“Leadership is not a matter of style or vision but is about getting the right people together in the right way: convening is a more critical skill than commanding” is a tenet of Peter Block’s work described in Community: The Structure of Belonging. Providing structures and spaces for conversations that create communal accountability and commitment are essential for the transformation required in today’s schools.

What do you believe? What examples from your work exemplify that “convening is a more critical skill than commanding?”

Karen Anderson, PCC