October Tips: Noticing, Nature & Noodling

October Tips: Noticing, Nature & Noodling

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Happy deep autumn! As a native New England gal, I’m all in for fall. Speaking of, my local pack of young and hipper-than-me cousins invited me to an actual ADULT Halloween party. In the past, I’ve handed out candy as this,...
Looking Ahead: Sweep and Scrub the Calendar

Looking Ahead: Sweep and Scrub the Calendar

I recently met with a school network CEO and her assistant and then had my weekly household meeting with Dr. Together, and I found myself repeating a phrase that cues a very strategic process. “Sweep the calendar, scrub the calendar.” I realized I have used this idea...
Scaling Togetherness: Five Tips for Organizations

Scaling Togetherness: Five Tips for Organizations

In class last week, we received a great question from an Area Superintendent of a large, urban school district. In short, she noted that Togetherness systems had served her well as a school leader, and she was curious when and how to scale Togetherness. I loved this...
September Tips: Set, Serve & Start the Year

September Tips: Set, Serve & Start the Year

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Happy autumn. . . welcome fall! We all made it and are back in the swing of things, right? RIGHT? Dr. Together and I got the semi-Together Tween/Teen crew out the door for the start of school and everyone appeared to have...
August Tips: Shifts, Subtractions & Student Planners

August Tips: Shifts, Subtractions & Student Planners

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Thanks to all who replied to our annual-ish reader survey. It was a joy to hear from so many of you, and I look forward to diving into your feedback. We’ve been digging into some web analytics and I’m stumped: how are so many...