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…
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
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 30 | Gratitude and Fear | February 28, 2024
Gratitude opens the door to joy and abundance, whereas fear firmly closes those very doors. Throughout my life, and particularly in recent weeks, I have found myself reflecting on the many opportunities, both personal and professional, that I have been fortunate to experience. Most have nudged me out of my comfort zones, prompting me to…
Eduquote of the Week | 2.26.2024
Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion, you’re wasting your life. Jackie Robinson
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 29 | When Leadership Lets Us Down | February 21, 2024
When we are authentic, when we act from our true selves, all of this, though incredibly heavy to shoulder, is worth the weight. Many (most?) of the blogs I have composed over the nine years of Teach & Serve reflect on or reference conditions wherein good leadership is present in a school. They are written…