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Written by: Dr. Derrick L. Campbell

Busting Teacher Unions for the Wrong Reasons - Click To Read Article
As education stakeholders continue to sort through the reasons for failing school districts they have shifted the blame to teachers. Teachers are the cornerstone for any productive education but before we rid ourselves of unions we must consider other factors that contribute to failing schools such as dysfunctional organizational behavior.

Firing the Principal Does Not Guarantee Improvement - Click To Read Article
School district leaders are choosing to fire the principal as a strategy for receiving additional federal funding. However, firing the principal does not guarantee that the school will become productive.

Financial Reform Bill Diversity Requirement Has Challenges - Click To Read Article
The government now mandates that the financial industry increase efforts to employ persons from diverse populations. The federal government will need to address the attitudes of present financial industry personnel that keep the industry from becoming a more diverse industry.

Conquering Racial Profiling in Our Local Communities - Click To Read Article
After several decades racial profiling is a challenge that continues to plague our society. Law enforcement can overcome this challenge by a transforming their organization and community.

Reducing Inappropriate Special Education Referrals for Historically Underserved Students - Click To Read Article
Educators should use a procedure that ensures that the present process for submission of special education referrals does not continue to produce the overrepresentation of historically underserved students in special education. In many cases, a teacher’s last resort for helping a student with academic or behavioral deficiencies results in ...

Improving Organizational Effectiveness in Turbulent Times - Click To Read Article
During these turbulent times managers must utilize effective strategies that will transform their organization. Managers can increase organizational effectiveness by involving employees in the ...

Reducing Cultural Bullying in Schools - Click To Read Article
Many school districts can use this leadership technique to ensure reductions in cultural bullying which will ensure that they reduce opportunities for law suits.

Employee Recognition Programs - Click To Read Article
When developing employee recognition programs, employer will benefit from a transformation process that takes into consideration organizational demographics and the continuous changing organizational needs.

Student Perspectives of Classroom Disruptions - Click To Read Article
In a school consisting of 99% White teachers and 98% historically underserved students, students reported that teacher behavior is the major cause for classroom disruptions. Excessive classroom disruptions that involve teachers and historically underserved students indicate that there are racial interaction challenges between teachers and students. During interviews one student stated, ...

Accelerating Organizational Change - Click To Read Article
Accelerating organizational change saves money for businesses and schools by decreasing the time that it takes for an organization to conclude a required change process.

Leadership Qualities that Promote Positive Racial Teacher-Student Relationships - Click To Read Article
Several years ago, as I sat in my office, I wondered if working as an educator was worth it. I was spending most of my time processing disciplinary infractions which did not allow time for instructional leadership. I knew that the time students spent in my office and in the in-school suspension program resulted in lost instructional time for teachers and students. This lost in instructional time has an impact on standardized test scores, school leadership, students, teachers, and the local community. When cultural conflicts between educators and students are non-existent, schools become the benefactor ...

Teacher Perspectives of Classroom Disruptions - Click To Read Article
High incidences of classroom disruptions, disrespect towards a teacher, and open defiance indicate that teachers and students have challenges with developing and maintaining positive classroom relationships which ultimately impact school discipline and student achievement. At a high school consisting of 95% White Teachers and 99% of historically underserved students (HUS) interviewed teachers believed teacher student relationships, student attitudes, and student preparation caused classroom disruptions.

Steering the Organizational Change Process - Click To Read Article
Steering the organization through the change process can present the leader with many challenges. However, leaders who embrace utilizing a shared vision as a tool will find that leading an organizational change process becomes simplified.

Reducing Cultural Challenges Saves Money - Click To Read Article
Many school districts are reporting low achievement for historically underserved students while other students do not have the same challenges. Asian and White students outperform most historically underserved students in Language Arts, mathematics, and science

Employees Need More Than a Warning - Click To Read Article
Many businesses use progressive discipline as a strategy to reduce disciplinary infractions. For some employees the strategy has a positive impact while for others it results in receiving additional warnings. In many cases additional warnings lead to dismissal for cause which impacts employee turnover. Businesses can reduce the adverse effects of providing employees additional warnings which lead to dismissal for cause by providing employees with professional development when they receive a warning. The left-hand column activity provides employers with a professional development tool that ...

Ethical Leadership Develops Moral Communities - Click To Read Article
Leaders in businesses and schools must determine what is right for their employees and students to ensure that the organization continues to improve. In many cases, improving the organization requires that the leader develop strategies and programs that will address ethnic, racial, and gender challenges. Overcoming the described challenges requires the leader to also use an ethical decision making process.

Relationships: The Key to Organizational Success - Click To Read Article
Every company has an organizational structure which determines the duties and obligations of each employee. Each employee, from executive to manager to the employee, plays an important role in the productivity and success of the organization. In many cases channeled down organizational decisions can have a negative influence on the relationship between the supervisor and the employee which results in losses in organizational productivity and profits. Organizational relationships between supervisors and employees are the key to the success of any organization.

Unions Can Benefit Organzational Change - Click To Read Article
Union opposition to management organizational change strategies and managements reluctance to involve unions in the change process results in reduced business value, negative publicity for the business, and decreased employment opportunities.





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