Category Archives: Politics

No One is a “Young Invincible”

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

I just posted a blog on Huffington about this.  Most of us know people who have had health challenges in their youth.  At the age of 30, I was unfortunate to find a lump but fortunate to have had the … Continue reading →

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Are Women Still Facing Promotion Problems in Academia?

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

After writing Shadow Campus, some people asked if the difficulty Meg faced in getting tenured in a primarily male business school actually still happens.  I can’t blame people for thinking that situation surely must be fiction by now, and indeed … Continue reading →

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How Distributive Negotiation Works — A Look at House Republican Strategy

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

So much has been written about integrative negotiation where the goal is often win-win, that we forget that another type of negotiation exists as well — distributive.  In this blog published today on Huffington Post, “Are Republicans Crazy? No!” you … Continue reading →

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A Persuasion Case Study: Hillary Clinton and Benghazi

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

In case you didn’t get a chance to read my recent post, I’m adding it here.  Whether you are a supporter of Hillary Clinton or not, you may find some useful thoughts about dealing with a huge issue in the … Continue reading →

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Persuasion: The Lost Art at The Top

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

My blog, “Why Should We Believe Them This Time?” is on Huffington Post today.  It’s a question that must be in the minds of not only Americans but people around the world trying to assess whether this time our leaders … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Education Plan

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

I just posted a blog on Huffpo “President Obama’s Education Plan — A No-Brainer for Colleges.”  That one deals with the ability of colleges to respond with some ease to the president’s concerns because they are set up to do … Continue reading →

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Is Your Child Going Off To College? Know The Politics Going In

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

It’s only natural with teenagers and young adults heading off to college or returning that you wonder what goes on behind the scenes.  Sometimes you’re just so pleased about their promise, that any thought about politics within departments is the … Continue reading →

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Leadership Tutorial VII (for women): Are Women Less Politically Savvy?

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

This question comes up regularly.  And it’s an important one.  I’ve dealt with it in nonfiction and now in fiction in Shadow Campus.  The answer, I believe, is that it depends on the arena in which women work and how … Continue reading →

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Crime and Political Intrigue — SHADOW CAMPUS

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Shadow Campus, my tenth book and debut as a novelist, has just been published.  A mystery thriller, like all of my work it’s related to what goes on behind the scenes in organizations  — in this case the politics of … Continue reading →

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Leadership Tutorial V (for women) — You Want to Get Ahead? Keep a Journal.

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Memory fades.  Recent research indicates that the process begins much earlier than we might think.  Given this and the lying-for-the-larger-good perspective prevalent in most highly and pathologically political organizations, to protect yourself and your career advancement start keeping a record … Continue reading →

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