Leadership in Schools

Go Ahead…Take that Extra Step

2 May, 2011Advice, Character, Education, Leadership, Leadership in Schools

I was recently invited to give the graduation address at McCann School of Business in Hazleton, Pa. It was such a wonderful experience. The graduates were so high energy, ready to get out there and take what they had learned to next places in their lives. I’d like to share the...

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What’s in a “C”?

16 Jun, 2010Accountability, Advice, Character, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Educators, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership in Schools, Patterns, Power, Reflections, Relationships, The Country Place, Total Leaders, Transformation, Trust, Workplace Relationships

We have an incredible team of administrators from the Derry Township School District at an off site at The Country Place. They are all achievers of excellence, so when I suggested that this past year we have been working together was “the year of the C” a look of disappointment went...

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Leadership and Education

19 Apr, 2010Character, Collaboration, Communication, Education, Educators, Ethics, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership in Schools

Colorado Senator Michael F. Bennett deserves to be classified as an elegant leader. The definition of an elegant leader is one who can cut through the b.s. and see the essence of a situation and then find ways to make things happen. Senator Bennett is the former Superintendent of the...

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