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Educating Leaders through the Liberal Arts

As a product of a liberal arts education, there is much appeal to the message here.  But personal history aside, this talk makes some interesting points regarding the value of developing broad,...

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Self-Development Part 2: Books on Leadership

As I began with my recent post, here I focus on those books focusing directly on leadership.  Please note that these are my open personal opinions on the books that have meant the most to me on this...

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Self-Development Part 3: Books on Leadership Psychology

Ahhh…one of my favorite topics!  Although this list is shorter than the General Business or Leadership posts, the value found within the pages of these works is definitely worth noting.  These...

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Leadership Development: A Clarion Call for Expertise

In today’s Harvard Business Review Blog Network, Michael Beer presents an articulate post on the need for business schools to focus on teaching integration – both business and personal.  He posits the...

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Leadership: It’s Not about Your Degree

The start of a new year means the start of a new journey with 23 undergraduate students at the small, liberal arts college where I teach.  It’s a day of great excitement for me, and considerable...

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Reading: A Critical Habit for Leaders (or Anyone)

Call me a snob. Call me a nerd or a geek. Reading has long been a passion of mine. At any given time, my nightstand is cluttered with two or three half-finished books. Shelves can be found in nearly...

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Online Education: No Longer the Red-Headed Stepchild of Development

Teaching is in my blood, always has been. The rush of helping another understand a concept. The mutual connections and intellectual stimulation that flows both ways and creates a collaborative learning...

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Corporate Training: Make the Leap to Success

Does it strike you as odd that while many companies will reimburse college tuition if employees receive a B or higher grade, they balk at potentially failing participants in internal training and...

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Degreed vs. Drop-Out?

One of the enduring topics of political and societal discourse is education.  A lightning rod for elected officials, parents, and others eager for lively (yet comparatively mild emotionally), the...

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You Can Lead A Horse to Water….

Expectations.  Anyone can set them.  That’s the easy part, but when it comes to holding others accountable for them, that’s a different story.  And here’s why…. If your expectations don’t align with...

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Be Worthy Of Your Heritage…

Deerfield Academy was for me transformative.  A new start, out from under my older brother’s shadow and away from my midwestern roots.  For the first time, it was in the shadow of Mount Pocumtuck that...

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Enter MOOCs – Leveraging Innovation in Learning

MOOCs.  For anyone involved in learning and development, whether in the academic or corporate realm, the explosive growth of these Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC) should be attracting much...

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The ROI of Degrees: Avoid this Disservice!

Liberal arts.  Technical degree. Engineering. Psychology. Accounting. Pre-med.  If you spend time online these days, you’ll face a constant barrage of advice about the type of degree that will best...

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Embrace Continuous Improvement: A Reminder for the Good

Who here likes models?  Nope, not talking about the leggy, airbrush fashion varieties.  Nor am I referring to the plastic cars, planes, and boats we toiled over as kids (I’ve got a brother who expertly...

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Adult Learners’ Careers: A Faculty Role

It’s August again – For those of us in higher education, that means long commutes amidst the rental trucks and loaded down SUVs as parents ferry their kids once again back to campus and into the dorms...

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An Explosion of Learning: The Potential of Adult Learners

I truly love teaching.  No, let me be more specific.  I love teaching adult learners.  That’s an important distinction, as I know I’d be much less effective as a teacher of children.  Nope, I’d...

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Post-Collegiate Aptitude Testing? Let’s Hope NOT!

Are you ready to be assessed as to your work value (read: potential) by means of an SAT-esque instrument?  Prepare yourself, college graduates for what could be one of the most backwards notions yet!...

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Can We Motivate Someone to be Intrinsically Motivated?

The adult learner is a self-directed learner, driving their own development in the direction that provides most purpose for them as individuals.  What a great idea, huh?  Students love it....

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