The how-not-to-start-a-business post turned out to be very popular, and I am now fielding lots of questions like, “How did you go from being a teacher to leading PD for teachers and leaders?” The headline answer: by accident and also very…
Last week, I had the good fortune to share a train ride from NYC to DC with my friend, fellow educator, and former colleague, Kathleen Porter-Magee. If you don’t know what Kathleen is up to in the world of Catholic education, read more…
Just jumping into our series? Work backwards from here, here, here and here to catch up on these hot tips! Together Leaders are not magically free of emergencies. In fact, in just one day of interviews for the book, one of them faced a bomb…
Missed the other posts in this series? Start here, here and here to get the most out of these quick tips! Together Leaders in mission-driven settings have a LOT to do. They are managing as well as making, in hyper-ambitious but resource-limited…
Missed the first and second posts of this short series? Don’t worry, you can still start here! Most leaders I’ve met have stopped keeping one massive To-Do list. To-Dos are coming in from more directions than ever before. . . from email, from…
Missed the first post? Start here to get the most out of this short series! Together Leaders don’t have any fewer emergencies than the rest of us. But they do have a clearer picture of everything else happening in their worlds, most typically…
Together Leaders, the time has come for me to share all I’ve learned while interviewing tons of folks for the new book. Thus, a new series of short posts on my Top Together Leader Takeaway Tips. Enjoy! Almost all leaders lead a teeny-tiny bit…
Though 2016’s Teacher Appreciation Week has been emblazoned on my calendar since, well, one year ago, it still crept up on me all too quickly amidst the book release and other things. Fortunately, my kids and I got our acts together last Sunday…