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You can’t escape it these days. It’s everywhere you look: politics, government, social media …and schools. “It”…  is the cry for business…both public,and,occasionally, even personal, to be conducted in an atmosphere of total and complete transparency. A Facebook and Instagram culture expects nothing less than immediate access to anything and everything. Period. What does that Read the full article…

It is interesting how social media has played such a role in the way culture is developed today.  When we look at organizations, whether it is the largest companies in the world – Google, Microsoft, Cargill or school districts – Charlotte-Mecklinburg, Orange County, Florida, Iredell-Statesville, how is culture created and nurtured?  How is sustained?  I Read the full article…

I’m sure you have heard variations of the old adage declaring problems are opportunities in disguise.  I don’t know about you, but when I am in the midst of a problem, it rarely feels like an opportunity!  When facing escalating conflict, finger-pointing, panic and blame-fixing, “opportunity” is not what leaps to mind.  Sometimes, though, seemingly Read the full article…

“So, what do you do?”  A common question, right? If asked in an elevator I might say “I work for non-profit consulting firm that delivers workshops on collaborative decision making for school leaders.” But given more time that nice succinct statement would expand to include…. I work for a non-profit consulting firm that was borne out of Read the full article…

Just recently, I read a comment made by a board member decrying teachers and school leaders taking time away from “their job” for professional development.  It is a sorry state of affairs when a voting member of the board does not understand the full positive impact that professional development can have on every operating aspect Read the full article…

You said what???? My belief is that we seem to be losing each other because we are avoiding conversation!! I think I heard what you said, and I think you know what I meant, but, did you??? If there is one thing that brings this fact to mind this week, it is Ferguson.  I will Read the full article…

Workplace silo:  “A system, process, department, etc. that operates in isolation from others.”(Oxford Dictionaries) We have all run up against silos in the workplace.  We may have railed against their lack of responsiveness, cooperation or incomprehensible procedures. Or perhaps we have worked in a silo, enjoying the “us vs. them” camaraderie while lamenting the unreasonable Read the full article…

Choices have consequences. Just as wounds in flesh are covered by scar tissue, choices create ramifications—sought and intended…or not. Making decisions is, truly, making choices…and the laws of inevitability affects the conclusions. Some decisions yield positive results; some do not. Consider a small school and the challenges coming from their leader’s decision to safeguard children Read the full article…

Sometimes the best solution is the one we’ve never thought of.  But it can be especially difficult to embrace a new solution when we have actively championed a different one. When the boss clearly has a favored alternative, they often do not get the most accurate feedback.  People may support it (or not support it) Read the full article…

I ran across a graphic today that said “Overthinking – The art of creating problems that weren’t even there.” Face it, we have all done it.  Some of us are really good at it -lay awake nights just, well, overthinking things.  You might feel that overthinking can help you make better decisions, but the reality Read the full article…