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Unique Value Proposition – Why Universities Struggle to Define Themselves
What makes an organization distinct? What makes it unique? With specific relation to the university, what’s the value proposition that distinguishes it in a crowded…
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Taking Personal Responsibility – An Academic Problem
Here’s a thought: own your actions. Take personal responsibility for what you say, how you behave, and what you do. I’d like to think that…
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The Devil’s in the Details: The Usefulness (or otherwise) of University Strategic Plans
I once heard it stated that a strategic plan without implementation is hallucination. I tend to agree. I’m not arguing against organizational strategy. I think…
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Academic (Poor) Time Management
This will sound harsh, but I’m not overly sympathetic to academics who complain about time and its fleeting absence. The argument is far too precious…
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The Sad Reality of Academic Hiring
I made the mistake of opening my Twitter/X account this morning. My feed contained a familiar story of rejection from someone that I don’t know.…
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Ready and Gone in 2 weeks – The Land of the Long White Cloud
I fell into academia. What I mean is that I know luck and chance when I see it. Because that’s how I made my start.…
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