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...
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Mar 18, 2020
All Communication is Not Created Equal
Managing change during the COVID-19 pandemic is like trying to drink water out of 15 different firehoses turned on full-blast and...
Feb 19, 2020
A Movie Microcosm on Culture
When I was in high school (and probably part of college) my friends and I had this thing. And when I say “thing” I mean contest. The...
Feb 12, 2020
A Pancake Parable
This weekend our family invited a couple of our kids’ friends up to our cabin to hang out. Over the course of the weekend, we played...
Feb 5, 2020
5 Things Your Plate Wants Your Principal to Know
Educators are seriously struggling with the demands being piled upon them. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say many of these dedicated...
Jan 29, 2020
The Invisible Elephant
Sometimes it seems the older I get, the less I’m sure of. But this much I know; the path to meaningful change is paved with trust. Trust...
Jan 22, 2020
A Series of Small Decisions
I had the opportunity to work at a new restaurant chain for several years in high school and part of college. I don’t think there was a...
Jan 15, 2020
A Story About Change
One person can have a profound influence on the culture of a classroom. But that same person can also alter the trajectory of a team or...
Jan 8, 2020
A Place Where Success Can Reside
Our family purchased a small fishing boat last year and had an absolute blast taking it out on the lake over the summer months. Once...
Jan 1, 2020
The Inconvenient Truth about Your Team’s Culture
Most of us have encountered a person, team, or organizational culture that is not achieving to its fullest potential. I’m not only...
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