What are Restorative Practices? Restorative Practices are used in workplaces, schools, and in the justice system to build, strengthen, and repair relationships. These approaches are rooted in a philosophy that views wrong-doing as harm to relationships rather than simply...
Leaders are expected to guide, inspire and direct a community through crisis. A brilliant example of leadership is New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and his response to the Corona virus currently enveloping the nation. Prior to the crisis...
In 2011, I had served as the school improvement officer in Decatur Illinois, where the high schools were ranked at the bottom 5% of schools in the State. The talented staff took on the emotional filled topic of grading reform. A...
One of the most frustrating things about school/district improvement is the concept of buy-in. I have seen numerous peer reviewed strategies not implemented due to the buy in myth. This myth that you need everyone on board or even...
1.Top down micromanagement. Hire people, then tell them what to do, when to do it and how to do it. Nothing is more oppressive than having someone breathe down your neck every hour of the workday. The assumption is...
The “Do as I say and don’t question me” model of leadership, thankfully, is gone. Your employees will react and respond positively if you can create an “ownership” as opposed to “compliance” culture In Cracking the Leadership Code, by Alain...
Mandy Gilbert, CEO and Founder of Creative Niche identified 5 interview questions that reveal leadership potential. How do you measure your own performance at work? Tell me about a time you had to complete a task you had never...
I read the following article on Steve Jobs and this pretty sums up my experiences in improving academic outcomes in schools across the nation. While serving as Regional Superintendent with Milwaukee Public Schools, we recorded growth on every single...
In a study by Mark Murphy, The Risks Of Ignoring Employee Feedback, studied 27,048 executives, managers and employees. He discovered, among other things, that very few leaders encourage, or are open to hearing, suggestions for improvement from their employees....
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...