Archive for April 2013

A quality product is good. Decent distribution makes it great. OK. For me to email you an Encourager on the topic of “quality” may be a bit much. Fair enough. But this email isn’t really about quality, it’s about the importance of developing effective distribution networks. Consider that information, messages, and news are still “carried” or…

Are you a thought leader? A thought follower? What a weekend! The weather started to warm up. The Redwings secured a spot in the play-offs. The Detroit Tigers cooled off the red-hot Atlanta Braves. And the Lions planted the seeds of hope during the 2013 NFL Draft. And, oops… almost forgot… my youngest daughter graduated…

Is the NFL now a “UA?” For some, it may be … In yesterday’s Encourager, I made light of our use (over-use?) of school-related acronyms.  Somehow my discovery that “the NFL” can also mean “the National Forensics League” now seems like a dirty trick played on me by our high school’s performing arts department. I…

The NFL has invited 6 of our competitors to attend! This was the subject line in an email I received recently from an excited teacher at our high school. Since I never thought this teacher to be a sports fan at all, his excitement was nothing compared to what was beginning to stir inside of…

Hope you’re happy. I used to be… When I first created the Encourager, I thought connecting with school leaders and communicators in a consistently positive way would be a snap. Afterall, I had inventoried my assets. I only concentrated on my assets. This was a breeze. Listing all of my liabilities just seemed too overwhelming.…

Hey, kid! Are you using that iPad properly? Every student in my district – 7th grade and up – has a school provided laptop or iPad. And, of course, I’m grateful that our school staff is vigilant about modeling the proper care and treatment of these devices and insisting that they are only used in…