scout Law.Ā Its simplicity and timelessness do not diminish its value.Ā Ward doesnāt add to it, but strengthens it. “We must be silentā¦
From any perspective performance should be central to the work of faculty.Ā Not performance judged by administration, but performance judged by peers. Nothing else ensures relevancy and quality of judgment. From the time of Platoās Academy and Aristotleās Lyceum, academicā¦
University leaders who politicize intention and talk about public benefit and public purpose as primary mission show a complete lack of understanding of institutions and learning in a free market.Ā We exist to tirelessly serve students. Here is an inconvenientā¦
On our university campuses the complexities of political activity to create accountability in public resource allocations abound as performance based funding measures evolve.Ā If handled poorly, and without strong faculty leadership, these good intentions will be for naught, at best.Ā ā¦
