• Leadership

    Leadership “What? You have just received word that you have gotten the principal’s position that you have been pursuing.    You have apprenticed as a vice-principal for five years, and you have done all of the “heavy lifting”.  You start tomorrow.  What is the first thing that you should do?  My recommendation is that you go…

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  • Leadership

    Leadership Can a Leader be Open and Honest? Wow, what a question!  I hope everyone who reads this article today takes a moment to reflect and think deeply about this topic.  I was taken aback last week when a good friend and colleague of mine told me that he does not think any school superintendent…

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  • Leadership

    Leadership The Art of the Meeting, Part II Last week I examined the work of the leader or the facilitator of a meeting.  I took a look at some of the responsibilities of the leader such as preparing for the meeting, leading a meeting, and following-up after a meeting.  The article must have resonated with…

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