The third round of negotiated rulemaking didn’t go as well as we hoped. The new definition of gainful employment is basically making the government responsible for tuition costs. What is incredibly ridiculous is that not only does the Obama administration believe the government should be the ones creating jobs, but now they may shut down an important source of job training and preparation for careers that require more expensive training. Why create jobs for an untrained workforce? And what schools will be able to charge a tuition that maintains the 8% debt ratio being proposed? Hmmm ... maybe the community colleges? You know, those schools that fail to meet the standards career colleges are already held to!

When we allow (yes, it is up to those of us who elect these politicians) the government to run businesses, including schools, they seem to lack appropriate problem-solving capabilities.

What is blatantly apparent to me in reading this article is that while Career Colleges may also increase tuition, they continue to improve the quality of education and focus on programmatic offerings that are based on where the jobs are in our economy. Students of these traditional universities don't seem to feel that way about "their" education providers.

Educate ... knowledge is power and any knowledge you impart empowers those you mentor.

If five people share responsibility for a failure, how does that 100% get divided?  A true leader knows there is only one answer:

You - 100%
Person #2 - 100%
Person #3 - 100%
Person #4 - 100%
Person #5 - 100%

Each individual assuming 100% responsibility for the failure generates 100% effort to correct the problem and make it a success. Add it up and you get 5X the effort.  And by the way, less than 100% always seems to make it someone else's fault. Interesting how that works.

My greatest mentor was a man who could rip me limb from limb when I want performing, yet leave me with my dignity.

If you have not been successfully training leaders, you have no right to refer to yourself as a "leader".  "Cult leader" maybe, but not a "leader."

Avoiding conflict and controversy is avoiding opportunities to lead.

Many people think humility is the opposite of confidence. To the contrary, humility and confidence are two components of leadership. One without the other, leaves one THINKING they are a leader ... they are wrong.

It's not courageous to bunge jump, if you are not afraid of heights. Nor is it courageous to swim with sharks, if they don't scare you. Courage is action taken through the fear. Fear must be present for true courage to be shown.

Great leaders don't concern themselves with what other people think. Leadership is not a popularity contest. They DO, however, care about what they think of themselves. Conscience is a terrific filter for leaders.