CEO Notebook
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Employment
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Leadership
Business officers may be natural servant leaders, but can also consciously cultivate diversity of thought, trust and future leadership.
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Handling increased requests for student accommodations requires keeping an open mind while not altering standards or veering away from mission.
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Innovation is imperative in a competitive marketplace. Successful initiatives require not only creative thinking but also careful choices and clear communication.
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Facilities
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Legal
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Maintenance
Having a payment and performance bond in place can help schools mitigate risk and protect from potential loss.
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Facilities
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Legal
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Maintenance
Whether building new or updating existing space, campus construction can consume more time and resources than anticipated. Early planning, strong contracts and continuous communication can help mitigate risks and keep wo
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CEO Notebook
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Admission
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Culture
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Leadership
Connecting with prospective families can shed light on your school’s budget while helping families feel confident about their investment in independent education.
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Crisis Management
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Culture
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Policy
The national admissions case highlights anxiety about getting into the right college — and the risk potential independent schools could be facing in the future.
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At each stage of his career, from running a small business to 25 years in the business office, the new NBOA board chair has found strong relationships with colleagues a key to success.
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CEO Notebook
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Boards and Trustees
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Governance
Three tips for helping your board remain future-looking, mission-centric and resource-aware.
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Which independent schools should consider a merger? All of them. It’s not about profits, but rather perpetuating the mission in a changing marketplace.
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Mentorship and extracurricular leadership need not be for faculty alone.
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Grace Lee will serve as NBOA legal counsel, one of many available resources to help school leaders manage employment practices.
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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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5 Minutes with
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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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