I was challenged this last week as I’ve been reading through A Higher Standard of Leadership, Lessons From the Life of Gandhi. While the book tries to take a very practical stance on Gandhi’s life and the application to leadership, … Continue reading Can you do the Gandhi?
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I recently received an email from Harvard University. That’s right. I received an email requesting my interest and enrollment application from THE Harvard, School of Education. My first thought was, is this a different Harvard. As I followed the web address listed, it looked legit. I followed up with one more step to ensure that the email address that it came from was also owned by Harvard. I squinted my eyes and shrugged my shoulders with a confused look on my face for a bit as I pondered why I had received this email. It turned out it was all … Continue reading Learn to Change the World!
This is the letter I am about to send out. It includes my interest in the Doane Specialist Program (Ed.S.) program, my interest in learning about district level responsibilities, and a sliver of my leadership philosophy. I am not only interested, but very excited about, entering into the Doane Ed.S. Program. I have just completed my fifth year as Assistant Principal, I am having a great time in my current leadership role, but I am interested in learning about the bigger picture of The American Education System. The Doane program has been a part of my vision and … Continue reading My next steps…
Can you communicate too much? Can you communicate too little? Is it possible to communicate just right? If you stop and listen on any given day in the workplace, you will likely hear complaints on both ends of the spectrum about the same exact communication. Some don’t appreciate the format or the length or the this or the that. In some ways it is a tough and thankless job. It is a tough because even with a lot of that effort it’s not going to be everyone’s style. When it is done well or to their style they hardly notice and … Continue reading The Communication Conundrum
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