October 2011
| Intelligence Quotient Consider the IQ of your IT: Are you making use of business intelligence to provide higher-level analytics for decision making? |
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| Outwitting Inertia You can sometimes fool human nature, says neuroscientist and consultant Eric Haseltine, but in the end you can never change it. Dynamic leaders must face that reality and relentlessly motivate the drive for change-most likely through Machiavellian means. |
| Conservation Calibration A major milestone on UNC's path to climate neutrality by 2050 is the university's plan to employ low-cost fixes that scale back building energy use-which accounted for more than 90 percent of the carbon footprint in 2007. |
| Facilitator in Chief Ruth Constantine, NACUBO's board chair for 2011-12, finds rich rewards-and intense challenges-in the halls of academia. By fostering strategic conversation, she plans to bolster the association's ability to help members lead in unpredictable times. |
| Business Briefs Short news articles based on research surveys and peers’ business experiences that can benefit institutions |
| Capitol Report Coverage of legislation and regulatory activity that affects higher education |