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Burning Down the House? Accreditation and California Community Colleges

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Several days ago the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) published a report excoriating its regional accreditor, the Accreditation Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). To my knowledge a state higher education agency has never banded together with disaffected voices within its state to take on an accreditation agency. Until now. The ACCJC accredits […]

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CEOs, Consultants, and Strategic Planning: The Case for Pre-Assessment

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[dropcap] I’ve facilitated strategic planning processes that happily turn institutions around. I’ve also been party to lukewarm processes that don’t produce anything strategic. Hard-hitting and meaningful plans are always more desirable than plans filled with platitudes and unmeasurable promises. The difference is always in leadership.[/dropcap] The most skilled of facilitators can take a college only

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A Consultant’s Guide to Spotting Toxic Organizations

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[dropcap]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. Either way I’ve been thinking about toxic organizations and the damage they cause themselves. The survival skill set for consultants should include the ability to quickly spot toxic organizations.[/dropcap]

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