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Your Final Staff Meeting
"This year is bound to be easier." This was my thinking at the start of the school year. I imagine I also believed we'd somehow have...
Jun 10, 2022


A Reflective Walk to Process the School Year
"What do I even say?" This was one of many questions I asked myself when trying to plan our final staff meeting of the school year....
Jun 9, 2021


A Leadership Lesson in Every Story
The leaders in a school cannot do it all. We can accomplish what matters most when we work together. I stopped by an automobile shop...
Apr 29, 2021


The Importance of Leadership and Management
I recently had the chance to sit down with George Couros to talk about the intersection of leadership and management on "The Innovator's...
Mar 7, 2021

3 Leadership Instincts that could Fail You
Many people are reeling right now. And when I say, "reeling" what I really mean is struggling, crying, and trying to persevere through...
Jan 21, 2021

Rearranging the Room
An interesting thing happens when there are chairs in a room. People tend to sit in them. When all the seats are taken (or there aren't...
Nov 24, 2020

The Thing about Influence
Speed-limit signs are not suggestions. Of course, there are still people who drive much faster or slower than posted speeds. On the other...
Oct 30, 2020

Leading from the Fog
I'm an avid game player. Always have been. When I was growing up, my parents worried that I took board games too seriously. I can't...
Sep 30, 2020

How Much Leadership is Enough?
I was working on a project outside this weekend and had to chuckle to myself about the leadership that's been required from educators...
Sep 15, 2020

Trust, Feedback, and Growth
Leaders rely on accurate information to inform their decisions. It's no different than driving. When we glance down at the gas gauge we...
Aug 26, 2020

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