Education’s business that can’t wait

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I have always maintained unapologetically and unashamedly that the business of education is urgent and cannot wait for tomorrow

But the reality on the ground is that one of the major problems bedeviling the education environment and effectively rendering the system impotent is institutional complacency.

Institutional complacency is a condition which occurs when employees no longer have the drive to bring their best selves to the organisation and other considerations assume precedence over the core mission.

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Education’s business that can’t wait

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