What inspires you to tackle challenges — and gives you the energy to follow through — at your school?
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Relocating to a bayside home has helped this business officer escape work’s incessant demands and find time for reflection.
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A simple idea share among colleagues can bolster collaboration and provide ideas for stretching your mind – and budget.
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Charitable giving by individuals declined last year and may continue to do so into the future. What does the trend mean for independent schools?
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As new business officers prepare to hit the ground running, they learn how school leaders at every stage of their career can drive change.
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Research on play shows that it’s vital to creative thinking. Business catalyst Kevin Carroll explained how productive play at work can inspire business officers to innovate.
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Stuart Country Day School’s campus-as-lab program, led by the school’s facilities director, enables students to solve real-world problems — while helping administrators collect campus data.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Leadership
The 2019 recipient of the Ken White Distinguished Business Officer Award credits some of his success to mentors and colleagues. But don’t mistake his modesty for a lack of ambition. Leadership “is something I run toward.
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This business officer can’t get enough of wood’s natural beauty or time in the workshop.
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Opportunities await to give back to your colleagues and the profession while growing leadership skills and gaining a national perspective.
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Extended Day
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Leadership
Innovative, student-driven programs add value, enrich students, further school mission and attract new families.
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Safety & Security
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Culture
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Safety and Security
Spending alone won’t make your school more secure. The most effective security strategies prioritize school culture.
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Deep knowledge of many fields can help you handle an ever-expanding portfolio, but it can also limit your openness to new ways of thinking.
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Culture
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Risk Management
Rising toll of student stress, anxiety and depression adds to urgency of schools’ risk-mitigation practices.
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Crisis Management
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Governance
How well a school handles a crisis may depend on six factors, including board relations, dedicated committees and defined roles.
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McKinley Advisors identifies what top-performing organizations have in common.
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Conversations around school mergers have shifted from reactive to proactive. It’s not about failure, but rather preparing for the future.
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The long-ago gift of a high-quality camera keeps on giving to this business officer, aided in part by his love of travel, nature and family.
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Mission & Motivation
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Leadership
A momentous school anniversary can provide opportunities to rekindle alumni relations, build connections among current students and strengthen town-gown relationships.
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The traditional independent school model is under threat. The case for clearly defining, differentiating and delivering a very different value proposition.
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