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January 18, 2008
Organizations, especially colleges, can be slow to change. Why is taking an organization in a new direction so difficult?
That’s the latest topic of discussion on Tech Therapy, The Chronicle’s podcast for everyone in higher education, not just geeks.
Warren Arbogast, Tech Therapy’s co-host, says that organizations are hard to change because they involve people. “People respond to pain,” he says. “And at the same time, people have a high tolerance for pain.” Listen to the whole episode here:
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