Read
Latest Blog Posts
Dr. Hilary Link: The value of outside perspectives and an interdisciplinary approach to education
Hilary L. Link, Ph.D., is the first female President of Allegheny College — one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold. She is a recognized leader, scholar of Italian Language and Literature,...
Dr. Joseph Jones and Dr. TJ Vari: Attracting and retaining the best educators
Dr. Joseph Jones is the Superintendent in the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District. A passion to provide all students an incredible and valuable learning experience Dr. Jones started teaching World and US History in 1996. A few short years later he...
Jennifer Abrams: Growing Up At Work
Formerly a high school English teacher and a new teacher coach in Palo Alto Unified School District (Palo Alto, CA, USA), Jennifer Abrams is currently a communications consultant who works with educators and others on new teacher and employee support, being...
Mary Grassa O’Neill and Monique Burns Thompson: Colliding two worlds: Bringing Together the Best of Business and Education
Mary Grassa O’Neill Founding co-lead faculty for the HGSE/HBS Certificate in School Management and Leadership powered by HBS Online. HGSE Director of the Principals' Center and Managing Director of Programs in Professional Education First layperson Secretary of...
Judy Ulmas: The importance of grateful leadership
Judith W. Umlas is Sr. Vice President, author and trainer at International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL), a global corporate training company. She wrote the ground-breaking books including: The Power of Acknowledgment, Grateful Leadership, Using the Power of...
Houston Kraft: Expressing Kindness in Education
Houston is a speaker, author, and kindness advocate who has spoken at over 600 schools or events internationally. In 2016, he co-founded CharacterStrong - curriculum and training that help teach social and emotional skills. To date, they have worked with over 2500...
Time Blocking Tips: My 6 Rules for an Ideal Week
One of my superpowers is being productive and helping leaders get more done as well. There are multiple layers to my framework, but a foundation is creating an ideal week and time blocking. An ideal week is the foundation of productivity. It asks a leader, “What would...
The Mastermind Mindset Scorecard™
I’ve been coaching school administrators since 2015 and have coached 100s from around the world. It has been both a privilege and an honor. After working with such a diverse group of educational leaders I reflected on what makes principals effective. So I created a...
Susie Harder: Promoting student voice
Susie Harder, M.A., CCC-SLP is an experienced clinician who devotes much of her passion to working with children, teens, and adults who stutter. She works in private practice and the school setting to help support children who stutter, trains speech-language...
