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The weapons of influence

On the reg

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The Struggle for Common Goals in Academics

Authority people with authority and influential by nature of having authority. Use of titles and positional rank, they're like the most common ways that I see authority being used in my work life. It's rare to experience common goals and potentially in your work life,. potentially, and it does really erode bottoms of social trust. If we call you coordinator or a facilitator, no one will listen to you. People don't want to be called 'facilitator' but as an A&E assistant professor at ANU who has been there for two years, this is how she gets her job done.

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