By Sandra J. Peart, Dean and E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies and President of the Jepson Scholars Foundation
Not long ago, I wrote a post with thoughts about avoiding leadership scandals. In this post, I turn to the thorny question of how to deal with scandal. Stipulate that the scandal is not directly caused by the leader. Instead,
Read moreGrowing up in southern Ontario in a time and place where we tried to avoid disagreement, I was encouraged to avoid speaking about religion or politics. (The weather was a safe conversational bet. No one’s moral worth is wrapped up
Read moreAlmost exactly one year ago, as the Jepson School celebrated its 25th anniversary, Robert S. Jepson Jr. challenged the School’s community to continue to be pathfinders and explorers: “You have no creative boundaries, no boxes hemming you in, and —
Read moreOn this blog and elsewhere, I’ve shared about the Jepson Profile-Raising Initiative, which the School’s Executive Board of Advisors launched in fall 2017. The Board has 14 current members, with representation from alumni, parents of alumni, faculty, and friends of
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