Leadership
Why Your New Year’s Resolution May Do More Harm than Good
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I know it sounds cliché, but most American s who make a New Year’s resolution have dropped it by the month of February. 80 percent of us will downright fail to keep them at all. They look good in January—but not so much in June. Gym memberships skyrocket at…
Continue ReadingFive Steps to Reverse a Sense of Entitlement
31shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I had the most intriguing experience on the road this year while speaking at a private, elite high school. The school was located in a wealthy suburb. I was astonished by the beautiful, expensive cars the students drove to school. Some who didn’t drive themselves took an Uber. Every…
Continue ReadingFive Questions Every Student Needs You to Answer
15shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn A faculty member and university dean just told me one of their best students got expelled from school. They were baffled by a poor decision he made—and said what we’ve all said too many times: “How could such a smart kid do such a stupid thing?” I reminded them…
Continue ReadingSix Ways to Begin the New Year Intentionally
15shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I want to tell you a story that is informative to parents. Today—I am writing to parents. As we begin a new year, this is the perfect time to establish new habits and set new standards. The McCormicks have two sons and a daughter. Their boys are teens, ages…
Continue ReadingThe One Thing I Do at the Beginning of Each Year
8shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn One ritual I perform enables me to enter a new year “on purpose.” After I invest a morning reviewing the previous year, I spend the second half of the day previewing the new year. Once again, I think and I write as I open a new chapter of my…
Continue ReadingFive Important Conversations I Had with My Kids
9shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn As a parent, an educator and a leader, my kids grew up observing my bias toward growth and lifelong learning. Over the years, I would take them out to breakfast or lunch, or we’d go on a trip, and we’d talk about life and leadership. I wanted them to…
Continue ReadingThe One Thing I Do at the End of Each Year
7shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn For thirty-five years now, I have performed a ritual at the end of December. It’s the way I wrap up each year and gain some perspective on my life. I take half of a day and get completely alone. Usually, I get away from the house and find a…
Continue ReadingSeven Gifts Leaders Should Give Their Team This Holiday Season
13shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn My mother always enjoyed the Christmas season. Ever since I can remember, she’d want to pull out the decorations as early as possible and get them up. My dad always said she’d have them up all year round if he’d let her. My mom, Sally, passed away fourteen years…
Continue ReadingFour Ways to Practice Emotional Intelligence During the Holidays
7shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Almost every one of us will spend time with family or friends over the holiday season. We “push pause” on our busy lives and spend time with others with no agenda except exchanging gifts and consuming food. Well, except for millions of families. I have noticed when families gather…
Continue ReadingSix Steps to Move Students from Cynicism to Optimism
8shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn It was exactly 50 years ago that the Internet was born. In the fall of 1969, two letters were typed and transmitted online, forever altering the way knowledge, information, and communication happens among humans. On Oct. 29, 1969, Leonard Kleinrock, a professor of computer science at UCLA and his…
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