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TLP: Jim Koerschen, Concordia Shanghai
“Why did you choose to step into leadership?” I’ve asked this question many times throughout my interviews, but maybe this question is too presumptuous. Do we choose to step into leadership or does it choose us? Is effective leadership part nature or mostly nurture? These are some heady questions, and at the end of the day, might make little difference in how effective we are as leaders. Yet, when I asked this question to Jim...
Does International Experience Really Matter?
I just survived my 5th trans-Pacific flight with a 1-year old. Gone are the days of in-flight movies and long stretches of time to work, read, or think (oh how good I had it). Today my flights are filled with the feat of entertaining a squirmy child. For any parent who travels long distances with little kids, they know that preparation is as much an art form as it is a necessity. Still you never quite know what’s going to...
TLP: Monica Greeley, Academia Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Recently a colleague of mine was talking about the increasing practice of appointing school heads almost two years ahead of their start date. For instance, amongst the people I’ve interviewed, both Tim Carr and Mark Ulfers received their appointments well over a year before they officially began working at their schools. This practice has led to the rise of interim heads, which helps keep the school running and provides some...
Video: “Where Good Ideas Come From” by Steven Johnson
What are you doing this summer with your coworkers or students to innovate for the next school year? Um…sorry did I same something about summer? Who would be so bold as to ask teachers to work over the summer holiday? Certainly we’d never ask that of our students, would we? Sorry, please excuse my sarcasm, but now that it’s mid-July I’m starting to get a little restless. Now before you write a comment...
TLP: Kevin Bartlett, The International School of Brussels
What comes to mind when you think of Belgium? Chocolates, waffles, or beer? Maybe Brussels sprouts. For someone, like myself, who has worked in SE Asia most of my career, Belgium seems like a far off exotic place where trains arrive on time, the streets are clean, and it gets cold enough to wear a sweater. After my talk with Kevin Bartlett, Head of School at the International School of Brussels, it might be more accurate to think...
