Category Archives: Leadership

Arrogance and good leadership are… incompatible. The old adage “oil and water don’t mix” is demonstrably true. Head into your kitchen. Find some oil. Put the oil in a glass filled with water. See what happens. Go ahead. I will … Continue reading →

I start the year 2024 with the word EMBRACE. Over the course of the past five years or so, I have taken part in a movement among the educational community (and the community writ large, I am certain) to select … Continue reading →

Our work reaches beyond us. It reaches through time. It reaches into the future. EVERGREEN POST We do not get tired of good Christmas songs. Well, I do not, anyway. I look forward to their repetition each year. When beginning … Continue reading →

A colleague this week asked me if I could distill good leadership to one quality. Over the course of this first semester, I have had the opportunity to consider – deeply – what I believe are the core qualities that … Continue reading →

… there are other things that need tending to as we approach the end of the semester – … things that need to be done. How did it get this late in the semester? I suspect teachers all over the … Continue reading →

I believe we are too quick to ascribe intricate motives to what others do. As I write this, it is the week after the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. With each anniversary of the event, … Continue reading →

Share the love. REPOSTING THIS OFFERING IS AN ANNUAL, THANKSGIVING TRADITION. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. I am often amazed at the amount of effort it takes to keep a school up-and-running. When I consider it, I am in awe … Continue reading →

It is my sincere wish that you have many, many things in your life for which you are thankful. As we gather next week for Thanksgiving in the United States, our thoughts, hopefully, turn to those things for which we … Continue reading →

The closer I got to the group setting up, the more I could sense something was wrong. The tension was noticeable. In a position I held many years ago, I was walking outside across the quad of the school on … Continue reading →

… genuine leaders recognize that they cannot have all the answers, nor should they try to. Leaders often assume responsibility not only for the success of their leadership initiatives but also for the emotional well-being of those they lead. While … Continue reading →