You and I both know that lasting change happens when two factors are adjusted: Environment Habits In our current educational dilemma, the environment has changed, but...
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Change is a Product of Work
“Culture does not change because we desire to change it. Culture changes when the organization is transformed – the culture reflects the realities of people working...
Continue reading...Actionable Ideas for Emotional Safety
Emotional safety and classroom culture go hand in hand. We often say these are important, but what are some actionable ideas to increase emotional safety? That’s...
Continue reading...Craft, Draft, Graft
Craft – skill in carrying out one’s work. Draft – selecting a group of people and leading them somewhere. Graft – a form of political corruption,...
Continue reading...Defining Leadership Behaviors
How do school leaders create change in school culture? The first place to start is not social media or branding your school. Instead, a united leadership...
Continue reading...Two Sides of Appreciation
It seems as if there are two sides of appreciation: Respect Empathy A quick search in the dictionary and we find: Appreciation 1. recognition and enjoyment...
Continue reading...It’s an Ugly Vacuum
In a previous decade, I purchased a low-end vacuum for my low-end college apartment. It was an ugly vacuum, and frankly, I’m not sure it really...
Continue reading...Burnout and Demoralization
Both are the product of organizational health. Or should I say, a lack of organizational health? How we view the two is important. Burnout is not...
Continue reading...A Season of Gifts
When you value people, you celebrate their gifts. This is how you craft culture.
Continue reading...Leading with Heart
Leading with heart is about engagement. It’s about seeing your people through the eyes of empathy first – then through the eyes of culture, and finally through the eyes of impact.
Continue reading...Health Over Smarts, Path to Outlier Results
There are two overarching factors to a school’s success. Or should I say, two overarching factors solely within the control of school leadership: The smarts of...
Continue reading...5 Morale Boosters for Right Now
This happens to be that time of year where back to school enthusiasm is long-gone, and teaching is deep in the trenches. This is good for learning momentum,...
Continue reading...Fragile Plateaus
Standards change. Teams change. Communities change. Accountability frameworks change. The danger of these changes is they expose blindspots. And blindspots are the reasons behind plateaus. A...
Continue reading...Collaboration, A Basic Need
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are more than mere lesson planning or book studies…they are a basic human need. In yesterday’s episode of the Mafost Mashup, I...
Continue reading...Employee Factory vs. Culture of Collaboration
In the recent episode of the Mafost Mashup, I was fortunate to have Hal Bowman as a guest. He offered some valuable insights on creating cultures...
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