A Vocabulary Test for Administrators and Board Members

Derek J. Keenan, Ed.D.VP, Academic Affairs

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Perceptions are not negotiable Perceptions are contextual to

communication Perceptions are the linchpins to which

most decisions are attached

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The process and manner by which authority and power are utilized to direct and control the activities of an organization.

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The entanglements by individuals and groups in the workings of an organization or one or more of its component parts.

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The ongoing, periodic activities, processes, and normative activities of an organization.

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The guiding, governing and managing statements of principle established by the constituted authority to direct the organization.

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“A dynamic process in which woman and men with God-given capacity influence others to accomplish the purposes of the organization.”

Robert Clinton The Making of a Leader

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“Working with and through individuals and groups to accomplish organizational goals.”

Hersey/Blanchard Management of Organizational Behavior

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A defined set of attributes, which have been selected by an organization as a threshold for each of the various positions, needed to fulfill the goals of the organization.

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The process of assessment, usually including summary conclusions, of individual or group performance on the component tasks which have been assigned within the organization.

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The reason that the organization exists.

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The rendering of a judgment, drawing of a conclusion, the making up of one’s mind, or settling on a course of action within the scope of individual or corporate responsibility.

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