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Why You Shouldn't Just Be Yourself During Hard Times

Chronicle of Higher Education - Opinion Piece

July 14, 2009

Although cooperative relations among trustees, presidents, and professors should be promoted through informal interactions, shared governance often works best, especially during hard times, when college leaders avoid spontaneous and unguarded comments and actions. Indeed, the most productive relationships are often what many people might call "inauthentic."

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