John Hinds was the principal at one of the schools where I worked for 10 years. Since then, we have remained friends and he moved on to lead two other schools. He and I both retired in December of 2019, and he has his own consulting business, JL Hinds Consulting. John is passionate about sharing … Read more
Adam Grant (@AdamMGrant), author of Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, tweeted a link this LinkedIn article by Abby Falik today, “Leaders Need User Manuals – and What I Learned By Writing Mine.” In the article, Falik includes her own User Manual, which includes these headings: My Style What I Value What I Don’t Have … Read more
I love listening to the TED Radio Hour on NPR. Each hour has a theme, and includes excerpts from excellent TED Talks that revolve around that topic. The speakers are interviewed by the host of the show, Guy Raz, and give some great background insight into the TED Talks. One of my favorite shows that … Read more
Recently, one parent loaned me a book by Seth Godin. Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us would probably not have taken me quite so long to read if I wasn’t stopping to take notes every 5 seconds! I found a lot of applications to teaching and learning that I definitely found valuable. One of the … Read more
Oliver Schinkten (@schink10) recently tweeted, “The message behind this 2-minute video is INCREDIBLY AWESOME. Which of the animals are you going to be?” Of course, I had to watch the video. The clip, from Dirt! The Movie, describes the story of a fire in a forest. As all of the animals stand back, watching the … Read more
Nelson Mandela, unfortunately, may not be in good health right now. However, this great man, who has made such a positive impact on our world, will be immortal through the re-telling of his words and actions. Recently, I found an article from 2008 by Richard Stengel in which he lists and explains the lessons of … Read more