Confessions of a Community College Dean

Wise and worldly readers, I need the benefit of your varied experience. Have you been able to make a January...

I had one of those moments of cognitive dissonance this week, when I was at a meeting trying to establish...

An alert reader sent me this story from the Seattle Times. It's about the hiring and abrupt firing, with allegations...

If you want to watch a dean's eyes roll back into her head, just ask for something and tell her...

Maggie's post on temperament and leadership really gets it right – check it out. Although the term "servant leadership" creeps...

This isn't a question, per se, but it's too good not to quote. A longtime correspondent writes (edited for relative...

This story didn't surprise me. Having been on this side of the desk for a while now, I can attest...

I have the relative misfortune of following in the footsteps of some pretty good managers. Right now a brain-dead predecessor...