Middle Child Syndrome in Schools: 3 Tips for Keeping it at Bay in Your School District
Middle child syndrome: fact or fiction? As someone with a spouse who is a middle child, the resounding answer coming from my house is FACT! Experts who study personality describe middle child syndrome as the idea that if you’re neither
Get out of the way: Three ways you are likely sabotaging your own success
You have a big job, with big responsibilities. The decisions you make can weigh heavy and even seemingly small ones can have a big impact on you, others and your school community – for good or for bad. There are
Navigating Difficult Conversations as a School Superintendent: Strategies for Success
As a school superintendent, you are sometimes tasked with leading your district through complex and controversial issues. From budget cuts to major policy changes, community members often have strong experiences and opinions, and it’s important to navigate these conversations in
Empowering Future Boss Ladies: Women’s History Month and the Power of Mentorship
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we recognize the incredible contributions of women throughout history and acknowledge the progress made in achieving gender equality. However, there’s more to be done, particularly in traditionally male-dominated industries like construction, skilled trades, advanced
School CFOs: Step up for Your Appreciation Award
School CFOs do so much behind the scenes to make things happen for schools but their work is often unrecognized or (worse) underappreciated. It’s time to give school CFOs their due and to make sure they are seen, recognized and
Unlocking the Secret to Staff Sustainability: Attrition Starts at the Top
The Schlechty Center is a tremendous resource for educational leaders and they are always hitting just the right topics and at just the right moments. Here’s one of their recent blogs that talks directly about an issue that so many
Damar Hamlin Crisis and Lessons for School Leaders
A crisis can make or break a leader. Here are a few lessons school leaders can take from the recent Damar Hamlin incident. Make sure you’re prepared for a crisis so you’re leaving behind the right kind of legacy. Need
It’s not a game. Communication takeaways when things go awry on live tv.
Good — and bad — public relation responses occur every day and around the world. Organizations are wise to study various scenarios so that when it’s their turn, they will be looked at for what they did well. In that
Why you need to get competitive with your community partnerships
So your schools provide great programs, opportunities and career tracts for students but your parents and community do not know about them and/or choose other schools. Ok, but it is very solvable and your community is counting on your schools
Filling teaching positions: How one district plans to best the teacher shortage
As school started this fall, regular news articles appeared about the nationwide teacher shortage. In fact, the news articles are still appearing, as I woke up to this one just the other day. The hows, whys and speculation regarding the
School board leadership has changed: Are you keeping up?
Leading a school district is, well, different than it used to be. Through no fault of their own, the last two years have served to blur the lines between the role of the Board of Education and the superintendent/CEO in
Excellent leaders help others to flourish. Here’s how one school leader creates that space.
Finding success is important to everyone. And to find your success, you have to know your pathways and options. And having guides on the journey with you is just as important. When students walk in the door where Dwight Carter works, they