The ABC’s of Courageous Leadership
March 13, 2023
“Practically speaking, the very act of school leadership is an act of vulnerability.” … More The ABC’s of Courageous Leadership
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The Pulse #13
March 1, 2023
More resources for developing teams and a heart healthy tip!… More The Pulse #13
When “No Tolerance” = Full Presence
February 22, 2023
Blog #101 “Thank you for tolerating that discussion.” Not a common sentiment (I hope!) near the end of a collaborative meeting, but one that was a recent reality for a group planning session I participated in. Here was the scenario: A group of 5 colleagues, including myself, were meeting to fine-tune an upcoming presentation to… More When “No Tolerance” = Full Presence
#96: One More Thing
August 4, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days The last several posts have felt “fast and furious” to me. I’ve written them in real time in the week our teachers are returning to campus. Every educator knows how full these weeks are. The lists of plans to be made, materials to be prepared, conversations to be had, and… More #96: One More Thing
#82: Prewriting
July 21, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days Well, 82 days ago when I wrote Post #1, I wrote, “Maybe one day the entire story will be, “This is my story. It isn’t very long. The end.” “ On one hand, today comes close because this is a short and sweet post with not a lot to share…yet.… More #82: Prewriting
#79: Warm Welcomes
July 18, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days Today is all about warm welcomes. Today I am welcoming a new administrative assistant to my department. Everyone working in a school or department knows how important the administrative assistants are. He/She/They are THE person to know! School leaders rely on them to keep us organized and on track. … More #79: Warm Welcomes
#66: SMEs and Your Team
July 5, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days Early on in this 100 Posts in 100 Days journey, I wrote about team decision making processes in in Post 18: Decisions, Decisions. In the June 24 The Pulse (Post 55), I quoted Dr. Maya Shanker from her podcast about how we assess the quality of decision making. Just a… More #66: SMEs and Your Team
#64: SME
July 4, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days My dad is retired, but he worked as a traveling salesman for over 45. During my childhood, he essentially traveled every other week. When he retired, he added up the number of nights he had stayed in one particular hotel chain. Divided by 365 nights and his stays totaled 16… More #64: SME
#63: Core Values and My Leadership Statement
July 3, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days Yesterday, I posted about living into my core value of integrity, which reminded me of this post from 2019 about leading a group of individuals in a process to identify their core values and write a personal leadership & coaching statement. My leadership statement and my thinking about writing… More #63: Core Values and My Leadership Statement
#58: Leadership Perspective: Playing Ball
June 27, 2022
100 Posts in 100 Days If you’ve been following 100 Posts in 100 Days, then you know I’m on a bit of a roll when it comes to metaphors. It started with sharing some thoughts about coaching & leadership as a string of pearls in Post 48, which led to a follow up about creating… More #58: Leadership Perspective: Playing Ball