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CEO Notebook  

  • Budget
  • | Leadership

A College President's Commentary on Costs

As I discuss the future of independent schools with thought-leaders and colleagues across the country, we often look to higher education—particularly small, independent, liberal arts colleges—to see what less
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CEO Notebook  

  • Communication
  • | Culture
  • | Professional Development

Ripley and Roam: a Doubleheader that WOW-ed

Between sessions at the 2014 NBOA Annual Meeting two weeks ago, I was stopped time and time again by attendees who thought Amanda Ripley’s Monday Opening Keynote was outstanding. Punctuating these hallway conversations w
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CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Leadership

I’m Listening …

It is LOUD here in Orlando, but despite the cacophony of voices at the NBOA Annual Meeting this week, I am determined to listen to every conversation I join and every presentation I attend.
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CEO Notebook  

  • Technology

NBOA.org: Actually, It Is Different

NBOA recently launched a brand new website to better serve members and the independent school business officer community. Since NBOA’s inception in 1998, our website has been the most highly valued resource among o
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