Seven days, twenty-four hours. That is 168 hours. That’s what each of us has every week to use as we choose, and for many, there are others who have provided a “schedule” already filled in, at least partially. When I accepted a one-year contract to be head/CEO of a school in a year of leadership
We like to plan a trip and then prepare for it. Depending on how long, where we’re going and how we’re getting there, the time variable changes accordingly in all three categories. When starting a new project (pick one) we may have a vision for why we’re doing it, some specific objectives and then we
Leading and managing change in a world of complexity, there is simply no road map, recipe or formula for success. Alli Polin is right when she says, “Honestly, everyone, even the most seemingly confident person, is figuring it out as they go. You’re not alone.” The Virginia in the title of this blog is a
The second definition of myth is “a widely held but false belief or idea.” The first definition has to do with a story that we tell to explain things we may not understand. Regardless of definitions, here’s why I believe most of the palaver about work life balance is either a false idea or a
Do you get notices that either a piece of software or an application needs to be “updated” and “downloaded” to be sure that you have the latest and greatest? It seems to me this has become part of a daily routine like brushing your teeth or taking a shower. It cleans up the old
From time to time, I think about time. We use time as if it were a commodity, even talk about how we spend it. The sun, moon and stars are better keepers of time than we are and I believe the indigenous peoples were onto this long before we invented clocks and attempted to regulate
