As I read a chapter on organization structure for an MBA course, a very obvious thought struck me: Why do we see the PhD as the required degree for executive leadership positions in higher ed, when the PhD training environment - most likely - never touched on the most rudimentary principles of organization behavior and development?
As engrained as I am in the higher ed industry, I know exactly why, so this was a rhetorical question. Still.
Then I thought: Ooo, that could be my market, doing organization behavior and development consulting work with higher ed leaders to help fill in the blanks. Cool!
Then I thought: Shoot, it is going to take me a couple of years to finish my MBA, then maybe another year or two to establish a consulting practice. Higher ed will probably have figured this out by then and changed how it does things.
[Two second pass.]
Then I laughed out loud.
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