People disagree with their leaders. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. When decisions must be made, good leaders determine what to do based on each individual case, weighing the opinions of others as appropriate, considering precedent if necessary, proceeding confidently into each new area. Good leaders make decisions because decision making is part…
Month: March 2024
Eduquote of the Week | 3.25.2024
Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. Harper Lee
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 32 | An All-Star Cast | March 20, 2024
Good leaders enable those around them to be an all-star cast I have written many times in the past about my affinity for movies. I love movies. Big movies. Small movies. Genre movies. All kinds of movies. And I love all star casts, the kinds of casts that leave an audience asking “how did they…
Eduquote of the Week | 3.18.2024
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Maya Angelou
Eduquote of the Week | 3.11.2024
There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it. Amanda Gorman
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 31 | Followership and Leadership | March 6, 2024
… our followership, how we respond to those above us on the organizational chart, reveals much about our potential as leaders. Schools operate within hierarchical systems, where each individual, regardless of their role, is part of a structured chain of command. Teachers report to department chairs, department chairs to assistant principals, principals to presidents, and…
Eduquote of the Week | 3.4.2024
Even if I don’t reach all my goals, I’ve gone higher than I would have if I hadn’t set any. Danielle Fotopoulis