Teach & Serve II, No. 31 – Leadering: Honing Communication Skills March 8, 2017 It is difficult to overestimate how important communication skills are for a leader. A leader who is an effective communicator has such an advantage over a leader who is an ineffective one. Over the course of the next few weeks, Teach & Serve…
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EduQuote of the Week: March 6 – 12, 2017
Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes. Margaret Wheatley
Teach & Serve II, No. 30 – Leadering: Identifying Weaknesses before Celebrating Strengths
Teach & Serve II, No. 30 – Leadering: Identifying Weaknesses before Celebrating Strengths March 1, 2017 A leadering step is identifying and embracing one’s weaknesses along with relying on one’s strengths. Good leaders comprehend their limitations. They know their difficulties. They recognize their weaknesses. Over the course of the next few weeks, Teach & Serve will be discussing…
EduQuote of the Week: February 27 – March 5, 2017
Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness. Ola Joseph
Teach & Serve II, No. 29 – Leadering: Knowing Oneself
Teach & Serve II, No. 29 – Leadering: Knowing Oneself February 22, 2017 People who do not wish to know themselves this well typically do not make effective leaders or, rather, they are not as effective leaders as they could be. Over the course of the next few weeks, Teach & Serve will be discussing “leadering”…
EduQuote of the Week: February 20 – 26, 2017
“Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes,” he said, his voice rising as applause and cheers mounted. “Shake it off. Stop complainin’. Stop grumblin’. Stop cryin’.” We are going to press on. We have work to do. President Barack Obama
Teach & Serve II, No. 28 – Leadering
Teach & Serve II, No. 28 – Leadering February 15, 2017 If you are a leader, reflecting on the steps which got you there is a good exercise. If you want to become a leader, considering the leadering activities that will get you there is just as healthy a pursuit. Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up…
EduQuote of the Week: February 13 – 19, 2017
Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated. Coretta Scott King
Teach & Serve II, No. 27 – You Never Can Tell
Teach & Serve II, No. 27 – You Never Can Tell February 8, 2017 A leader is challenged by something new, something for which no one planned. The leader looks at the team and says “we’re doing this.” Do yourself a favor: take 9 minutes and watch the video below. Here is a true story: Bruce…
EduQuote of the Week: February 6 – 12, 2017
Have a vision. Be demanding. General Colin Powell