Stage to Assuage: Maia’s Approach to Big Daunting Tasks

Stage to Assuage: Maia’s Approach to Big Daunting Tasks

Getting ready to take a bit of a break this week, I caught myself staring at my thrown-together heap of clothing, aka my Pre-Packing Pile, and realized I’m a tiny bit of a procrastinator. It is rare that I start a task and complete it in one sitting. Whether I call it...
Come On In or Come Back Later? Mariama’s Door Declarations!

Come On In or Come Back Later? Mariama’s Door Declarations!

We’ve written about open door policies here and here, and they’ve come back up to the surface as many of our schools continue in-person and in-office work. Mariama K., a school leader at Uplift Education in Dallas, shared her school’s shift from a...
Translating Togetherness: The Together School Nurse!

Translating Togetherness: The Together School Nurse!

Our Together Team Member courses welcome a wonderful mix of folks in customer-service oriented support roles. This means we meet assistants, chiefs of staff, IT associates, HR coordinators, social workers, and, in a recent course, a SCHOOL NURSE. I mean, can you...
Pivot the Plan: Burrito Brawls and Back-to-School

Pivot the Plan: Burrito Brawls and Back-to-School

I don’t often use this space for personal posts, though I’ve tried my hand at it once or twice. Letting you all into my (sometimes not so) Together World is occasionally instructive, and it’s also good therapy for me, too. This week’s grand confession? My own two...