A Barry Manilow Classic: “Looks Like We Made It!”
Reflecting back on serving a thousand or more educators in dozens of schools across quite a few states in 2023 – 24, a few lessons come to mind that might be helpful.
Continuous Improvement
Leadership Lessons from…Where?!
Not wanting to just reflect on the past year, I thought I would share some leadership lessons I’ve recently learned from an unlikely source…
If Only…The Irony of Continuous Improvement
At a fundamental level, continuous improvement means that whatever I do today won’t be as good as tomorrow, or next week, or next month, or in a year or more. Because I’m not perfect…indeed, I’m far from it.
The Dichotomies of Spring
The entire school year seems to come down to a few weeks in April. Does it have to?
Great Processes Lead to Great Organizations
DO the right work, and the results will follow. Greatness comes through doing great work. In schools we focus on the Four Critical Questions.
Money, Money, Money!!
The research on what it takes to build a collaborative environment in schools is pretty clear: resources are necessary. Resources does not always have to be money, though. Read on!
Little by Little. Day by Day.
There’s a saying that my Persian Bahá’í friends share with me: Kam kam, rooz beh rooz. It literally means little by little, day by day. And it says a lot about life, relationships, and our work in schools.
