Don’t Take Yourself So Seriously
I need humor to thrive. That may sound a little dramatic, but it’s a part of who I am (humor is my top character strength). When I think about my best relationships, work experiences, and […]
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Doing Less to Do More
Moving from Chaos to Focus Without Starting from Scratch In some of his wildest moments, my Labradoodle, George, will remove each of his toys from his toy bin, gallop around the house with them, leap […]
Why Change is Hard and How You Can Help Your Team Through It
Last week my dog’s collar broke while out for a walk, so my girlfriend and I needed to purchase a new one for him. I advocated for a more traditional chain collar, but she went […]
Leveraging Adaptive Leadership to Solve our Toughest Problems
Think about a major professional challenge you’ve faced – how did you respond? Maybe you froze up, paralyzed by the breadth and depth of the issue. Maybe you chose to ignore it. Or, more commonly, […]
The Potential of Authenticity and the Role of the Leader
There is nothing more liberating and empowering than being your true, authentic self. As a teacher, I was at my best when I could be my authentic self with my students. This did not mean […]
Trust Is Powerful – Trust Me: Building Trust With Students
Last month I wrote about my own experiences and lessons learned around trust, as well as the application of the trust equation in building strong and meaningful relationships. This month, I am sharing an approach […]
Trust is Powerful – Trust Me
Trust changed my life. That might sound like a dramatic overstatement, but the fact is that the intentional consideration, internalization and application of trust in my professional relationships has been the most significant lesson I’ve […]
“Discovering” Our (True) History to Shape our Future
Reading a historically accurate and brutally-honest account of Christopher Columbus’ “discovering” of America for the first time as a high school junior was a jarring experience. I had grown up singing “In 1492, Columbus sailed […]