Pursuing Great Leaders

Posted By Andy Aldrich on Dec 27, 2011 | 0 comments

Have you ever worked with another person who intentionally pushed you to be better at what you were doing? Someone who would help you set goals and cared about your development? I have. About 7 years ago I stumbled into a community of college-aged entrepreneurs who listened and learned from one another and constantly sought how to become better leaders and how to develop others around them. It was exciting, challenging, exhausting and ruined my expectations for “ordinary” leadership. Later I had the opportunity to advance in this company and I saw 22 and 23 year olds who had the leadership ability of people double their age–and the profits to show it…But I am an educator, and thus, moved on.

I’ve never forgotten that experience with those young and developing leaders and hoped I would find new leaders in education that would continue their work in me. Sadly, I’ve been hard pressed to find the leadership I know the education world needs and is capable of delivering.

So I’m starting this blog…with the goal of pursing great leaders and learning why they are so great. My hope, in this quest, is that I will discover many in the world of international education and create a public dialogue that helps us all learn what makes great leaders great, and where they are so they can teach us.