Watch Out! There’s Somebody in Your Backseat!
Urban Legends are powerful and often frightening. Perhaps you’ve heard the story about the woman driving at night on the highway. After a quick stop at a gas station she became frightened when a semitruck driver suddenly began to drive directly behind her. To make matters worse, every few minutes the truck would flash its high-beams and honk its horn. Fearing for her safety the woman accelerated and prayed that she might quickly...
One Simple Way to Improve Your Blog
If you’ve spent much time around Learn[ED]Leadership this past year, then you’re likely aware of the Learn[ED]Leadership Monthly (or so) Newsletter I publish. Between the newsletter popup, and the habitual “signup for my newsletter” closing sentence, you might start to get the feeling that I want you to sign up for our newsletter. However, what you might not be aware of is that in addition to the...
How Three Questions Can Change the Way You Lead — And our First Freebie
You’ve found your way to Learn[ed]Leadership , this post happens to have our first free gift, continue reading to learn more about how to get it and take a moment to pass it on, comment, or rank it out of 5 stars. This month we’re hoping to increase the subscribers to our monthly (or so) Newsletter to over 300 people, currently we have 60. Please help! Show us you care by subscribing now and for immediate updates Like...
What to do When Your Job Search is a Bust?
This post is geared towards my friends in international education, but its lesson transfer across any industry. So read on! You’ve made up your mind. You’ve had some good times and bad times here, but now it’s time to move on. You’ve decided that it’s time to find a new job. “Should be easy, right?” You tell yourself as you search your computer for your old resume. “What organization...
Are You Rooting for Your Leaders to Fail?
I have a secret. A secret that if you knew you might think less of me. I’ll share it, if you promise not to judge me too harshly. Deal? Ok, here we go…I, Andy Aldrich, husband, father, educator, developer of Learn[ed]Leadership…am addicted to watching the hit ABC TV show The Bachelor.Like any addict, I never thought I’d end up this deep into my addiction. Counting down the days until the next episode, spinning ideas in...
How To Make People Feel Uncomfortable
As the youngest of three children, my life has included a fair amount of spoiling. Of course, this is for good reason as it’s the youngest in the family who are the most treasured, right? Still nothing in my middle class upbringing could have prepared me for the spoiling I received In my late 20s. For 4 years while living in the Philippines, I had the pleasure of employing a maid, nanny, gardener, and occasional driver. This...