With gratitude to Peter Senge, who talks often about decentralizing the role of leadership in order to enhance the capacity of all people to work toward healthier human systems, I offer these observations, insights and experiences. As leaders, we are acutely aware of trying to meet the needs of multiple constituencies – directors, associates, colleagues,
Some recent news reports indicate “culture wars” going on in schools with parents divided over curriculum issues having mainly to do with race. There are other related social issues that schools must deal with and they are not going to please everyone and as professional educators they have to make choices about what to include
Some people who know me might be surprised to learn that when I was invited to speak to a team of educators in an outstanding school, it was somewhat daunting for me. I speak to many school groups including faculties, boards of trustees, leadership teams, parents and students. The topics range over a wide variety
“Those of us within certain traditions and cultures have, for centuries, had a commitment to using our talents and energies to help make things better. We do this by living and working together in communities. We must look at ourselves, our nation and the rest of the world, we must look at where we are,
No one said it would be easy and a number of people have made various suggestions, many of which ended up with tweaks around the edges. Much about the system, the delivery and the environments remain too much the same and are not engaging the majority of students in meaningful learning experiences. Part of the
Carla Silver, a friend and colleague, Executive Director of Leadership and Design, (www.leadershipanddesign.org) chose her #OneWord2020 and it is BUILD. While it may not come as a great surprise to those who know Carla and her team’s work at L+D, that word BUILD connected with my #OneWord2020 TIME in ways I had not imagined. One
