How to Herd Adults

How to Herd Adults

At the start of March, during my weekly Meeting with Myself, I did a full month look-ahead. I’m glad I did! This month alone, I have work trips to NYC (twice), Atlanta and Chicago. I’m also headed to Miami (for fun!). But travel alone is no biggie. What gets really...
Back After Baby

Back After Baby

So you’ve been on maternity leave for a few months now, or maybe even a full year, but now it’s time to go back to work. I get a lot of questions from working mamas, so off I went in search of practical tips for easing back into a structured school schedule after the...
When Does it Make Sense to Mandate a System?

When Does it Make Sense to Mandate a System?

There are so many reasons that mandating a shared digital calendar, like Outlook or Google, makes sense: scheduling meetings, sharing invitations and so on. No one questions this logic. But what about requiring systems for To-Do’s? Should you take the plunge? How...
To Batch or Not to Batch. . .

To Batch or Not to Batch. . .

Many a productivity guru (or, as I like to fancy myself, an educator-who-wants-to-get-a-life guru), advocate for batch processing: grouping alike To-Do’s and doing them all at one time. You know, like during my teaching days when I would make 5 peanut butter and...