“Prudence is the necessary ingredient in all the virtues, without which they degenerate into folly and excess.” -Jeremy Collier, Theatre Critic and Theologian Prudence is all about the ability to form effective short-term and long-term plans […]
The Pythagorean Theorem. A Toyota Camry. Washing your hands. Some things just make good sense – like using your strengths at work. This isn’t a groundbreaking statement – evidence has been mounting rapidly over the […]
Raising Wellbeing in Higher Ed A 2016 Gallup survey found that 52% of Higher Ed faculty were not engaged at work and another 14% were actively disengaged[1], mirroring the trends for U.S. workers across industries […]
Have you ever had the joy of attending a conference or workshop and been so energized by the content that you couldn’t wait to get back to the office or the classroom to start making […]
Increased engagement, greater job satisfaction, enhanced creativity, improved collaboration A simple tool can help you get started! If these are outcomes you want for your employees and your organization, you are not alone. In our work […]
One of the most important lessons I learned from my teaching career is that “pathways of opportunity” – formative experiences and challenges that foster students’ growth, deepen their passions, and open doors to important networks […]
Day Two at the International Positive Education Network’s (IPEN) Festival of Positive Education was focused on the Discovery and Dream phases of the Appreciative Inquiry Process. Appreciative Inquiry (AI), as defined by David Cooperrider, “represents a […]
From New Zealand to Canada, our Mayerson Academy team has been fortunate to work with extraordinary educators around the world. Last week, we had the tremendous privilege of working with education leaders at Discovery College […]
Does a glowing sunset stop you in your tracks? Do you lose track of time when strolling through an art museum? If so, appreciation of beauty and excellence (ABE) might be one of your signature […]
You may be familiar with the phrase “herding cats” – a term used to describe attempts to corral unwieldy folks or processes. In a slight twist, author, speaker, advisor and self-described “arms dealer for the […]