Earlier this month, we held our annual Santa Fe Seminar with about 30 people from all over the country in attendance. There was a contingent from California but also people from the Midwest and East as well. Leadership and Design (www.leadershipanddesign.org) holds a number of workshops, seminars and gatherings and the one in Santa Fe
How well is it working? Here are four indicators that you might review to get a better idea of where things stand according to these criteria. They may suggest where you might want to consider a shift to something different in order to perform at a more efficient or productive level. Structure – How is
The first story is about an outstanding teacher, one whom I hired in 1994 to teach language arts to 6th and 7thgraders. Gwynn Spencer was a unique personality for many reasons, not the least of which was her passion for storytelling. She had a great friend in Joe Hayes, an award winning author and teacher
Look at the synonyms for the word transition. It is a rather amazing list that attempts to describe a process or an experience. change, passage, move, transformation, conversion, metamorphosis, alteration, handover, changeover; segue, shift, switch, jump, leap, progression; progress, development, evolution, flux. I chose three words which, for me, capture the essence of a transition,
The Real World and Success For Every Child When you’re assigned to a job and you can’t do it, you either learn how to do it or you’re fired. Maybe you need to be in a different environment with different supervisors or mentors. Maybe you need some remedial instruction or perhaps you need to find
FOG The origin of the word is obscure but we all know its meaning. It is usually associated with damp, moist and thick air where Sound travels better although it might seem muffled. Apparently the drops of water in fog are not connected And it’s really hard to see (or think) in a very thick
