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Leading Change During Changing Times: Simple Leadership Lessons to Guide Academic Leaders

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The author acknowledges the many mentors who taught these lessons over the years: Jon Borus, Gary Kaplan, John Bradley, and, especially, Michael Lawson and Phillip Slavney. The author is grateful to Lawrence Panych for reviewing this manuscript and Elaine Alligood for her assistance. The editor and reviewers’ comments contributed significantly to this work.

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Dickey, C.C. Leading Change During Changing Times: Simple Leadership Lessons to Guide Academic Leaders. Acad Psychiatry 40, 415–417 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-015-0446-2

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