The head of an organization I once worked for, when responding no to a request, would never give the reasons for denying the request. It was always, “because I said so” or would just ignore me when I asked...
“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” Bill Gates The title does not make you a leader There is an assumption that the title makes you all powerful and knowledgeable. I...
I was an assistant principal in charge of security for a 3600-student high school in the Bronx, New York during the 9-11 event. After several days of disbelief, I was able to take some time to reflect on the...
I. Introduction Walton High School in the Bronx, New York was ranked fourth most violent high school in the City of New York by the New York City Police Department in 1999. Student suspensions for gang-related and other violence-related...
I consulted with a school district a few years ago at the behest of a school board member. He had stated that year after year, the community hears the same tired response when achievement scores come out: The State...
In her book Limitless Mind, Jo Boaler writes about Uri Treisman, a mathematician at the University of Texas at Austin formerly with Berkeley University. While Uri was at Berkeley, he noticed that 60 percent of African American students who...
In her book, The Knowledge Gap, Natalie Wexler writes about an experiment conducted by 2 Wisconsin researchers: “In 1987, two researchers in Wisconsin, Donna Recht and Lauren Leslie, constructed a miniature baseball field and installed it in an empty...
I’m a fan of Marcel Schwantes and his site: leadershipfromthecore.com. In one of his articles he mentions 4 leadership practices that make great leaders-Embracing failure, Great leaders empower others, great leaders embrace respectful disagreement and let your people take...