Look, it sounded great back in 2005 and 2010 to ditch that textbook. Folks made good money off of the idea and there are good reasons...
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Infinite Pie
There are those who see competition. Then there are those who see collaboration. The first believe that there’s a pie, and it’s a race to grab...
Continue reading...Environment Feeds The Change
Before March 2020, when we sought to create change, we would consider tweaking the environment to create the change. Environment feeds the change. But now, the...
Continue reading...9 Change Resistors That You Must Manage Successfully
Like gravity, old ruts constantly pull us into their path. Also like gravity, only a bigger mass can free us from their pull. Question is, how...
Continue reading...Don’t Be Afraid of Endings
The funny thing about endings is that they are natural. Yet we seem to constantly fight the inevitability of an ending. However, when we embrace the...
Continue reading...Sit Still and Be Inspired
Sometimes I’ll sit still and simply wait to be inspired. The rest of the time I put in so many repetitions, that 1 out of 1000...
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At this moment the change has set in. A new normal has reached its stride. This is the moment where innovators have grasped a vision of...
Continue reading...I Found a Blank Check and Cashed It!
I found a blank check at my door and decided to write a random number on it. $43,800. Then I deposited it in my account. I...
Continue reading...Unanticipated Change
Change is like a rushing river. Unanticipated change often triggers the amygdala. When the amygdala is activated, the long-term vision has a tendency to shrink. When...
Continue reading...Novus, New Not Successful
The Latin root of innovation is novus. It’s the same root for novelty or new. It doesn’t have a relationship to success. That’s because most innovations...
Continue reading...Perfect, Good, Great
“Perfect is the enemy of good.” – Voltaire “Good is the enemy of great.” – Jim Collins Respectfully, Voltaire, I have to disagree. Perfect is the...
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Innovation can be fueled by motivated people and can also serve to motivate people. Innovation is more than a mere plan or idea – it’s an...
Continue reading...School Improvement Plan or Compliance Plan?
Or is it a school improvement plan? Look, a one-page essay is hard for many students to write. A one-page poem is hard for most adults...
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How do you maintain maneuverability among all the mandates? I was sailing last night, and we almost hit a channel marker. It was just 20 yards...
Continue reading...Fall and Initiative Fatigue
What can leaves teach us about initiative fatigue? Fall is upon us (well, not yet here in Houston). Leaves are going through their annual changes, and...
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