I will continue to use this blog as part of my professional growth plan to reflect, ask questions, and share ideas. This year, I have shifted my focus from “building staff culture” to “instructional leadership”. Last summer, I was moved from… Continue Reading →
Tag: strengths based leadership
Through my work in promoting a strengths-based education and culture in schools, the question often gets raised: where do we to start? People often agree that to bring out the best…
Through my work in promoting a strengths-based education and culture in schools, the question often gets raised: where do we to start? People often agree that to bring out the best in people, shifting our lens to a strengths-based approach is… Continue Reading →
Read More Find the Fireflies: Create the Conditions for Them to Shine
As a school principal I am always reading leadership books and listening to podcasts on how to create the conditions for an effective organizational culture in schools. Each school and organization is…
It is no secret that I am a big believer in embracing the power of a strength-based philosophy in education. I have written about the why and how, but the question…
Read More 10 Ways to Determine the Strengths of Our Students
Cross posted at The Wejr Board Blog. I sometimes struggle with the volume of posts that give lists of “5 ways…” or “10 reasons…” but I have recently been asked…
Read More 10 Ways to Move to a Strength-Based Model in Schools
I wanted to try my hand at writing a series of blog posts on “Leading Innovative Change.” As I am looking at writing a book on the same topic, I…
Read More Leading Innovative Change Series – Excellence Lies Within
“The world has changed, and it will never move backward. In order for the next generation to be successful, they will need to think differently, and that begins by knowing…
Read More “You don’t get harmony when everyone sings the same note”