leadership

“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…

8 years ago

Mourning A True Friend and Champion

Poughkeepsie Day School lost a true friend and champion on June 23rd with the death of trustee Valery Einhorn. Below…

8 years ago

White Smoke! The future is announced

Last fall I informed the president of the board of trustees that 2015-16 would be my last year at Poughkeepsie…

9 years ago

Learning and Social Media: Option, Opportunity and Obligation

If you're reading this online then you are engaged in social media. You are consuming. I've been thinking about education…

9 years ago

How to Run a Meeting Badly: Advice from an Expert

A few tips storified from an #ISEDchat courtesy of @LaneYoung. This is by no means a complete list of course.…

9 years ago

Why I Love Our Parent Leaders

Starting with the Welcome Week in September, and right on through to Nicky the Navigator in June, PDS relies on…

10 years ago

Some days are like that …

Some days are like that - busy. Last Friday for example which - in addition to all the usual activity…

10 years ago

School Leadership: Working Together and Birds in Flight

Have you ever seen a ton of starlings or red-wing blackbirds swooping about in unison as if they were in…

10 years ago

Leadership in a VUCA World That’s Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous

John Maeda is the keynote speaker at #naisac this week and I'm looking forward to hearing him. He just shared…

10 years ago

Notes toward a definition of leadership

Yesterday PDS faculty received an email from a colleague outlining a plan for the use, care and maintenance of one…

11 years ago

It’s a MakeSTEAM world: Design Thinking on the Move

I'm just back from a fantastic three days at the NYSAIS STEAMCamp. Twitter: #steam13 So much to think about, so…

11 years ago

The Edge: A sudden unplanned flight of fancy

         Come to the Edge We might fall. Come to the edge. It's too high! COME TO…

12 years ago

Social Media and School Leadership

Lorrie Jackson recently interviewed me via email on the topic of heads of school and their use of social media.…

14 years ago

Where are the adults? Leadership and responsibility in the digital world.

Teacher of the Year Anthony Mullen has another excellent Road Diary post today.  At Kent State University, Ohio,  he walks…

15 years ago

Mission and The Builders Manifesto

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give…

15 years ago