Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 19 Favorite Fictional Teachers Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. During this Teacher Appreciation Week 2018, it seems appropriate that I revisit my personal list of the best fictional teachers. Here goes! Obi…
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Teach & Serve III, No. 39 – Appreciation
Teach & Serve III, No. 39 – Appreciation May 9, 2018 To my teachers, professors, colleagues and friends: THANK YOU. You have given me the gift of education and that is a blessing I can never, ever fully repay. In the midst of Teacher Appreciation Week 2018, I am reminded, with more intentionality than I…
EduQuote of the Week: May 7 – 13, 2018
Teacher Appreciation Week If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in her or his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn’t want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence…
Teach & Serve III, No. 38 – The Competency Trap
Teach & Serve III, No. 38 – The Competency Trap May 2, 2018 At a minimum, professionals want to be regarded as at least competent in what they do, right? However, doing well in tasks that we do not desire, especially in roles we do not want to perpetually have, creates the conditions for the…
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 18 – Avengers Forever!
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 18 Avengers Forever! Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. This past week, acclaimed director James Cameron opined about the upcoming film Avengers: Infinity War “I’m hoping we’ll start getting Avenger fatigue here pretty…
Teach & Serve III, No. 37 – Fail Better
Teach & Serve III, No. 37 – Fail Better April 25, 2018 This is what we are called to do: create conditions around us where failure is okay, where challenge is rewarded, where missing the mark is celebrated as a necessary and critical step towards making it. There is a significant and important thread in…
Teach & Serve III, No. 36 – Look Up In The Sky
Teach & Serve III, No. 36 – Look Up In The Sky April 18, 2018 The question, then, must be why? Why has Superman remained part of American (and world) consciousness for all these years? Why do we still look up in the sky? When I was in the first grade, the day before school…
EduQuote of the Week: April 16 – 22, 2018
Superman Week For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America’s hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able…
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 17 – 1000 Reasons
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 17 1000 Reasons Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. In the last installment of Superheroic Leadership, I wrote about Superman and the classic story “For the Man Who Has Everything.” Perhaps I should…
Teach & Serve III, No. 35 – The Library
Teach & Serve III, No. 35 – The Library April 11, 2018 This week is National Library Week and provides an excellent occasion to revisit a past blog… Our libraries may need to adapt and change. But let us be a bit careful. Batman made me read. This is likely a true statement. I use the…