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For Effective Leadership, New Job Descriptions
I especially like her comment about the “black hole” of vetted educational ideas. It’s funny, or ironic, that often as educators we talk about empowering our students to take control of their learning, take risks or any number of tasks. Yet as ed leaders we often find ourselves “knee-deep” in tradition or routine to affect change in our communities. Is the answer as simple as demanding that job...
Introducing The Leadership Project
Over the last few weeks I’ve been scratching my head a lot, thinking about characteristics of leadership and educational change. So far I’m excited to see that there are others out there that are interested in this topic and have been checking in. However, my original goal in starting Learn[ed]Leadership wasn’t just to examine the traits of leadership–and why bother, there are thousands of books out there...
How Important Is Great Leadership?
The other day I was in my principal’s office discussing this year’s PSAT results with the school counselor. In the middle of the discussion I noticed a slip of paper that was taped to side of a bookcase. The bookcase was no where near the principal’s desk, so I assume this note must have been a remnant of the last occupant of this office. The slip of paper posed the question “Just How Important Is...
Pursuing Great Leaders
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...
