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Problem Solving & Decision-Making

Feb 25, 20234 min read

DECISION PROVENANCE: A TRANSPARENT LINE OF SIGHT

If you’re not relying on decision science to make tough choices, you’re setting yourself up for failure.

Feb 19, 20235 min read

THE MORAL IMPERATIVE OF EMPATHY LEADERSHIP

Empathy Leadership is an emerging trend in education leadership.

Feb 5, 20233 min read

THE IMPROVISATIONAL ART OF LEADERSHIP

The most effective leaders use metaphors, invent images, and create mental models to focus their organization’s attention.

Superintendent Coaching/Advisement

Nov 30, 20222 min read

THIS IS NO TIME TO BAIL OUT. INSTEAD, FIND SOME INFLUENCERS.

The superintendency is becoming an endangered species in an America that is less optimistic public education.

Sep 26, 20223 min read

UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

The catalyst for this piece is my commitment to bring preschool and full-day K to my school community.

Jun 4, 20226 min read

ADDRESSING YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY IN THE AFTERMATH OF TRAGEDY

Among the components of a statement, first and foremost, honestly express your sympathy and compassion for the loss of life.

May 30, 20221 min read

DON'T DO THESE FIVE THINGS WHEN COMMUNICATING DURING A CRISIS.

A view commonly held among the cognoscenti in crisis management circles is that most organizational crisis are self-inflicted.

Jan 18, 20223 min read

LOOKING FOR A GAP TO NARROW? TRY THIS ONE.

Much like another destructive metaphor, the "margin," the gap is dead space in the architecture of education in America.

Nov 1, 20212 min read

SPEAKING THE LINGUA FRANCA OF CONTEMPORARY DISCOURSE IN LEADERSHIP CONTEXTS

This article was appeared in AASA Magazine on March, 2022.

Oct 25, 20213 min read

THE ETHOS OF LEADERSHIP

When the complexity of a situation demands courage and swift response behavior, such as in crisis, leaders fall back on their ethos.

Oct 17, 20213 min read

A PICTURE IS BETTER THAN A THOUSAND WORDS. THOUGH SOMETIMES BOTH ARE NECESSARY

This article is last article, #8, in the series on Strategic Communications for Superintendents.

Oct 10, 20211 min read

HONESTY IN THE ERA OF ALTERNATIVE TRUTHS

This article is #7 in the series on Strategic Communications for Superintendents.

Sep 27, 20211 min read

KNOW YOUR PUBLICS

This article is #6 in the series on Strategic Communications for Superintendents.

Aug 30, 20211 min read

RESISTING THE URGE TO ADD EXTENSIVE DETAILS TO EVEN THE SMALLEST POINTS

This article is #5 in the series on Strategic Communications for Superintendents.

Jul 31, 20211 min read

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS. TELL YOUR STORY.

This article is #4 in the series on Strategic Communications for Superintendents.

Jun 29, 20211 min read

YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS THE MOST POWERFUL MEDIA SOURCE

This article is #3 in the series on Strategic Communications for Superintendents.

May 9, 20212 min read

KEEP NO SECRETS, PART 2

This article is #2 in the series on Strategic Communications for Superintendents.

Apr 30, 20211 min read

THE BEST WAY TO COMPENSATE A MENTOR IS TO BECOME ONE

Whether I'm working with a colleague, a student, or a mentee, I'm simply helping them to build their intuitive capacity.

Mar 30, 20212 min read

DIALOGUE. THEN DISCUSS.

Do you count dialogue among your team communication-related disciplines? If you do, how developed is the discipline?