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A good deal

When I am entertaining where to invest I look at value and impact.  Like you, I also consider the cost. The problem with most conferences: too many sessions, very little implementation. Can you relate? 60 sessions over 2-days and I feel like I’ve been in a whirlwind....

Disrupt yourself

I retold this great story from David Foster Wallace before: “There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, ‘Morning boys. How’s the water?’ And these two young fish swim on a bit,...

A little help from my friends

This Jim Rohn quote is everywhere, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” The quote changed my life. Because of it, I built Better Leaders Better Schools. That quote is why I joined the Iron Sharpens Iron mastermind. The Rohn quote is...
School Vision: Blue Oceans & Schools

School Vision: Blue Oceans & Schools

I’ve been reading Blue Ocean Strategy with a group of “edupreneurs” recently in our mastermind. A red ocean represents a crowded space filled with sharks. The idea behind a blue ocean is that you create a category where you’re the only one in...
Your Path

Your Path

Joseph Campbell wrote, “If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.” In leadership, it doesn’t help to be someone else, even if...