Surface level and deep-level diversity both play integral roles in successful recruitment and retention processes.  

I have been pondering this idea of surface-level diversity vs. deep-level diversity a lot lately.  Mostly because it is right in front of our faces daily, no matter...

School leaders know that when your team is growing, students are growing.  When one team outshines others (usually in regards to specific key performance indicators) it has the potential to breed a domino effect of excellence across a building or district. But how do you take silos of...

SHARED LEADERSHIP SOUNDS LIKE A COOL BUZZWORD THAT HAS TAKEN THE BUSINESS WORLD BY STORM.  SO WHY AREN’T WE SEEING MORE OF IT IN EDUCATION?

Patrick Lencioni (author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The Ideal Team Player) would be proud that over the past decade, businesses all...

 It does not always seem easy to connect quickly.  But there is always one thing parents and educators can agree on: keeping their student first.

The beginning of the school year brings newfound joy and distress.  Finding a way to arrive at common ground between groups does not...

HOW TEAMS CAN TRANSFORM SCHOOLS THROUGH DEEP, MEANINGFUL AND RELEVANT COLLABORATION.

Have you ever heard the statement, “The more things change…the more they stay the same”?  It seems as though in efforts to reform education, many initiatives seek to support student...

 It is often easier to sit on the sidelines rather than confronting an issue head on.  When you make a decision as a leader, it matters. One decision can create many narratives that must be explored and deeply understood in order to lead others well.

Last week, we met...

Ask yourself these questions if you would like to examine the equity of your best practices.

In the world of K12 education, we often hear the phrase “best practices” used…a lot. You might liken this to how standard operating procedures (SOP’s) are regarded across...

Culture. It is the heartbeat of any organization – including our schools.  So how can we improve culture?  Determine what inputs generate the most efficient and sustainable outputs for success.

Culture is a word that means so many things to so many people.  It is safe...

When you think about the power of words, consider how your feedback (or lack thereof) can deeply transform your organization’s culture.

When you think about what drives individuals to keep coming back to work everyday, there are three factors that come to mind:

1. Culture
2. Opportunity
3. ...

Culture is complex.  Everything grows from it. So how can schools evaluate the state of their culture effectively?

The deeply rooted complexities of culture provide the canvas for success in schools every day.  When educators think of culture, they often think of staff morale and...