Have you ever stood in front of your community and stared out into the abyss of empty stares, silent head nods, smiles, tired faces, only to land on that one person who has their hands folded, glaring at you. You know that person is not digging what you are saying, have no intention of moving, […]
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Fight to Be In This Room
You are here. You are in this moment. You are the leader of this school or this business. You fought to be here and you did everything you could to stand out from the crowd and to make decisions that were best for your community. Now you have been thrown a huge mountain and you […]
Workshop Curators Day-Inviting Teachers to Lead Sessions
Late night hustling….all day thinking….endless searching for the next topic…all to ensure that your professional learning meetings or staff meetings are filled with value. Does this sound familiar? I know that my days were filled with a lot of this. I was doing all of the work! The crazy thing was that I wasn’t the […]
Collecting Evidence of Impact
Download my FREE guide to show you exactly how to set up your meetings so that the learners are engaged by doing the work and you are always creating space for evidence of impact. The success of your business and community engagement is directly tied to your ability to notice and grow your evidence of […]
Ways to Include Teachers in Leadership
As leaders, our main job is to grow as many leaders as we can in our community. In a school, that includes our teachers and our students. In leadership, leaders sometimes feel that they are alone when actually there is a whole community of leaders who are at the door just waiting to be invited […]
‘Must Haves’ For Staying Lit This Year
Let’s start with an Oprah quote…. ⠀ “I’ve come to believe that each of us have a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint — and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working […]
Clarity
Clarity is my word for this year. What a year to choose this one! 2020 vision….that’s perfect vision right? My vision was very blurry…kind of like 2020….you know, like the next level of Jumanji where you never know what is coming next. Just hold on and figure it out as you go! That was kind […]
Think Outside the Box -The Impact of Covid 19 on Professional Development
Well, we didn’t see that coming! Who knew that 2020 was going to turn out this way? And so…we, leaders, pivot. We figure it out and keep moving. Some of our schools are going back to brick and mortar classrooms with heightened health and safety protocols, some are going back to partial days in school […]
Boss Mama
Today’s blog is written directly to the moms out there. Working moms, stay at home moms, home business moms, working from home moms, all of a sudden distance learning teacher moms. However, this advice could be for ANYONE! So stick with me even if you are not a mom. Heck, even the men will find […]
The Importance of Rest
What a year 2020 has been already! Even though it is only half over, the school year has come to an end. This was a school year like no other. July has finally come and it is time to rest and renew yourself. These past few months you have had to pivot and make tough […]