When to say “When”
Published in my Tumblr 2013 I’m forever amazed by humans. There’s good news and bad news in that statement and I promise I will try to stay on the good news side. Our very human tendency to protect ourselves at […]
How I see it!
Ups and Downs
Originally Published in my Tumblr 2011 I will never forget the day I took my very young son on Space Mountain. We sat in the very first car, in the very first seat. My son in front and me directly […]
A big conflict in my Outlook
Originally Published in my Tumblr 2011 I have this love/hate relationship with my Outlook. While there are counselors, self-help groups, online chat groups…wait…no no no…I’m not talking about my outlook, I’m talking about my Outlook as in I have an […]
Time hasn’t changed things
Originally Published in my Tumblr 2011 We are connected. We’ve got text messaging, email, ultraviolet streaming, Facebook, Skype, Tumblr, word press, websites, more email, twitter, direct messaging… When you are dealing one on one with people put the tech away […]
Culture… Petri Dish — Part II
Originally Published in my Tumblr 2011 While you can recognize the culture in most places, try changing it! Some would say it’s impossible. I don’t say that at all, but it does take a plan. Leadership is the primary tool […]
Culture doesn’t always grow in a petri dish
Originally published in my Tumblr account 2011 Spend ten minutes in any one place and you’ll get a pretty good idea about the institutional culture. If it’s a private institution it might take you less time, a public one may […]
Purpose”less” Leadership
Originally Published in my Tumblr 2011 Stagnant water stinks! So does stagnant leadership. Have you ever been someplace so long you sit in meeting with people you work with and while the leader says “This year is going to be […]
Purpose
Originally Published in Tumblr 2011 I don’t really know why, but I am back to blogging again and my topics are all based on this thing called leadership, for the moment. We are put here for so many reasons. Some […]
Beyond
My father was an amateur photographer. He carefully instructed my brother and I in the proper terms for things, one, in particular, was “Depth of Field.” When I was 12 years old it meant, “it’s either all in focus or […]
Daunting isn’t it!
Before you watch this video think about your learning experience. Think about how you used a calculator for the first time – in school. Think about your understanding of differentiated instruction. Think about how in such a short time things […]