In the realm of education, school leaders play a pivotal role in shaping the learning environment and influencing the success of both students and educators.…
Leading on the #RoadToAwesome
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One of my conversations with school leaders this week led to a fairly common challenge; continually being interrupted. As leaders, we want to serve and…
I had a leader ask me this week what I thought the most important ability a leader could possibly have. I thought for a moment…
Early in my career, we were hanging out with some friends on a nice fall evening. My buddy Evan had a new house he and his wife had recently moved into and they wanted to barbeque for everyone. It was really a great night. Unfortunately, while heading into grab something from the kitchen (all transparency intended, it was most likely another beer) I got distracted and looked away then headed in the door. What I hadn’t noticed was the person in front of me had closed the screen and I walked right into it. Epic fail on my part. Big oops…I totally didn’t see it coming. I made the assumption they’d leave it open and, in my distraction, destroyed their screen.
Are you like me and sometimes feel like you cannot get it all done? You know what I’m talking about…that endless ‘to-do’ list that keeps…
You wouldn’t know by looking…it’s not something that is easy to see. The corner is empty now but it took time to get that way.…
Earlier this week, while on my daily walk, I was listening to the On Leadership podcast with Scott Miller. His guest for the episode I was…
In the summer of 2007 as a still-green assistant principal, I attended my very first PLC conference. I had the amazing opportunity to hear the…
Many of you know this, but I am a Jeep guy, like a BIG Jeep guy. Prior to owning a Jeep, I don’t know that…
My first two years as a school administrator had me charged with high school discipline and attendance. It was an entry level job for school…