Growth
Four Ways to Refuel This Summer
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn So many leaders today seek a life of balance. For years, we’ve discussed the elusive work/life balance—and I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who perfectly achieved it. Balance as we understood it doesn’t exist. No one perfectly divides his or her life into equal slices. Instead, life ebbs and…
Continue ReadingHow to Say “No” Without Damaging Morale
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Let me ask you a question. How do you suppose you’d feel if you offered several suggestions to your supervisor, only to have every one of them rejected? It’s a rhetorical question. We all know it doesn’t feel good. So—how do we lead our teams, and even more so, our…
Continue ReadingThe Ingredient that Moves a Teen from Mediocre to Excellent
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Growing up, my hero in major league baseball was Pete Rose. He played baseball with speed and energy. When at bat, if he was walked, he would run (not walk) to first base. He stole bases and popularized the head first slide back in the late 1960s. His sense of…
Continue ReadingThree Phases that Make Learning Stick: Podcast #45
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Today, I’m excited to share with you a conversation with Dr. Britt Andreatta. Andreatta is an internationally recognized thought leader, author, and speaker on learning and leadership. She will also be a speaker at our upcoming National Leadership Forum 2017. Here are some highlights from our conversation. Tim Elmore: In your first book,…
Continue ReadingThree Things I Did Right in 2016
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Yesterday, I hung out my dirty laundry. I blogged about five mistakes I made in 2016 as a leader. They were: focusing so much on outcomes that I missed some outcasts and outliers; assuming I could do more than possible in a day but less than possible in a year;…
Continue ReadingFive Mistakes I Made as a Leader in 2016
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I spend time each January processing the mistakes and progress I made the previous year. Like many, I find January is a great month to make adjustments and course corrections on my life. Below, I’ve included five mistakes I made this past year. I hope my transparency will benefit you…
Continue ReadingThe GROW Model: A Simple Plan for Personal Growth
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn My friend, Kyle Stark, recently sent this article to me and I felt it was worth repeating. It’s a simple plan for personal growth, on the job, with your family, or even with your students. It’s called the “GROW” model, and it comes from James Manktelow and Amy Carlson. I…
Continue ReadingHow Adults Sabotage a Growth Mindset in Students
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I just read some research that gave me pause. Did you know that parents who view failure as a “negative experience,” have kids who are more likely to believe that intelligence is fixed and can’t be increased? I don’t think that’s something we want to cultivate, is it? When my…
Continue ReadingGetting Out of the Way of Millennials’ Growth
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn The Pew Research Center just released a report that deserves some careful thought. I’d like to relay what it tells us—and challenge you to discuss it with your colleagues. For the first time in modern history, the most popular living arrangement for 18-34 year old young adults is with their…
Continue ReadingThe Wonderful Role Discomfort Plays in Students’ Growth
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn A significant spat occurred last fall on more than one Ivy League college campus. In one exchange, a student reprimanded a teacher for pushing them into too much independence and self-reliance. (Hmm. Isn’t that what becoming an adult is about?) The student blasted these words: “It is your job to…
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