I hope you find the following quotes about education, innovation, and transformation as inspiring, cutting, or controversial as I do. I hope they parlay into great arguments, excellent debates, and help you weave a tapestry of ideas that have meaning and importance to what academia is supposed to do. Enjoy.
The Fifth Discipline – Revisited
Having taken all manner of personality indicators, I agree with their consistent findings that people who do not perform effectively, in a collaborative fashion, nor with a proper prioritization of goals, are easily waived off in my brain as “morons.” I struggle to give second chances and I quickly look for workarounds to people and departments that appear obstructivistic regarding forward thinking initiatives, student support, or even student learning, etc.