A Consultant’s Guide to Spotting Toxic Clients

Maybe it was what I learned from co-teaching a doctoral course on organizational performance this summer. Or, it could be the alignment of certain celestial bodies but I’ve been thinking about toxic organizations and the damage they cause. The survival skill set for consultants should include the ability to quickly spot toxic organizations. Most organizations [...]

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Spinning Out of Control with Randomized Controls

In my work, I hear the occasional drum beat for more “scientific evaluation techniques” especially the need for randomized controls.  You might have heard the sound of the drill from Stanley and Campbell who set the stage for treatment and control groups to determine the worth of experiments.  This beat has gotten louder over the [...]

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Rick’s Rubrics for Strategic Planning

In a professional life dedicated to making higher education a better place, interesting events come my way with increased frequency.  I spent most of last week at Stellenbosch University in South Africa after having spent the week before near the Kruger National Park looking at the Big 5 (Africa’s lions, leopards, rhinos, hippos, and cape [...]

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