Principals and other leaders of various stripes discover early on that everyone in their school or organization (or family) is not always going to agree with them. Within any group of humans presumably moving toward a common goal, there will be Resisters. As with leaders, Resisters can come in many flavors. In my experience, there [...]
Over the summer I had the absolute pleasure of participating in a course at the Principals’ Training Center for International School Leadership (PTC), and I have to say, it was the most valuable–and intensely demanding–professional development I have received in 18 years as an educator. The course title was “Creating and Organizing an Effective School,” [...]
As you may know, I am a faithful fan of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Franklin-Covey discusses the importance of personal, family, and team mission statements and links to its Mission Statement Builder. An excerpt: According to Dr. Stephen R. Covey a mission statement is like a constitution by which you make all decisions for your life. Highly effective [...]
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