Tag: Motivation
Time to Stop, Time to Start
It’s time. Time to stop viewing resources with limitations. Time to stop leading from email and communicating via the telephone game. Time to stop treating your staff as if they are in the way of learning. Time to stop treating yourself as if you’re on a treadmill that’s designed to chase brush fires. Time to…
The Shutdown Value of Criticism
I spoke recently to a few friends about their coaches from when they played sports (softball, basketball, and football). Unanimously they stated that they ran faster, jumped higher, worked out longer and tried harder every time they received praise from their coach.
When Scores Don’t Matter
I was in the playroom with my daughter this weekend, and we were painting. I’m just saying, but we were doing it legit – canvases, paints, palettes, big brushes, easels, music. The paintings dried on Saturday, and we went back for another layer on Sunday. It was pure delight. Also, there was no way to…
What Motivates Your Students?
Picture a cartoon character standing under a cloud, hands raised, yelling, “All mine! It’s all mine!” as gold coins fall from the low hanging cloud. Picture an employee whose annual appraisal is due and has learned to fear the meeting because of the score. That dreaded score is a valuation of the employee. It’s not…