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Six Ways Leaders Can Recharge and Refresh This Summer
5shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn If you’re a teacher, you know the sounds that surround you after the final day of classes in the spring. It’s deafening silence. No students are chatting or yelling. No one is asking you to do something for them. No rustling in the hallways. No noise at all. The…
Continue ReadingOne Habit Great Leaders Use to Grow Mentally
6shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Since 1987, I have tried to keep a journal of my special experiences, my reflections on things that happen to me, and the trips I take. It started out as a sort of diary, but it was more about the stuff I did and what I thought about it,…
Continue ReadingHow to Make Your Communication Effective
4shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Google is growing up. Current CEO Sundar Pichai reported at a 2017 conference that his company is rethinking all of their products, as well as how they communicate to people. What have they concluded is a better way to communicate to both stakeholders and customers? This may not surprise…
Continue ReadingSix Effective Leadership Traits You Can Build
13shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I began my career as a leader in 1979. I had never been taught leadership, and I had limited leadership experience. I began teaching students, but soon I was put in charge of colleagues—managing a team of people, most of them older than I was. I was both passionate…
Continue ReadingTwo Skills Every Student Needs Before Graduation
15shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn There’s an ongoing tension that educational leaders constantly feel on their jobs. Almost every educator I interact with these days faces a tension between two realities: The need to teach to the test, so students score high enough to get funding. The desire to prepare students to be life…
Continue ReadingFour Practices That Naturally Develop Leaders
8shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I am honored to announce that The Growing Leaders Initiative has been named a top five finalist in the Southeast region for the 2019 True Inspiration Award. Voting is now open. Help The Growing Leaders Initiative continue to make a difference in the local community and internationally by voting.…
Continue ReadingLeaderTip #12: What To Do When You Mentor Someone
LeaderTip #11: How to Establish a Mentoring Relationship
LeaderTip #10: How to Connect with People
LeaderTip #9: How to Develop a Person While You Delegate a Project
