Leadership
How Does a TARP Help with Change?
Earlier this month we asked you to consider one change that you would like to make in the way you lead. How is staying with that one change going and what successes are you experiencing along the way? Since we know that most changes are hard to withstand, let’s use a TARP to help us…
Read MoreLanguage of Leaders to Others and Self
Great leaders are great leaders because of their ability to support and influence others to achieve more than believed or thought possible. Leaders use their knowledge, skills and language to guide, scaffold, motivate and inspire. David Rock writes that every action, every decision made by a leader either supports or undermines the perceived level of…
Read MoreThe Story of the White Cow
Singer-songwriter-coach Barbara McAfee sings a great story about a White Cow. It goes like this: On a small green island, is one white cow. The grass there grows thick and tall. All day the White Cow eats her fill, till she’s eaten it all. The sun sets. The cow grows thin, worried the grass won’t…
Read MoreAnother Set of Eyes
As we go through life, we all receive messages that shape our worldview. Some of these messages are empowering and some are self-limiting. As coaches, one of the most impactful things we can do for our clients is to recognize and challenge beliefs, exhibited through language, that limit our clients or keep them stuck. As we listen…
Read MoreWhat Makes Feedback So Hard?
We all know that feedback is the key to growth. It shouldn’t be so hard for us, after all humans are wired for learning. We are learning from the minute we are born and hopefully until we leave this earth. Aha…oh, yes, easy to learn but to learn about me? Now, you are getting personal!…
Read MoreChanging The World – One Student at a Time!
In Brazosport, Texas a dedicated principal, Jennifer, searches for just the right message to inspire her staff, many new to the profession, in preparation for the audacious responsibility and the profound opportunity they are about to face, both individually and as a team, as they step together into the beginning of a new school year.…
Read MoreWhat if You Could Make One Change In The Way You Lead?
Welcome to 2014! Whether you are a person who officially makes New Year Resolutions or not, you probably have thought of a few changes that you would like to make this year – if you had the time, energy and ongoing resolve to make it happen. Let’s play with that idea. What if you were…
Read MoreWhat Do You Choose
Recently, a speaker flashed the following statement up for a group to see and it got me thinking about goal achievement. There are 2 kinds of pain. * The pain of discipline. * The pain of regret. You Choose. It seems like a valid statement. Think of the “one goal” that you chose for your…
Read MoreFive Important Ways to Keep Your Finger on the Pulse of Your School Culture
Many a school improvement goal has been focused on the improvement of the culture of a school. Whether you define culture as the learning environment, the morale of the school, or the symbols, rituals, and traditions of the school, its health and vibrancy has a direct impact on student performance. Kent Peterson says it this way,…
Read MoreWhy Vulnerability is an Asset for Leaders
When was the last time you felt vulnerable at work and how did you deal with it? Some leaders consider vulnerability to be a “worst case scenario” about how they show up during a situation. They think it is a sign of weakness. “You gotta stay strong and not let them see you sweat,” they…
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