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Who is the TIF Making Your Organizational Culture TAH?
Did you hear the news about the Miss USA debacle last week? Apparently, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA gave up on their dreams, leaving the...
May 21, 20244 min read

Are Your Role Models Heroic or Horrific? A Work/Life Perspective
By Michael Kramer and Debbie Dougherty When I first started working at the University of Missouri, I had a work mentor and role model. ...
Feb 6, 20248 min read

Award Winning Book? Two Awards! How did that Happen?
I want to share some really good news. This past November, my book, Sexual Harassment in Organizational Culture, won both the book of...
Jan 16, 20245 min read


Why Do We Need Tenure? Have You Ever Heard of Galileo?
Many years ago, when I was a highly opinionated undergraduate student in Speech Communication at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, I explained...
May 30, 20237 min read


Thoughts and Prayers? I Have Thoughts about Prayers.
William, a six year old child, is now the only remaining member of his family. They were all shot. With a gun. Lots of people were shot...
May 9, 20236 min read


Professor Trauma is Real
Last night I had a nightmare. I dreamed that I did not have time to read Francie Smith’s (who graduated at least 10 years ago)...
May 2, 20236 min read

Dear Politicians, Another Black Child was Shot in the Head. Now will you step back from the Ledge?
Was Ralph a threat? No. Of course not. So why did this White man shoot Ralph? The most obvious answer is implicit bias. He assumed that
Apr 25, 20236 min read
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