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  • “First do no Harm,” developing a teacher’s inner work life.

    July 29, 2017

    Physicians learn early in their education that adopting an ethical position as it relates to treating patients is of utmost importance to their medical practice.  They take the Hippocratic Oath as they enter to a lifetime commitment to not doing harm.  The expression, “first do no harm,” is often the phrase that comes to mind…

  • Building a culture that honors productive conflict

    April 25, 2017

    On the heals of working with some school leaders on conflict, I read and listened to these interesting pieces that connect to our work as educational leaders.  First, a piece appeared on Brain Pickings, David Foster Wallace on Leadership.  In the article and podcast, Debbie Millman reads about leadership from the writings of David Foster…

  • Learning little-by-little to love our only world on #earthday2017

    April 24, 2017

    I am not big into resolutions, although I have a goal to challenge myself to get out of my “comfort zone.” As I move into summer 2017, I want to promise myself this: appreciate the Earth’s grandeur as Mary Oliver expresses in her poem, Starfish. while I lay on the rocks, reaching into the darkness, learning…

  • Blue Ocean or Red Ocean strategy, which leads to lasting innovation?

    April 20, 2017

    Watch this short video from Harvard Business Review to see an answer to this question!  It reveals a way to think about strategy within the context of sustainable innovation in an organization.  How is this relevant to schools given that most of us “look the same” or do the same thing?  Thoughts?

  • Learning to #apologize, the art of healing!

    April 4, 2017

    In K-12 schools, communities composed of intricate webs of student-student, adult-student, and adult-adult social interactions, we tend to expend minimal energy designing or adopting programs that help students and adults navigate complex social interactions.  When relationship problems do arise, we handle them in the moment usually with more reactive rather than proactive focus.  Of course,…

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