Archive for March 2014

My obsession with tips and tactics often trips me up. And that’s a problem I need to keep working on. All too often, in my pell-mell mad dash to discover a clever new design template or an innovative tech tool, I’ll stumble and fall while temporarily blinded to what’s really important. You see, like you……

Please be careful!  Simply researching the possibility of re-branding can be hazardous to your ego. You’ll see phrases along the way that are hard to not take personally, even if they are meant to be applied to the public perceptions of your school district. No longer cutting edge… very predictable… easily overlooked… appearance seems dated……

“The Wizard of Oz” movie is 75 years old. Can you believe it? The Warner Brothers musical fantasy was produced in 1939. It was big budget in every way, and no doubt, was an early adopter of the latest cinematic technology. Although astounding special effects, an award-winning musical score, and a talented high-profile cast lifted…

Yikes! I did! But maybe I shouldn’t have… Two weeks ago I wished you more battles and tense moments in performing your duties. I told Cindy (my wife) about doing this and she asked in her kind and gentle way, “And why did you think that would be encouraging?!?!” I explained that several top-drawer leadership coaches report…

I wonder what C.S. Lewis would’ve thought of YouTube. He died in 1963 on the same day in November that JFK was assassinated after a full life of writing about significant things. He was a professor at Oxford, but you never would’ve guessed. You could actually understand what he wrote. Lewis employed an empathetic light…

And the research is pretty clear about this. Although I wish I had personal first-hand experience to actually confirm or refute this, however. I just don’t. (Dang it.) But published research is what it is – and I should embrace the necessary paradigm shift. As one who has always guided life decisions by the compass of…