Whole Hearts & Whole Selves
I wanted to call this value, Bring your best self, but after reading Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead, I changed it based on her definition of wholeheartedness: engaging in our…
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Take the leap
In the mastermind, we are about taking action even when it’s not necessarily comfortable. I think leadership can be scary. Years ago I rode a water roller coaster with my…
Lead like Madiba
The next five posts will focus on the core values of the mastermind. We’ll start with Lead Like Madiba. As you read, consider that the core value isn’t a generic…
Does it work?
Before I bought my first fountain pen, I wondered, “Does it work?” I looked at reviews on Amazon and watched YouTube explainer videos before making the purchase. Maybe you’ve had…
We were ready
2020 has been one heck of a year. Before the protests there was a pandemic. In fact, there still is a pandemic. But if you go back to February 2020…
Learning on your own
“I believe in the discipline of mastering the best of what other people have figured out.” -Charlie Munger This quote captures the essence of the mastermind. All of us are…
How do we plan for school in uncertain times?
I’m reading a book on mental models. A chapter dedicated to evolution shares this quote: “Success is measured by persistence.” -Geerat Vermeij The thing about evolution is that you adapt…
Consistency counts
If you show up at the same time, at the same place, doing the same thing you are consistent. Consistency builds trust. The trust earned by your consistency is then…
The next big thing for school principals as we recover from COVID-19’s school closures
Effective leaders are proactive. I admire how quickly leaders around the world got remote learning up and running. Now they need to operate with one foot in the present and…
