One of the greatest challenges, I believe, facing school leaders today is the doom and gloom in education. There is so much material out there
Get used to not pleasing everyone
As hard as we may work in our roles as educational leaders, to some it will not be enough. We will make 1000’s of decisions,
When teachers and school leaders struggle with feedback
Most of us have been there, that moment when we do not appreciate the feedback and comments regarding our work. Feedback, even if it is
When it comes to school improvement, remember where we came from
There’s so much that we can improve in our schools, the trouble is where do we start? Prioritizing the work that needs to get done
Circumvention without a conversation – what it means for school leaders
Going around someone in order to ensure that something gets done is not uncommon in most workplaces, including schools. Yet it can create significant issues
What is reasonable? When great teachers make other teachers look bad
In every school there are teachers who may be fabulous and make teachers who are good look quite ordinary in comparison. In so many ways