All Work and No Play

All Work and No Play

I’ve been a little quiet on the blog and social media this week…but that’s because I’m deep into the very, very final revisions of The Together Leader, due to the publisher…TODAY! Thanks for hanging in there with me. I’ve been going to sleep at 9 PM and waking up at 4...
The Case for the Visual, Analog Calendar

The Case for the Visual, Analog Calendar

You guys know that I’m all about a portable Comprehensive Calendar. And by portable, I mean it is ALWAYS with you, whether scribbled in an old-school Franklin Covey planner or stored totally digitally in the my-iPhone-6-is-glued-to-my-body kind of way. And every...
Retreat of One: Is it Time?

Retreat of One: Is it Time?

Two of my favorite school leaders wrote me earlier this year about feeling completely overwhelmed toward the end of the school year. On the one hand, they face the immediacy of state and district testing, hiring new staff, report cards, parent conferences, student...
Calendar Versus To-Do List: The Battle Marches On

Calendar Versus To-Do List: The Battle Marches On

I wrote awhile back about how to decide what to put on your Calendar versus what to add to your To-Do List. Now it seems about time for a pop quiz to test the systems. As a finalist judge for Teach for America’s Annual Social Innovation award, I recently received a...
Checklists #5: Reshma’s Repeatedly Do’s

Checklists #5: Reshma’s Repeatedly Do’s

We met Reshma last July when she agreed to share all the amazing ways she uses Outlook Tasks. But no tool works without a set of habits to accompany it, so let me now unveil Reshma’s Repeatedly Do Routine. Her checklist is what keeps everything moving. And who doesn’t...