Cultivating Growth in Schools: Feedback Tools That Matter

Jan 19, 2024 | Education

Feedback, according to business consultant Ken Blancard, is the breakfast of champions. Blancard gives it this distinction because it is the ingredient that can help individuals take incremental steps of improvement. Feedback is how we learn and grow. And while we...

Leadership Lessons from the World Champions Kansas City Chiefs

Feb 17, 2023 | Education

Whether you are a Chiefs fan or not, it is hard not to admire the feat that this organization pulled off during the most recent Super Bowl. At the beginning of the season all of the pundits said it couldn’t be done. The Chiefs had lost one of their star players and...
Leading Schools in Uncertain Times

Leading Schools in Uncertain Times

Apr 13, 2020 | Education, General

Recently my husband has experienced a difficult medical situation. At the onset the doctor told us that he would be cured, but the journey to get  there would require painful treatments and months of not feeling so great. I have been referring to the experience as...
Committing to the Work: Lessons in Professional Capital

Committing to the Work: Lessons in Professional Capital

Mar 31, 2016 | Education, General

Before I got married I wondered why I didn’t have a green thumb. I love the spring and have always planted flowers, spending lots of time planning my purchases and planting. Despite my passion, however, my garden never prospered. The reason for this is because I...