From small-scale, non-violent disputes to large-scale war between nations, conflictis a central element of social life and has captivated the collective consciousnessfor millennia. In the fifth century B.C., Greek philosopher Heraclitus famouslyargued that “war is the father and king of all” and that conflict and strife betweenopposites maintains the world (Graham,2019). Many…
G. Tyler Miller's worldwide bestsellers have evolved right along with the changing needs of your diverse student population. Focused specifically on energizing and engaging all your students, Miller and new coauthor Scott Spoolman have been at work scrutinizing every lineenhancing, clarifying, and streamlining to reduce word density as well as updating with the very latest environmental news an…
It was this idea of “be your own man” that drove me to become a student of life 15 years ago. For the first 22 years of life I was a student of whatever other people wanted me to study—a product of “schooling”—what occurs inside a square building with cold air-conditioning and oftentimes with teachers that are just as cold. School was the place where you memorize information, usuall…
It's human nature to be fascinated by the new. Yet most leaders spend their days navigating preestablished cultures, processes, teams, and goals. They aren't paid to create things from scratch but instead are changed with overseeing, maintaining, and often rescuing what others started. Unfortunately, this isn't what most of us were trained to do, either in business school or in the places we fi…