In our work, we are fortunate to see tons of Later Lists, like the models here and here. And as you know, The Together-Verse is all about organizing yourself in ways that work for YOU. So, you can imagine our delight when a recent The Together Leader course...
Much like everyone else on the East Coast, the first week “back” from school in January, was a bit. . . messy, shall we say? Whether you are figuring out school transportation, teacher coverages, quarantines or snow days, it seems harder than ever to be Together. Or...
Among other things, during my 18+ days of quarantine and isolation in December, I got a little tiny bit stir-crazy. I generally kept myself together using this chart for the week. I was mostly feeling fine, if not a bit fatigued, and it was the holiday vacation. My...
My longtime friend Sorby Grant, Chief Program Officer at the Center for Resilience in New Orleans, reached out recently with some light anguish around her team’s use of Slack. It’s a challenge I’m sure many folks can relate to, so I thought I’d post my response to the...
It’s long been documented around here that I have a severe allergy to unpacking—and I’m comfortable not putting away clean laundry for a period of time that makes some people uncomfortable. Suitcases, groceries, laundry, the dishwasher, holiday gear. It if involves...
An age-old challenge for those of us who work in schools is how to manage wandering the building while also balancing our precarious stack of laptop, notebook, coffee mug, water bottle, and pen. And maybe also our snack, extra masks, band-aids, and phone! Sadly, it...