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Oiling that Squeaky Wheel: A Better Way to Run that Meeting
I recently attended a somewhat long and somewhat productive meeting debriefing all of the complex issues in holding a professional development event for 250 people. On the long ride home, my colleagues and I discussed and debriefed the actual meeting. We agreed that it was essential to have all of the stakeholders (chair-people from facilities, Read the full article…
A Lesson from a “Leader to Learn From”
There is no doubt that Nick Gledich deserves to be named one of Edweeks “Leaders to Learn From.” Nick is a believer. He believes in doing the right things right. He also believes that one of his primary responsibilities is to optimize the utilization of resources to increase achievement. He considers the members of his Read the full article…
Making your Budget Decisions Make Sense
“When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say – and two-thirds thinking about him and what he is going to say.” – Abraham Lincoln Think back on unsuccessful recommendations that you or others may have made. There Read the full article…
Dared greatly, lately?
A well-known quote from President Theodore Roosevelt exhorts: “It’s not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the person who is in the arena. Whose face is marred with dust and sweat Read the full article…
A New Year – to Think Critically
So, it is that time. The dawn of a new year. We are going to make our resolutions (or, as the latest AT&T commercial says – “revolutions”) for the New Year. So what does that really mean? Oh – we are going to lose weight (survey says the #1 resolution each year). Or – exercise Read the full article…
Extra, Extra, Read All about It: The secrets to being a great principal are revealed…
What characteristics make a great principal? The Wallace Foundation has published research that gives us a look at what school leaders can do to significantly improve the teaching and learning in their schools. This brief synopsis barely does justice to the breadth and width of the research, but it can point “inquiring minds” to the Read the full article…
Diagnosing District Ailments
Before medical students get too deeply entrenched in their studies, they are presented with several cautionary nuggets of advice. My favorite is “if you hear hoofbeats behind you, look for a horse…not a zebra.” Obviously, the temptation to assign an exotic diagnosis to a patient is seductive for the novice practitioner-it sort of proves that Read the full article…
All I Need to Know About Conflict Resolution, I Learned on Family Vacation
Don’t get me wrong – we have had some amazing family vacations! Each one has precious and unforgettable moments. But there are also those conflict-laden moments when I wonder why I ever thought this would be such a great idea. Over the years, though, those family conflicts have taught me some things: People cannot listen Read the full article…
Just one more thing . . .
What a day!!! First, realized my phone was charging in my car – at the airport parking lot in Ohio and I was on a plane for Philadelphia. Of course that just topped the fact that the plane was delayed, connection would be missed and (to add insult to injury) arrival found that the luggage Read the full article…
Impactful Response: Facing the Common Core
It is raining and dreary this morning and my newspaper was delivered soaking wet. Initially I intended to call the newspaper office and have our account credited. But when my problem was heard with uninterested response from a seemingly disengaged employee, I surprised myself by saying, “Had the delivery person used a plastic sleeve…at a Read the full article…