Being a school administrator is complex and multi-faceted. There are parts of the job that involve managing tasks, making day-to-day decisions, and responding to any number of emergencies or difficult situations. There are also parts of the school principalship and superintendency that require strategic thinking, being visionary, motivating others, cultivating relationships, and focusing on specific, …
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Hiring the ideal team and focusing on culture are among the most important high impact leadership practices. But in addition to these “people” priorities, successful leaders and organizations also recognize the importance of “systems.” Leaders and organizations that struggle often do so because they lack in their attention to systems thinking. As a result, change …
95% of people believe what they read. See? Did you believe that? One of the privileges we all enjoy as a part of our democracy is freedom of speech. It’s even more evident now as we watch what is happening in other parts of the world. However, with freedom comes responsibility. I believe the freedoms …
Recently, I started to feed my curiosity by learning what others believe will be the lasting impact of the pandemic on schools. Below are a few articles I found interesting. Analysis from the 74million.org Article from thejournal.comArticle from edsurge.comArticle from the Washington Post Disruption is often the catalyst for change. Let’s see what we learned from …
In my current position, I spend a lot of my time learning about new initiatives, frameworks, and methods so that I can lead, serve or help connect other school personnel to resources that enable them to do the same. Recently, while “unpacking” some of these, I was asked what my “recipe” for school leadership was. …
Today I want to talk about the “rule of three” and how it can be used to communicate and persuade others. The human brain likes patterns. In fact, when processing information, the mind subconsciously groups things together in patterns. One of anything alone is obviously not a pattern. Two of anything is just a duplicate, …
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