By Sandra J. Peart, Dean and E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies and President of the Jepson Scholars Foundation
By Kate Materna Rezabek, JSLS ’02, Co-chair, Jepson Alumni Corps In its sixth consecutive year, the Jepson EDGE Institute is growing rapidly in popularity and purpose, with an increasing focus on how to translate the theories and practices learned within
Read more“Boss.” That simple word still startles me. In the academy, professors rarely acknowledge they have a boss; as an assistant professor, I thought I would be the architect of my career. The department chair was a nuisance to be tolerated
Read moreMany leaders seek to create factions because it is easier to lead a group of people who are fired up about those outside the group. Think about National Socialism or a leader’s call to fight the enemy. Churchill, Patton—these are
Read morePerhaps the most important lesson I took away from Dr. Vivian Pinn’s remarks to a large crowd of students, faculty, and community members is that leadership sometimes has to change perceptions. Through her decades-long career, Dr. Pinn refocused public health
Read moreAlex Rodriguez, Lance Armstrong, and Bernie Madoff. What do they have in common? Trying to obtain high returns without regard for the rules—cheating. Pressures to bend the rules at colleges and elsewhere are enormous. We would all like to find a risk-free
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