Creativity – LinkedIn lists it as the number 1 job skill. School taut it as a top aim of education. Cultures value it as the cornerstone...
Continue reading...People
People are at the heart of every endeavor – whether a school, a hospital, a business, or a social event. Nothing happens of lasting value without empowered people – engaged, inquisitive, adventurous souls who learn together.
Ostentation as a Requisite for Modern Work?
In a recent article (link below) from The Economist, the headline states: The rise of performative work It’s not what you do. It’s how ostentatiously you...
Continue reading...I’m Not A Cat, The Second Story
The I’m Not a Cat Zoom call is so relatable. It, in some shape, has happened to each of us. And the lessons are many. Regardless...
Continue reading...Story Telling
You have a story. Your team has a story. Your organization has a story. You are uniquely positioned to tell that story and craft that narrative....
Continue reading...The Psychology of a Landscape Scale Crisis
In yesterday’s post, I posited that a landscape scale crisis brings us the gift of a compass. But that’s not the whole story. In fact, there’s...
Continue reading...Why Do We Do This To People?
Educators are some of the busiest people in the world. If it’s not district mandates, or community needs, or regional mandate, it’s school leaders, it’s instructional...
Continue reading...When You Didn’t Know How To Act
Think about when you showed up for your first day of graduate school. Maybe you weren’t exactly sure what to expect. What did you do first?...
Continue reading...Show, Not Tell
You can tell people what to do. Or you can use cues to show them. Ever wonder why baseball players are always spitting? Ever wonder why...
Continue reading...Canned Laughter and Other Cues
Television productions understood a simple truth when creating sitcoms – the need to use canned laughter to seed the humor. If you’ve watched Jimmy Fallon or...
Continue reading...How Cognitive Dissonance Helps and Hurts Your Change Efforts
Change is tough. We know that. Personal change, professional change, and organizational change can each be overwhelming. Especially when change is led by someone who doesn’t...
Continue reading...Staying True To Your Work
You don’t need thousands to understand your work. You simply need the intended people to be impacted by it. Large followings aren’t needed. Only impact. Social...
Continue reading...Get to No First
When dealing with a difficult situation or a challenging conversation it’s tempting to find agreement quickly. Agreement is not the goal. The goal is understanding why...
Continue reading...Honeymoons and Moonshine
Landing the gig is the beginning. Often, it’s also the end. Passionate school leaders move up the career ladder eager to make a mark and help...
Continue reading...Dual Realities
There’s the leader’s reality, and there’s everyone else’s. The challenge of being a leader is having the self-awareness to manage the needs of your people with...
Continue reading...Three Cs of a Successful Daily Routine
Communication. Start the day with people. Manage your communications first thing in the day, and by doing so, you are making people your priority. Creation. Use...
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