Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
Vital Signs for Education
Vital Signs for Education 4-minute recap of this month’s blogs “Vital signs” measure our essential bodily functions like pulse rate, temperature, respiration, and blood pressure. Vital signs tell us when our body is distressed and needs medical attention. Education in Distress Public discourse is contentious. Mental health is compromised for kids and adults. Education seems…
Read MoreChief Equity Advocate
1-minute summary; 6-minute read Core Question: How do we touch hearts and minds for good? “Everything hangs on one’s thinking …” – Seneca “Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford Core Idea: What we aim at … we eventually achieve. Words matter. Values matter. Start by defining our north star…
Read MoreDistrict Goals – Key to Success
District Goals – Key to Success 4-minute read Four years + four goals = student success. Focused goals, well monitored, improve learning Reeves reports that: Focus is a prerequisite for school improvement. Focus had the highest relationship with student achievement Focus, with effective monitoring, and adult efficacy yielded strikingly positive results for all students and…
Read MoreMake a Movement. Leave a Legacy
Turn Moments into a Movement 5-minute read Leaving a legacy and leading for the future takes more than keeping the lights on – although there are days when that is a true accomplishment! Here are some thoughts about turning great Moments into Momentum and Movement. 13 Ways – and ONE CAVEAT – to Leave a…
Read MoreMaking Equity Progress
Start anywhere but start now: An Equity Review Process: 10-minute read “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke Core Thesis: Good Equity Work Can Be Done Over the last five years, I have read every book on district-wide equity, tracked equity success stories…
Read MoreLeadership • Equity • Culture
More Books for January 2023 4-minute read Best Books in: Leadership: 6 Types of Working Genius and nine others Equity: The Third Reconstruction and three others Culture: The Burnout Epidemic and two others Bonus: The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams … and others Leadership: The 6 Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand…
Read MoreA Review of – Failure of Nerve
Review: A Failure of Nerve by Edwin Friedman 2-minute read Core Idea: A calm, steady, non-anxious leadership presence is key. Problem: Leadership is change. Change creates fear. Fear leads to sabotage. A failure of nerve jeopardizes progress and encourages chaos. Social and political anxieties paralyze our ability to think, dream, and move forward. Solution: Leadership…
Read MoreWenatchee’s Equity Story
Equity: a Plan and Promise for Future-Ready Students An Interview with Dr. Paul Gordon, (outgoing) Superintendent, Wenatchee WA – May 3, 2022 For the last three years, Wenatchee has been on an equity journey initiated by Superintendent, Dr. Paul Gordon We Promise … is at the heart of our Strategic Plan Our strategic plan was…
Read MoreMore Books …
More on Leadership, Summer Reads, History, and Equity Leadership Risk: A User’s Guide by Stanley McChrystal and Anna Butrico | Oct 5, 2021 McChrystal’s Team of Teams book told how teamwork, communication and networks helped turn the tide in Iraq. Here, McChrystal provides ten factors that are critical to risk reduction. Adaptability, leadership, and a positive mindset help tip the…
Read MoreDiscernment for our times
Discernment – A Road Map Here is a roadmap to this double-issue of eight entries. The world has changed Less and less of our world is settled and predictable. More and more is unsettled and unpredictable. Discernment—knowing when to hold, fold, walk away, or find a better way—is at a premium. Turnover Never have we…
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