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Leadership, Problem-Solving, Compassion and EmpathyLeadership, Problem-Solving, Compassion and Empathy

Leadership, Problem-Solving, Compassion and Empathy

As Donald Trump spirals deeper into madness and depravity the toll on the collective psyche just grows. Fortunately help is…

8 years ago
The future happens very slowly and then all at onceThe future happens very slowly and then all at once

The future happens very slowly and then all at once

My title line is from Kevin Kelly whose new book The Inevitable is about the deep trends in the next 20 years…

9 years ago
The Headship: History MattersThe Headship: History Matters

The Headship: History Matters

Ok - so you wanted to be a head of school and you applied for a job and then you…

9 years ago
Teaching the Election: Clinton v. Trump: What are the Plans at Your School?Teaching the Election: Clinton v. Trump: What are the Plans at Your School?

Teaching the Election: Clinton v. Trump: What are the Plans at Your School?

As we head into Back-To-School season, what are your school's plans for teaching the 2016 presidential election? Seems to me…

9 years ago
“So you want to be a head of school ….” Communication“So you want to be a head of school ….” Communication

“So you want to be a head of school ….” Communication

I've been asked on occasion to add my two cents on a panel at the NYSAIS conference for assistant heads…

9 years ago
The Compass Point – Time to Re-Wire, Time to Re-NameThe Compass Point – Time to Re-Wire, Time to Re-Name

The Compass Point – Time to Re-Wire, Time to Re-Name

Those ever-attentive to such details may have noticed that this blog has a new title. Sort of. I started this…

9 years ago
Goodbye to all thatGoodbye to all that

Goodbye to all that

The first day of my new life as an idle good-for-nothing superannuated coffin-dodger (my brother's description of retirees) coincides with…

9 years ago
Ten Heads, Ten Years, Ten Lessons and some ClickbaitTen Heads, Ten Years, Ten Lessons and some Clickbait

Ten Heads, Ten Years, Ten Lessons and some Clickbait

The official title was Ten Heads, Ten Years, Ten Lessons: INH Class Members of '06 Tell Their Tales INH -…

9 years ago
Bryan Stevenson at NAIS: Beat the Drum for JusticeBryan Stevenson at NAIS: Beat the Drum for Justice

Bryan Stevenson at NAIS: Beat the Drum for Justice

Human apathy is the greatest calamity of all. I have heard many extraordinary presentations and speeches at NAIS Annual Conferences…

9 years ago
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: We Stand On The BrinkThe Fourth Industrial Revolution: We Stand On The Brink

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: We Stand On The Brink

The summer 2013 issue of Independent School magazine was about technology and schools and posed the  question The Great Disruption?…

9 years ago