New York City is dazzling! On my visits, I tiptoed across a balance beam of being completely mesmerized and utterly over-stimulated. The ethos is electric. As I remember some of
Soul of the Leader
Okay, it's not earth-shattering, but it's an easy tableau to understand these principles. I love low-stakes examples helping us understand higher-import processes. My beds will not arrive when the company
Human-centered leadership is centering the people in our communities. In schools that looks like a shift from centering policies, test scores, political agendas, or data to centering human beings. I
In leadership three developmental journeys are happening concurrently. At the same time, the leader, the team, and the organization must grow and change. Without any one of these paths, the
This morning I stood at my refrigerator, pressing my water bottle up to the water dispenser, with two fresh limes wedges squeezed in, and thought, "Why don't I do this
School leaders often can feel stuck. Sometimes, they are stuck in systems that don't appreciate them, don't support them, or don't listen to them. Sometimes, they are stuck between parents
As I sat down at my laptop today, I heard from an experienced teacher working on her own productivity and time management. She wrote about how her focus is essentially
PermissionLast week, I spoke at a virtual conference on Lead AND Have a Life. It was a powerful experience of sharing with school leaders from around the world.Following a couple
Sitting with dozens of school leaders on a speakers panel this June morning, the facilitator queried, “What’s the best thing you could do this summer to empower your next school
You are a school leader - educated, high-achieving, self-directed, and intentional. You are responsible for so much and need to focus on what matters most as you balance many complexities.