About 6 years ago I wrote my “official” letter of retirement after 12 years of working in association with a fine and well-educated group of professional colleagues. I had the liberty and benefit of a “home office” in northern New Mexico during that time although that required a fair amount of travel. It’s the old
Rate yourself (or your leader) on a scale of 1-10 for each one. Total and average. See results. 1. Communication that is clear, concise, compelling and timely. Stay in touch with customers’, clients’ and constituents’ information that keeps them connected 2. Collaboration that is supportive and encouraging. It takes time, effort and energy, but the
Like many of you, I write down my thoughts and experiences from time to time, keep a journal on occasion around travel, maintain a blog and use social media, mostly Twitter and LinkedIn, for a variety of purposes. I have written several books, numerous articles, and have a web site that will be updated
As a long-time teacher and school administrator, my three R’s were respect, responsibility and restraint. Most people understand, even accept, the first two easily but often stumble over the third. We used those criteria to evaluate the behavior of students and adults, and most often included teachers and parents in the conversations about our values,
The “Education Equation” has it wrong and change comes slowly. A study conducted by the U. S. Department of Education in collaboration with Germany. perhaps Japan as well, concluded that we have it all wrong. If you look at the education equation, we tend to hold time constant and make education the variable. If
I wrote this originally a few years ago and people seemed to enjoy it. It’s good for a laugh at the end of another academic year so herewith a reprise. 10. MABS – Myopic, Apathetic, Blame Syndrome – This disease is characterized by lack of vision, indifference and the attempt to shift responsibility to other
